Place:Magnisias, Thessaly, Greece

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NameMagnisias
Alt namesMagnesia
Magnisiasource: Wikipedia
Magnisiassource: Family History Library Catalog
Magnisíasource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 241; NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Magnisíassource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypePrefecture
Coordinates39.25°N 22.75°E
Located inThessaly, Greece
Contained Places
Ancient city
Demetrias ( - 1600 )
Inhabited place
Almyros
Alonnisos
Argalasti
Dimini
Farsala
Iolcos
Koukounaries
Makrinitsa
Miléai
Nea Anchialos
Nea Ionia
Plataniá
Portaria
Skiathos
Skópelos
Sofádhes
Sésklon
Velestínon
Volos
Zagora
Unknown
Laukos
Promyrion
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Magnesia (Magnisía, , Ancient Greek: Magnēsía, deriving from the tribe name Magnetes) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Thessaly. Its capital is the city of Volos. About 70% of the population of Magnesia live in the Greater Volos area, which is the second-largest city in Thessaly and the third busiest commercial port in Greece.

According to the most recent census (2011), the population stands at 190,010. The regional unit hosts 2,000,000 tourists annually. Magnesia is represented in the Greek Parliament by six seats. Its main agricultural products are wheat, cotton, tomatoes, grapes, olives, apples and honey.

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