Place:Trikala, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece

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NameTrikala
Alt namesTriccasource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 658-659
Trikkalasource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 463
Tríkalasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Tríkkalasource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 658; NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeCity or town
Coordinates39.55°N 21.767°E
Located inTrikala, Thessaly, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Trikala is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios. According to the Greek National Statistical Service, Trikala is populated by 81,355 inhabitants (2011), while in total the Trikala regional unit is populated by 131,085 inhabitants (2011).

Trikala is a lively Greek city with picturesque monuments and old neighborhoods with traditional architecture. The city is near Meteora and also near the mountain range of south Pindus, where there are many destinations (i.e. Pyli's stone bridge, Elati, Pertouli, Palaiokarya's stone bridge and waterfall, Pertouli Ski Center etc.).

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