Zagora
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- For other uses, see Zagora (disambiguation).
There is also Cape Zagora in the island of Andros
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| Prefecture: | Magnesia prefecture |
| Province: | Volos |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 39.4445/39°26'32' N lat.23.0975/23°5'53' E long |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | 3,318 -/kmē</small> |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | Aegean Sea 458 m(centre) about 1,000 to 1,500 m |
| Postal code: | 370 01 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-24260 (030-24260)-2 |
| Municipal code: | 3710 |
| Car designation: | BO
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | ZGO Zagora |
| Website: | www.magnesia.gr/dimoi/dimoi_zagora.htm |
Zagora (Greek: Ζαγορά) is the biggest village of Mt. Pelion was at its commercial and cultural peak in the 17th and 18th centuries, It is the birth place of G. Kordatos, a distinguished Greek historian. There are texts dating back to the Byzantine era that mention Pelion by the name Zagora. The library of Zagora with thousands of rare books is of great interest. The school of Rigas Fereos or Hellenic museum as it was known, the oldest school on Pelion, Kallinikos Lapatis (Patriarch of Constantinople) and the bard of the Greeks Rigas Fereos were students of the school among others. The "mayor" of Zagora generally is responsible for most villages on Mt. Pelion. Currently the position is held by a member of the Chacos family.
It is located E of Volos and NW of Tsangarada and Mouresi and is connected by GR-34 linking Volos and Tsangarada about 2 km south. The roads to the north are gravel and are not connected to Keramidi to the north.
Zagora has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church, banks, a post office, and a square (plateia).
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change (town) | Municipal/Island population |
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| 1981 | 2,841 | - | - |
| 1991 | 2,410 | -431/-15.17% | 3,922 |
External links
- Mapquest - Zagora (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Zagora&country=GR)
| North: Keramidi? | ||
| West: Portaria and Makrinitsa | Zagora | East: Mouresi, Aegean Sea |
| South: Sipiada |