Muzakion [3] ( Greek Μουζάκιον [2] ή Μουζάκι ) is a small town in Greece . Located at an altitude of 180 meters above sea level [1] , on the left bank of the Pamisos River ( Greek Πάμισος ) [4] , a tributary of Pinyos , 240 kilometers northwest of Athens , 173 kilometers southwest of Thessaloniki , 24 kilometers northwest of Karditsa , 17 kilometers southwest of Trikala and 69 kilometers southwest of Larisa . The administrative center of the community of the same name (Dima) in the peripheral unit of Karditsa in the periphery of Thessaly . The population of 1961 is a 2011 census resident. [2] An area of 10.302 square kilometers [1] . Residents are predominantly employed in agriculture.
| Small town | |
| Muzakion | |
|---|---|
| Greek Μουζάκιον | |
| A country |  Greece |
| Status | Community Administrative Center |
| Periphery | Thessaly |
| Peripheral unit | Karditsa |
| Community | Muzakion |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 10,302 [1] km² |
| Center height | 180 [1] m |
| Timezone | and |
| Population | |
| Population | 1961 [2] people ( 2011 ) |
To the north and east of the city runs the national road 30 Arta - Hair .
History
At 2 kilometers northeast in Gestieotid [5] , on the border with Epirus was the ancient fortified city of Gomfy, now the village of Gomfi . Gomphs defended the path to the ancient city of Ambracia , now Arta, and to the ancient city of Argitea ( Αργιθέα ) [6] [7] , the capital of Afamania [8] . Gomphs were founded in the 4th century BC. e., minted their coin. In 198 BC e. Gomphs captured Aminander , king of Afamania, in 191-185 BC e. - King Philip V of Macedon , and in 48 BC e. during the civil war in ancient Rome - the Roman dictator Guy Julius Caesar . Caesar destroyed the Gomphs [9] . Justinian I in the VI century restored the Gomphs [4] .
During the occupation of Greece by the Axis countries in 1943, Muzakion was burned.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 2519 [10] |
| 2001 | 2474 [10] |
| 2011 | ↘ 1961 [2] |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Απογραφή πληθυσμού - κατοικιών της 18ης μαρτίου 2001 (μόνιμος πληθυσμός) (Greek) . - Πειραιάς: Εθνική στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - Τ. I. - Σ. 384 . - ISSN 1106-5761 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Πίνακας αποτελεσμάτων Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού-Απογραφής 2011 (Greek) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (20 Μαρτίου 2014). Date of treatment October 22, 2017.
- ↑ Greece: Reference card: Scale 1: 1,000,000 / hl ed. Y. A. Topchiyan ; Ed .: G. A. Skachkova , N. N. Ryumin . - M .: Roskartografiya, Omsk Cartographic Factory , 2001. - (The countries of the world "Europe"). - 2000 copies.
- ↑ 1 2 Αρχαίοι Γόμφοι. Ιστορικό (Greek) . Οδυσσέας . Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού (2012). Date of treatment February 26, 2018.
- ↑ Hestiaeotis // The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities / ed. F. Lubker ; Edited by members of the Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy F. Gelbke , L. Georgievsky , F. Zelinsky , V. Kansky , M. Kutorgi and P. Nikitin . - SPb. , 1885. - S. 624.
- ↑ Titus Livy . The history of Rome from the foundation of the city. Xxxviii 4
- ↑ Αργιθέα. Ιστορικό (Greek) . Οδυσσέας . Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού (2012). Date of treatment February 26, 2018.
- ↑ Athamania // The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities / ed. F. Lubker ; Edited by members of the Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy F. Gelbke , L. Georgievsky , F. Zelinsky , V. Kansky , M. Kutorgi and P. Nikitin . - SPb. , 1885. - S. 175-176.
- ↑ Gomphi // The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities / ed. F. Lubker ; Edited by members of the Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy F. Gelbke , L. Georgievsky , F. Zelinsky , V. Kansky , M. Kutorgi and P. Nikitin . - SPb. , 1885. - S. 572.
- ↑ 1 2 Μόνιμος και Πραγματικός Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Απογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (unavailable link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . Date of treatment June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.