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Agios Dimitrios is a village in the municipality of Mouresi
Mouresi
Mouresi is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zagora-Mouresi, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population is 3,107 . The seat of the municipality was in Tsagkarada...

, in the eastern part of Magnesia, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. It is located about 10 km NW of Tsagkarada
Tsagkarada
Tsagkarada , is a village that is part of the municipal unit of Mouresi in the eastern part of Magnesia, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality Mouresi. It sits on the slopes of the Pelio mountains. Tsagkarada is located southeast of Zagora, north of Agios Lavrentios and about 55 km east of...

 and Anilio. It sits on the slopes of the Pelio mountains. Agios Dimitrios is located southeast of Zagora
Zagora, Greece
Zagora is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zagora-Mouresi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The biggest village of Mt...

, north of Agios Lavrentios and about 60 km east of the city of Volos
Volos
Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 326 km north of Athens and 215 km south of Thessaloniki...

 (Magnesia's capital). Agios Dimitrios is linked with the road linking with Tsagkarada
Tsagkarada
Tsagkarada , is a village that is part of the municipal unit of Mouresi in the eastern part of Magnesia, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality Mouresi. It sits on the slopes of the Pelio mountains. Tsagkarada is located southeast of Zagora, north of Agios Lavrentios and about 55 km east of...

. It stretches from north to south as well as residential buildings and are surrounded by forests as well. Its population in 2001 was 502 for the municipal district and 268 for the village. The altitude is 171 meters. It offers a view of the Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...

 to the east. The area around Agios Dimitrios are made surrounded by forest. The village was featured in a documentary about Mouresi as well as an episode of Travelling in Greece.

Information

The village features a church including Agios Dimitrios, several historic buildings and more. Its nearest beach lies to the east. The elevation is in the lower position and overlooks the Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...

and has a beach to the east.

Business

Its main business are agriculture with some shops and services in the area. Farmlands are not far from the village.

Population

Year Village population Municipal district population
1981 348 -
1991 442 -
2001 268 508

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