Mouresi
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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 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Tsagkarada
. In 2001 the population of the village Mouresi was 324, and that of the community Mouresi was 404.
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Communities and Municipalities of Greece
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in Magnesia, Thessaly
Thessaly
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, Greece
Greece
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. 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 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in 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...
. In 2001 the population of the village Mouresi was 324, and that of the community Mouresi was 404.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Mouresi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- Agios Dimitrios Piliou (Agios Dimitrios, Agios Ioannis)
- Anilio (Anilio, Plaka)
- KissosKissosKissos is a village that is part of the municipal unit of Mouresi, in the eastern part of Magnesia, Greece. it is located about 6 km NW of Tsagkarada...
- MouresiMouresi (village)Mouresi is a village that is part of the municipal unit of Mouresi in the eastern part of Magnesia, Greece. It is located about 4 km NW of Tsagkarada. It sits on the slopes of the Pelio mountains. Mouresi is located southeast of Zagora, north of Agios Lavrentios and about 45 km east of...
(Mouresi, Agios Ioannis, Damouchari) - TsagkaradaTsagkaradaTsagkarada , 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...
(Tsagkarada, Mylopotamos) - Xorychti (Xorychti, Kato Xorychti)
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,239 |
| 2001 | 3,107 |
Other
Mouresi has schools, lyceums or middle schools, a few gymnasia or secondary schools, churches, a post office, banks, and a few squares (plateiesPlateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
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