Kastania, Trikala
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Kastania is a former municipality
in the Trikala peripheral unit, Thessaly
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalampaka
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,619 (2001).
The largest village in the region, presently called Kastanea, is home to Vlachs.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
in the Trikala peripheral unit, Thessaly
Thessaly
Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalampaka
Kalampaka
Kalabaka is a municipality in the Trikala peripheral unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. The population 11,841 . The Meteora monasteries are located in the town. Kalabaka is the northwestern terminal of the old Thessaly Railways, now part of OSE...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,619 (2001).
The largest village in the region, presently called Kastanea, is home to Vlachs.