Koropi, Magnesia
Encyclopedia
Koropi is a Greek
village located 15 km east of Volos
in the Magnesia peripheral unit. Koropi is built on the slopes of Pelion
. The settlement was formerly known as Boufa (Μπούφα). Koropi is a settlement in the municipal unit of Milies
. Its population in 2001 was 785 for the municipal district. Koropi is located 22 km east of Volos
.
and it does not use the letter iota which is a suburb southeast of Athens
in Attica
indicating it does not owe its origin of the name with a town in Athens which comes from Kropia
, it comes from an ancient site.
.
. Koropi later on was invaded in the mid-15th century by the Ottoman
Turks
which ruled the area until 1881. The town at the time was known as Boufa. The Greek War of Independence
did not saw the area annexed with Greece
, it did not annexed the area until the liberation of Thessaly in 1881. Later, Boufa changed its name to its current name.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village located 15 km east 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...
in the Magnesia peripheral unit. Koropi is built on the slopes of Pelion
Pelion
Pelion or Pelium is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in central Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea...
. The settlement was formerly known as Boufa (Μπούφα). Koropi is a settlement in the municipal unit of Milies
Milies
Milies is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is a municipal unit. It is a traditional Greek mountain village, at a height of 400 m on Mount Pelion. It is 28 km from...
. Its population in 2001 was 785 for the municipal district. Koropi is located 22 km east 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...
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Etymology
Notice that the Greek spelling has a letter etaEta (letter)
Eta ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet. Originally denoting a consonant /h/, its sound value in the classical Attic dialect of Ancient Greek was a long vowel , raised to in medieval Greek, a process known as itacism.In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 8...
and it does not use the letter iota which is a suburb southeast of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
in Attica
Attica
Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...
indicating it does not owe its origin of the name with a town in Athens which comes from Kropia
Kropia
Kropia is a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is located southeast of Athens at the fringes of the Athens metropolitan area, and has a land area of 102.000 km². Its population was 25,325 at the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality is in the town of Koropi . In descending order of...
, it comes from an ancient site.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 281 |
| 1991 | 269 |
| 2001 | 398 |
Geography
The mountains dominate the area which is parly forested and some grasslands and bushes, farmlands are within the village and it produces olives and other crops. The village is by the Pagasetic GulfPagasetic Gulf
The Pagasetic Gulf is a rounded gulf in the prefecture of Magnesia that is formed by the Mount Pelion peninsula. It is connected with the Euboic Sea...
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History
Koropi dates back to the 8th century BC and was a small city of the area which had the Temple of ApolloApollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
. Koropi later on was invaded in the mid-15th century by the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
Turks
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
which ruled the area until 1881. The town at the time was known as Boufa. The Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
did not saw the area annexed with Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, it did not annexed the area until the liberation of Thessaly in 1881. Later, Boufa changed its name to its current name.