Tsagkarada
Encyclopedia
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 the city of Volos
(Magnesia's capital). Tsagkarada is linked with the road linking with Agios Lavrentios and near Zagora
. It stretches from north to south as well as residential buildings and are surrounded by forests as well. Its population in 2001 was 710 and 784 for its municipal district which includes Mylopotamos. The altitude is 450 meters. It offers a view of the Aegean Sea
to the northeast. The area around Tsagkarada are made up of forest to the east and the west while the extreme west features grasslands and the top of mount Pilio. The village was featured in a documentary about Mouresi as well as Traveling in Greece.
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 was the seat of the municipality Mouresi. It sits on the slopes of the Pelio mountains. Tsagkarada is located southeast of Zagora
Zagora
Zagora may refer to:*Zagora, Morocco*Zagora Province, Morocco*Zagora, Greece* The region Zagore in north-eastern Bulgaria*The city of Stara Zagora*The city of Nova Zagora*Zagora , a region in inland Dalmatia...
, north of Agios Lavrentios and about 55 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). Tsagkarada is linked with the road linking with Agios Lavrentios and near 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...
. It stretches from north to south as well as residential buildings and are surrounded by forests as well. Its population in 2001 was 710 and 784 for its municipal district which includes Mylopotamos. The altitude is 450 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 northeast. The area around Tsagkarada are made up of forest to the east and the west while the extreme west features grasslands and the top of mount Pilio. The village was featured in a documentary about Mouresi as well as Traveling in Greece.
Information
The village features church, four scenic square in homonymous sections of the village with a tree, historic buildings and a cultural centre?. A school built in the area was funded in the late-1990s for the students around the municipality. Its nearest beach lies to the east. It also features an arched bridge, cobbled streets, a thousand-year-old plane tree and more.Business
Its main business are agriculture with some shops and services in the area. Farmlands are not far from the village.Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 646 |
| 1991 | 722 |
| 2001 | 710 |
External links
- Tsagkarada on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Tsagkarada on its (Mouresi) municipal homepage