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Agria () is a town and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 25.227 km2. It lies on the Pelion peninsula about 7 km from Volos.

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Place details

Locality
Δήμος Βόλου
Region
Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας
Country
Ελλάς
Population
5,519
Timezone
Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Agria
Greek Dimos.name_local
Αγριά
Greek Dimos.type
municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map
DE Agrias.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption
Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
Agria, Magnesia.JPG
Greek Dimos.periph
Thessaly
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Magnesia
Greek Dimos.municipality
Volos
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
5295
Greek Dimos.pop_community
4928
Greek Dimos.area_municunit
25.2
Greek Dimos.postal_code
373 00
Greek Dimos.area_code
2428
Greek Dimos.licence
ΒΟ

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Wikidata facts

Population
5191
Image
Agria, Magnesia.JPG
Dialing code
2428
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postal code
373 00
native label
Αγριά
Commons category
Agria
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Contents
  • Name
  • Ottoman occupation (1423-1881)
  • Economic growth
  • WWII Italian and German occupation (1941-1944)
  • Tourism
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Agria () is a town and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 25.227 km2. It lies on the Pelion peninsula about 7 km from Volos.

== Name == There are some different opinions about the town's name. Some believe that the name comes from wild olive trees (Agrielies) (Αγριελιές), or a small plant named "Agriada" (). A scholar named Patroklos Palamidas from the nearby village of Lechonia said that the name originated from an ancient temple, which existed in the region and was dedicated to Agrea Dimitra ().

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