Kalabaka

Also known as Kalampaka

Kalabaka (, Kalabáka, alternative transliterations are Kalambaka and Kalampaka) is a town and seat of the municipality of Meteora in the Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. The population was 11,492 at the 2021 census, of which 8,573 in the town proper. The Meteora monasteries are located near the town. Kalabaka is the northwestern terminal of the old Thessaly Railways, now part of OSE.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Kalabaka
Greek Dimos.name_local: Καλαμπάκα
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Kalambakas.svg
Greek Dimos.periph: Thessaly
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Trikala
Greek Dimos.municipality: Meteora
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 11492
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 277.1
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 8573
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.licence: ΤΚ
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Метеора - panoramio (14).jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: The town of Kalabaka as seen from Meteora.

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Bishopric history
Province
Transport
Geography
Government
Twin towns
Notable people
References
Sources
External links

== History == A Greek inscription on the wall of one of the town's oldest churches (Saint John the Baptist) testifies to the existence of an ancient Greek settlement under the name Aiginion.

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