The Thessalian plain (Greek: Θεσσαλική πεδιάδα, Θεσσαλικός κάμπος) is the dominant geographical feature of the Greek region of Thessaly.
The plain is formed by the Pineios River and its tributaries and is surrounded by mountains: the Pindus mountain range to the west, which separates Thessaly from Epirus; Mount Othrys and its outliers in the south; Mount Pelion to the east; Mount Ossa and Mount Olympus to the northeast, with the pass of the Tempe Valley leading to Macedonia; and the Chasia and Kamvounia mountains to the north.
The plain was extremely fertile, and up until the early 20th century the area was a breadbasket for Greece. The existence of the plain also made Thessaly one of the few areas in ancient Greece that could field large numbers of cavalry; the Thessalian cavalry was an important component in the Ancient Macedonian army of Philip II and Alexander the Great.
The Thessalianplain (Greek: Θεσσαλική πεδιάδα, Θεσσαλικός κάμπος) is the dominant geographical feature of the Greek region of Thessaly. The plain is formed...
Thessaly, located in the Thessalianplain in Greece. The seat of the Thessalian League was Larissa. The history of the Thessalian League can be traced back...
THESS-ə-lee; Greek: Θεσσαλία, romanized: Thessalía [θesaˈli.a]; ancient Thessalian: Πετθαλία, Petthalía) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative...
speaking, Thessaly refers primarily to the central plains inhabited by the Thessalians in antiquity. The plains were divided in antiquity into four administrative...
Pindus on the west, and stretching as far north as Pharsalus and the Thessalianplain. Phthiotis derived its name from the Homeric Phthia (Φθίη), which appears...
*pelag-skoi "flatland-inhabitants"; specifically "inhabitants of the Thessalianplain". He details a previous derivation, which appears in English at least...
because it was the principal mountain on the opposite side of the [Thessalian] plain: There is no evidence that it was really a seat of gods as Olympus...
(Petthaloi Thessalians) (Koine thessalisti the thessalian way) ( Attic ἐντεθετταλίζομαι entethettalizomai become a Thessalian, i.e. wear the large Thessalian cloak...
regional unit, after Larissa. The town is near the mountains and the ThessalianPlain. The river Titarisios, a tributary of the Pineios, flows through the...
railway lines linking the port city of Volos with the interior of the Thessalianplain. As the Greek army withdrew from Larissa to Farsala, a reinforced brigade...
Pompeius Magnus in 48 BC. Farsala lies at the southern edge of the ThessalianPlain, 4 km south of the river Enipeas. The Greek National Road 3 (Larissa...
port of Volos with the town of Kalambaka on the other side of the Thessalianplain. There was also a line of 76 kilometres (47 mi) to be laid from Athens...
antiquity to the present day. Thessaly is characterized by the large Thessalianplain, formed by the Pineios River, which is surrounded by mountains, most...
regional unit, Greece. Mouzaki is located on the southwestern edge of the Thessalianplain, where the river Pamisos descends from the Agrafa mountains. It is...
Trikala to the west, at about 30 km from both. It is situated in the ThessalianPlain, near the river Pineios. Farkadona is on the Greek National Road 6...
village Ano Agoriani. Ekkara is situated at the southern end of the ThessalianPlain, near the border of the Karditsa regional unit. The Piraeus–Platy railway...
Athens–Thessaloniki mainline at Larissa crossing the Northern part of the ThessalianPlain to Velestino, formerly a junction with the now disused Volos–Palaiofarsalos...
Kozani - Florina). Due to its location on the passes leading from the Thessalianplain to Macedonia, the site of Elassona was always of some strategic importance...
Blenheims. Retreating British Commonwealth forces retreating across the Thessalianplain were dive-bombed by 40 Ju 87s from StG 2 and Sturzkampfgeschwader 3...
dominated the lowlands, while the Christians held the mountains around the Thessalianplain. Banditry was endemic, and led to the creation of the first state-sanctioned...
metres (390 ft) elevation on a hillside, at the southeastern end of the ThessalianPlain. It is 17 km (11 mi) west of Volos and 40 km southeast of Larissa....
properties (chiftlik) in parts of the Balkans and in particular the Thessalianplain, until its loss to Greece in 1881 leading to local economic decline...
had a population of 957 in 2021. Zarko is located on the edge of the ThessalianPlain, 5 km east of Farkadona proper, and 25 km west of Larissa. Zarko's...
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