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:''This article is about a city in Greece. For other meanings see [[Larissa (disambiguation)]].''
{{Infobox Town GR
|name = Larissa
|name_local = Λάρισα
|image_coa =
|image_map = Larissa map.png
|periph = [[Thessaly]]
|prefec = [[Larissa Prefecture|Larissa]]
|province =
|population = 124,376
|population_as_of = 2006
|population_ref = [http://www.larissacity.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=1 source]
|pop_dens = 1,828
|area = 122.6
|elevation = 67
|lat_deg = 39
|lat_min = 38
|lat_hem = N
|lon_deg = 22
|lon_min = 25
|lon_hem = E
|postal_code = 41x xx
|area_code = 2410
|licence = ΡΙ
|mayor =
|website = [http://www.larissa-dimos.gr/ www.larissa-dimos.gr/]
}}
'''Larissa''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: '''Λάρισα''', ''Lárisa'') is the capital city of the [[Thessaly]] [[Peripheries of Greece|periphery]] of [[Greece]], and capital of the [[Larissa Prefecture]]. It is a main agricultural centre and a transportation hub, linked by rail with the port of [[Volos]] and with [[Thessaloniki]] and [[Athens]]. The population of the greater area is 124,050 people. The dominance of agriculture has made Larissa one of the main bulwarks of the [[Communist Party of Greece|Greek Communist Party]].
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==Geography==
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The elevation of [[Larissa Airport]] is 73 m.
The skiing resort of [[Pelion Ski Centre|Pelion Mountain]] is to the east and is the closest resort which is 59 km E.
==History==
Traces of [[Paleolithic]] human settlement have been recovered from the area, but it was peripheral to areas of advanced culture. The area around Larissa was extremely fruitful - it was agriculturally important and in [[Classical antiquity|antiquity]] was known for its horses. The city finally moved closer to the rest of Greece.
The name Larissa, which pre-dates Indo-European languages{{Fact|date=February 2007}}, was common to many Pelasgian towns and comes from the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] nymph [[Larissa (mythology)|Larissa]].
Larissa, sometimes written Larisa on ancient coins and inscriptions, is near the site of the Homeric Argissa. It appears in early times, when [[Thessaly]] was mainly governed by a few aristocratic families, as an important city under the rule of the [[Aleuadae]], whose authority extended over the whole district of [[Pelasgiotis]]. This powerful family possessed for many generations before [[369 BC]] the privilege of furnishing the [[Tagus]], or generalissimo, of the combined Thessalian forces. The principal-rivals of the Aleuadae were the [[Scopadac]] of [[Crannon]], the remains of which (called by the Turks Old Larissa) are about 14 miles south west. The inhabitants sided with [[Athens]] during the Peloponnesian War, and during the Roman invasion their city was of considerable importance. Since the [[5th century]] it has been the seat of an [[archbishop]]. Larissa was the headquarters of [[Ali Pasha]] during the [[Greek War of Independence]], and of the crown prince [[Constantine I of Greece|Constantine]] during the [[Greco-Turkish War of 1897]]. The flight of the Greek army from this place to [[Pharsala]] took place on the [[23 April]] [[1897]].
Until 1881 it was the seat of a [[pasha]] in the [[wilaya]] of [[Iannina]]. In [[Turkish language|Turkish]], it was known as ''Yenişehr-i Fenar'' (New Town in Greece). Its long subjection to [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule has left little trace of antiquity. It was formerly a Turkish military centre and most of the people were of Turkish origin. In the 19th century, there was a small village in the outskirts of town inhabited by Africans from the [[Sudan]], a curious remnant of the forces collected by [[Ali Pasha]]. In the 19th century, the town produced [[leather]], [[cotton]], [[silk]] and [[tobacco]]. Fevers and agues were prevalent owing to bad drainage and the overflowing of the river; and the death-rate was higher than the birth rate. It was also renowned for the [[minaret]]s of its [[mosque]]s (four of which were still in use in the early part of the 20th century) and the [[Muslim]] burial grounds. A considerable portion of the Turkish population emigrated in [[1881]]. During the [[Greco-Turkish War of 1897]], Turkish troops entered the city once again in 25 April. After a treaty for peace was signed, they withdrew and Larissa remained permanently in Greece. This was followed by a further exodus of Turks in [[1898]].
==Historical population==
[[Image:Larissa (Greece).jpg|thumb|300px|Larissa from space, November 2004]]
*[[1889]]: 13,610 (city)
*[[1907]]: 18,001 (city)
*[[1907]]: 95,066 (prefecture)
*[[1991]]: 277,973 (prefecture)
*[[2001]]: 126,076 (city)
*[[2001]]: 279,305 (prefecture)
==Sporting teams==
*[[AEL 1964]] ([[Super League Greece]]), Greek Champions 1988, Cup Winners 1985
*[[Apollonas Larissas|Apollonas Larissa]] (Fourth Division)
*Olympia Larissa (Basketball team) (A1 Division)
*GS Larissa / AEL 1964 (Basketball team) (A1 Division)
==Geological features named after Larissa==
*[[Larissa Chasma]] on [[Dione (moon)|Dione]], an important ___location in Roman History when Greece was part of the Roman Empire during ancient times.
==People==
*[[Konstantinos Chalkias]]
*[[Paraskevas Boubourakas]] (top model, author)
*[[Dimosthenis Dikoudis]] (basketball player)
*[[Alexis Georgoulis]] [[October 6]], [[1974]],( actor)
*[[Yannis Goumas]] ([[May 24]], [[1975]], a [[Panathinaikos]] [[football (soccer)]] player
*[[Fani Halkia]] (runner)
*[[Lakis Lazopoulos]] (actor, comedian, script author & director)
*[[Georgios Mitsibonas]] (1962-1997), (football player)
*[[Georgios Seremetis]] ([[1879]] in Skamnia Elassonas - [[1950]])
*[[Vasilios Spanoulis]] (basketball player)
==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Banská Bystrica]], [[Slovakia]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], [[USA]]
==External links==
*[http://www.larissatora.com/ Larisstora.com]A website on the prefecture of Larissa and the area around Larissa
*[http://2.1911encyclopedia.org/L/LA/LARISSA.htm Larissa]; 1911 Encyclopedia article.
*[http://dias.teilar.gr/ TEI Larissa]
*[http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/16648.html Forecast in Larissa]
*[http://www.larissa-dimos.gr/ Larissa City council website (only in Greek)]
*[http://www.larissacity.com/ Larissacity.com-A website on the city of Larissa]
*[http://www.larissacity.de/ website of the city of Larissa only in Germany with a lot of Pictures]
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