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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Azoros > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Azoros.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azoros > Source revision: 1270075493 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Expand Greek|topic=geo|Άζωρος Λάρισας|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox Greek Dimos |name = Azoros |name_local = Άζωρος |type = community |periph = [Thessaly](/source/Thessaly) |periphunit = [Larissa](/source/Larissa_(regional_unit)) |municipality = [Elassona](/source/Elassona) |municunit = [Sarantaporo](/source/Sarantaporo) |population = 256 |area = 20.308 |population_as_of = 2021 |coordinates = {{coord|40|0|N|22|4.7|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |postal_code = 402 00 |area_code = +30-2493 |licence = PI |elevation = 520 }} '''Azoros''' ({{langx|el|Άζωρος}}, {{IPA|el|'azoɾos}}) is a village and a [community](/source/Communities_and_Municipalities_of_Greece) of the [Elassona municipality](/source/Elassona) in the [Larissa](/source/Larissa) regional unit.[https://www.ypes.gr/UserFiles/f0ff9297-f516-40ff-a70e-eca84e2ec9b9/nomos_kallikrati_9_6_2010.pdf Kallikratis law] Government’s Gazette {{in lang|el}} Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of [Sarantaporo](/source/Sarantaporo), of which it was a municipal district. The community of Azoros covers an area of 20.308 km2.{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }} == Geography == Azoros is built at an altitude of 520 metersΜιχαήλ Σταματελάτος - Φωτεινή Βαμβά Σταματελάτου, ''Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδας'', ΤΑ ΝΕΑ, 2012, Α' τόμος, σ. 46. at the foot of [Mount Amarbeis](/source/Mount_Amarbeis), at a distance of 18 kilometers from [Elassona](/source/Elassona), near the ruins of the ancient thessalian city of [Azorus](/source/Azorus). Near the city flows the river [Titarisios](/source/Titarisios), an important tributary of the [Pineios](/source/Pineios_(Thessaly)). There are also natural springs in the nearby areas of Tsouknida, Tsimpitoura and Tsimpitoroula ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Τσουκνίδα, Τσιμπιτούρα, Τσιμπιτορούλα).{{Cite web|title=Ιστορία Αζώρου - Elassona-City.gr - Η #1 ηλεκτρονική εφημερίδα της επαρχίας Ελάσσονας|url=https://www.elassona-city.gr/istoria/ola-ta-xoria/item/308-istoria-azorou|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Elassona-city.gr|language=el-gr}} [Mount Olympus](/source/Mount_Olympus), the highest mountain in Greece, is situated about 25km Northeast of Azoros. == History == The ancient citadel of Azoros{{Cite web|date=2012|title=2000-2010 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΑΝΑΣΚΑΦΙΚΟ ΕΡΓΟ ΤΩΝ ΕΦΟΡΕΙΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΤΗΤΩΝ|url=https://www.culture.gov.gr/DocLib/g_44022.pdf#search=Άζωρος|website=|publisher=ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΥΡΙΣΜΟΥ (MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM) ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΗ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΤΗΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ|publication-place=Athens}} and the walls of the Hellenistic and mid-Byzantine period are situated Southeast of the town, on the hill named "Kastri".{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ακρόπολη Αζώρου|url=http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/gh352.jsp?obj_id=9442|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516161827/http://odysseus.culture.gr:80/h/3/gh352.jsp?obj_id=9442 |archive-date=2007-05-16 |access-date=|website=}} The area was controlled by the Byzantine Empire, until 1420 when [Turahan Bey](/source/Turahan_Bey), an Ottoman military Commander, conquered the mountainous [Perrhaebia](/source/Perrhaebia). Until 1991 the town was called '''Vouvala''' or '''Vuvala''' (Βουβάλα), but was renamed to reflect the ancient city of [Azorus](/source/Azorus) which is located within the community. The town was liberated by the Greek Army during the [Balkan Wars](/source/Balkan_Wars) and was extensively destroyed during the [Axis occupation of Greece](/source/Axis_occupation_of_Greece) and the [Greek Civil War](/source/Greek_Civil_War). ==Economy== The population of Azoros is occupied in [animal husbandry](/source/animal_husbandry) and [agriculture](/source/agriculture).{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Άζωρος (Βουβάλα)|url=http://www.elassona.com.gr/m_eparxia/azoros/index.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060226134334/http://www.elassona.com.gr:80/m_eparxia/azoros/index.php |archive-date=2006-02-26 |accessdate=7 December 2014|website=|publisher=elassona.com.gr}} ==Population == {{Historical populations |align = none |1928|484 |1940|619 |1951|681 |1961|739 |1971|608 |1981|529 |1991|724 |2001|499 |2011{{cite web | url = http://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/1210503/resident_population_census2011rev.xls | title = Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός | publisher = Hellenic Statistical Authority | language = el }}|333 |2021|256 }} == Culture == The main events of the village take place on January 7 ([procession](/source/procession) from the [Olympiotissa monastery](/source/Panagia_Olympiotissa_Monastery)), July 26 (Feast of St. Paraskevi) and Clean Monday with the custom of representing a traditional wedding attract visitors to the area. ==See also== * [List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit](/source/List_of_settlements_in_the_Larissa_regional_unit) ==References== {{Elassona div}} Category:Populated places in Larissa (regional unit) Category:Elassona --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Azoros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azoros) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azoros?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.