Karditsa

Karditsa was also the old name of Akrefnio

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Karditsa (Greek:???????? ) is the name of a city, a municipality and of the prefecture in which it is located.

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Karditsa city is the capital of the homonym municipality and prefecture.

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Karditsa is in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The name literally means "the heart," as it is one of the central locations of both Greece and the region of Thessaly. Within the province of Karditsa is the region of the Agrafa high in the mountains. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa. Karditsa is south-west of Palamas and Larissa, west of Farsala and the Volos area, north-west of Athens, Lamia, Domokos and Sofades, north of Karpenisi, north-east of Arta, and east-south-east of Trikala, Grevena, Ioannina, and Kalampaka.

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Karditsa has a school, lyceum, gymnasium, church, bank, post office, railway station on the Trikala–Karditsa–Domokos line, sports ground, water tower, and squares (plateies).

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Prefecture: In France, a pr?fecture is the capital city of a d?partement. By extension, it is also the name of one of the governing bodies of the d?partement, and of the building housing this government body....

Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....