Anthiro, Karditsa

Periphery: Thessaly
Prefecture : Karditsa

Argithea Municipality

Anthiro (Greek, Modern: Ανθηρό, Katharevousa: -όν), older form: Anthiron, also with the o accented is a Greek mountainous village located 75 km west of Karditsa in the western part of the Karditsa Prefecture. Anthiro is also the seat of the municipality of Argithea. Anthiro had a population of in 2001. Anthiro is located 60 km west of Karditsa, 50 km from Mouzaki and 36 km south of Pyli Trikalon. Anthiro is connected in the narrow-laned treacherous GR-30 (Arta - Karditsa).

Its residents are based in agriculture which includes honey production. In the village features a museum. Near the village has the Korakos bridge which was built in the 14th century and the Kleftovryssi and Stavro bridges.

Argithea municipality, Satellite image

Division of the municipal district of Anthiro

  • Anthiron / Δ.δ. Ανθηρού [ 988 ]
    • Anthiron / το Ανθηρόν [ 349 ]
    • Agioi Apostoloi / οι Άγιοι Απόστολοι [ 25 ]
    • Koukkos / ο Κούκκος [ 35 ]
    • Kritsarion / το Κριτσάριον [ 76 ]
    • Lagkadion / το Λαγκάδιον [ 201 ]
    • Metamorfosis / η Μεταμόρφωσις [ 256 ]
    • Potamia / η Ποταμιά [ 11 ]
    • Spilia / η Σπηλιά [ 35 ]





Statistics

Prefecture: Karditsa

Municipality: Argithea
Municipal district: Anthiron

Location:
Latitude: 39.3435 (39° 20' 29") N
Longitude: 21.453 (21° 27' 14") E

Postal code: GR-430 61
Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-26940

Car designation: KA

Population

Year Municipal population

1981 784
1991 270
2001 349

The village saw a great decline in population between 1981 and 1991 by emigration and the aging population, the population growth was restored between the census of 1991 and 2001.


Other

Anthiro has a school, a lyceum (middle school), and its gymnasium (secondary school), churches, and a square (plateia).
Churches/ Monasteries: Monastery Katousiou, monastery Koimiseos tis Theotokou

Municipalities and communities of the Karditsa Prefecture

Acheloos | Argithea | Arni | Fyllo | Itamos | Ithomi | Kallifono | Kampos | Karditsa | Menelaida | Mitropoli | Mouzaki | Nevropoli Agrafon | Palamas | Pamisos | Plastiras | Rentina | Sellana | Sofades | Tamasio

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