Evrymenes, Larissa


Evrymenes is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 95.284 km 2. The seat of the municipality was in Stomio. It was named after the ancient city Eurymenae.

Geography

The municipal unit Evrymenes stretches along the Aegean Sea coast, south of the mouth of the river Pineios. It lies at the foot of the densely forested Mount Ossa.

History

The most important ancient cities of Magnesia in the area of the municipal unit of Evrymenes were Eurymenae, Homolium and Rhizus.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Evrymenes is subdivided into the following communities :