Portaria
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| Portaria (Πορταριά) | |
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| Coordinates | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 600 m (1,969 ft) |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Thessaly |
| Prefecture: | Magnesia |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 3,201 |
| Codes | |
| Postal codes: | 370 11 |
| Area codes: | 24280 |
| License plate codes: | ΒΟ |
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Portaria (Greek: Πορταριά, related to door) is one of the 24 villages of Mt. Pelion, Magnesia, Greece, facing the Pagasetic Gulf. It is located N of Volos and its suburbs. The houses, its windows and its doors are painted beautifully with a variety of colors with beautifully colored edges. The mountaintop of Pelion is to the north.
Portaria has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and a square (plateia).
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[edit] Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change (town) | Municipal population |
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| 1981 | 769 | - | - |
| 1991 | 1,093 | 324/42.13% | 3,318 |
[edit] Neighboring localities
| North: Makrinitsa | ||
| West: Iolkos | Portaria | East: Zagora |
| South: Volos and Agria |
[edit] External links
- The official site of the Portaria Municipality
- Mt. Pelion through a series of original photohraphs and sketches
- Information about the prefecture of Magnesia, capital city of Volos and Mt. Pelion
- Portaria Village - Pelion Site dedicated to the mountainous village of Portaria, full of useful and practical information
[edit] See also
- Communities of Magnesia
| Municipalities and communities of the Magnesia Prefecture |
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| Afetes • Agria • Aisonia • Almyros • Alonnisos • Argalasti • Artemida • Feres • Iolkos • Karla • Milies • Mouresi • Nea Anchialos • Nea Ionia • Portaria • Pteleos • Sipiada • Skiathos • Skopelos • Sourpi • Volos • Zagora |
| Anavra • Keramidi • Makrinitsa • Trikeri |
