Magnesia Prefecture
Former prefecture in Thessaly, Greece
Magnesia Prefecture Νομός Μαγνησίας | |
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Former prefecture | |
 Location of Magnesia Prefecture in Greece | |
| Country | Greece |
| Periphery | Thessaly |
| Established | 1899 |
| Disestablished | 2011 |
| Capital | Volos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,367 km2 (914 sq mi) |
| • Rank | List of the prefectures of Greece by area |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 193,439 |
| • Rank | List of the prefectures of Greece by population |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Magnesia Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Μαγνησίας) was one of the prefectures of Greece. Its capital was Volos. It was established in 1899 from the Larissa Prefecture. The prefecture was disbanded on 1 January 2011 by the Kallikratis programme, and split into the regional units of Magnesia and the Sporades.
The toponym is ancient to the region. Ore that attracts iron is common in Magnesia, which is the origin of words such as magnet and magnetism[1] as well as the chemical element magnesium.
Sources
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Magnesia.
- ^ Online Etymology Dictionary, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=magnet
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- a In Eastern Thrace or b Northern Epirus, outside present-day Greece.
- c From 1971, Attica consisted of four prefecture-level units: Athens, East Attica, Piraeus and West Attica. From 1994, Athens and Piraeus were grouped into a single super-prefecture.
- d From 1994, Drama / Kavala / Xanthi and Evros / Rhodope prefectures were grouped into super-prefectures.
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