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Periphery: Thessaly
Prefecture : Trikala

Prefecture Trikala, Aithikes Municipality (Dimos Aithikon / Ethikon)

Aithikes (Greek: Αίθηκες) is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Population 2744 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Elati.

Aithikes was named after Aethikes , a barbarous Epirot clan, who lived by robbery, placed by Strabo on the Thessalian Side of Pindus. They are mentioned by Homer, who relates that the Centaurs, expelled by Peirithous from Mt. Pelion, took refuge among the Aethikes. (Homer Ilias. ii. 744; Strab. pp. 327, 434; Steph. B. s. v. Aithikia.)

Division of the municipality

Elati / Δ.δ. Ελάτης [ 952 ]
- Elati / η Ελάτη [ 762 ]
- Agios Georgios / ο Άγιος Γεώργιος [ 26 ]
- Vlataneoi / οι Βλατανέοι [ 14 ]
- Vlacha / η Βλάχα [ 31 ]
- Lipiota / η Λιπιότα [ 79 ]
- Xylochorion / το Ξυλοχώριον [ 40 ]
Agios Nikolaos / Δ.δ. Αγίου Νικολάου -- ο Άγιος Νικόλαος [ 22 ]
Athamania / Δ.δ. Αθαμανίας -- η Αθαμανία [ 132 ]
Vronteron / Δ.δ. Βροντερού -- το Βροντερόν [ 185 ]
Gardikion / Δ.δ. Γαρδικίου [ 518 ]
- Gardikion / το Γαρδίκιον [ 361 ]
- Palaiochorio / το Παλαιοχώριο [ 157 ]
Desi / Δ.δ. Δέσης [ 92 ]
- Desi / η Δέση [ 44 ]
- Vakarion / το Βακάριον [ 28 ]
- Fortosi / το Φορτώσι [ 20 ]
Drosochorion / Δ.δ. Δροσοχωρίου -- το Δροσοχώριον [ 10 ]
Kalogiroi / Δ.δ. Καλογήρων -- οι Καλόγηροι [ 217 ]
Neraidochorion / Δ.δ. Νεραϊδοχωρίου (τ. Χατζηπετρίου) -- το Νεραϊδοχώρι (τ. το Χατζηπέτρι) [ 324 ]
Pertoulion / Δ.δ. Περτουλίου -- το Περτούλιον [ 198 ]
Pyrra / Δ.δ. Πύρρας -- η Πύρρα [ 94 ]

Agios Nikolaos

Agios Nikolaos (old name Kamnai)

Athamania

Athamania (old name Moutsiara)

Drosochori

Drosochori or Drosochorion (old name Tyfloseli)

Vrontero

Vrontero or Vronteron (old name Lantzo)

Elati

Elati is a mountain village (alt. c. 880 m) 34 km E of Trikala city. The village is also known as Tyrna , the name it had before 1955.

Year Population

1981 693
1991 440
2001 762

Gardiki

Gardiki (older form Gardikion)

Pertouli

Pertouli (older Form Pertoulion) is a mountain village (alt. 1200 m) c. 49 km E of Trikala city. Near and around Pertouli: Tower of Hatz Gakis, 17th century stonebridge Hatzipetrou.

In Pertouli there are also buildings of the Faculty of Forestry and Natural Enviroment of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the "University Forest of Pertouli" in the region is used for research and education

Year Population

1981 101
1991 132
2001 198

Πανεπιστημιακό Δάσος Περτουλίου

Municipalities and communities of the Trikala Prefecture

Trikala