Portaria

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Portaria
Πορταριά
Portaria square
Portaria square
Portaria is located in Greece
Portaria
Portaria
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Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Magnesia
Municipality Volos
Elevation 600 m (2,000 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 1,911
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 370 11
Area code(s) 24280
Vehicle registration ΒΟ

Portaria (Greek: Πορταριά) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is located on Mt. Pelion, facing the Pagasetic Gulf, north of Volos and its suburbs. The majority of the buildings are typical examples of Pelion architecture with their windows and doors decorated with a variety of colors. The mountaintop of Pelion is to the north.

File:Dodwell Portaria.jpg
Portaria, c.1820

Historical population

Year Village population Municipality population
1981 769 -
1991 1,093 3,318
2001 1,327 3,201
2011 566 1,911

Sister cities

See also

References

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  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

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