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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 Village population Municipality population
1981 769 -
1991 1,093 3,318
2001 1,327 3,201

[edit] Neighboring localities

North: Makrinitsa
West: Iolkos Portaria East: Zagora
South: Volos and Agria

[edit] Sister cities

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Δείτε τη Διοικητική Διαίρεση" (in Greek). Hellenic Interior Ministry. www.ypes.gr. http://www.ypes.gr/UserFiles/f0ff9297-f516-40ff-a70e-eca84e2ec9b9/D_diairesi.xls. Retrieved 2009-09-09. 

[edit] External links

  • The official site of the Portaria Municipality
  • Mt. Pelion through a series of original photographs 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

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Municipalities and communities of the Magnesia Prefecture
Municipalities
AfetesAgriaAisoniaAlmyrosAlonnisosArgalastiArtemidaFeresIolkosKarlaMiliesMouresiNea AnchialosNea IoniaPortariaPteleosSipiadaSkiathosSkopelosSourpiVolosZagora
Communities


 

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