Farkadona


Farkadona is a municipality in the southeastern Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. In 2011 its population was 2,652 for the town and 13,396 for the municipality. It is located about halfway between the cities Larissa to the east, and Trikala to the west, at about 30 km from both. It is situated in the Thessalian Plain, near the river Pineios. Farkadona is on the Greek National Road 6.

Municipality

The municipality Farkadona was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
The municipality has an area of 368.674 km2, the municipal unit 219.776 km2.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Farkadona is divided into the following communities:

History

Farkadona is named after the ancient Thessalian town Pharcadon. The ruins of ancient Pharcadon are located on a hill near the village of Klokotos, 5 km southwest of the modern town. The modern town of Farkadona was known as Tsioti before 1955.