- Zagora, Greece
Infobox Greek Dimos
name = Zagora
name_local = Ζαγορά
periph =Thessaly
prefec =Magnesia
province =
population = 3829
population_as_of = 2001
population_ref = [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf source]
pop_dens =
area =
elevation = 458
lat_deg = 39
lat_min = 27
lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 23
lon_min = 6
lon_hem = E
postal_code = 370 01
area_code = 24260
licence = ΒΟ
mayor =
website =Zagora ( _el. Ζαγορά) is the biggest village of Mt. Pelion was at its commercial and cultural peak in the 7th and 8th centuries B.C.E, It is the birth place of Yannis Kordatos, a distinguished Greek historian. There are texts dating back to the Byzantine era that mention Pelion by the name Zagora. The library of Zagora with thousands of rare books is of great interest. The school of
Rigas Feraios or Hellenic museum as it was known, the oldest school on Pelion, Kallinikos Lapatis (Patriarch ofConstantinople ) and the bard of the Greeks Rigas Fereos were students of the school among others. The mayor of Zagora generally is responsible for most villages on Mt. Pelion. Currently the position is held by a member of theChacos family. It is located E ofVolos and NW ofTsangarada andMouresi and is connected by GR-34 linking Volos and Tsangarada about 2 km south. The roads to the north are gravel and are not connected to Keramidi to the north. Zagora has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church, banks, a post office, and a square ("plateia ").Historical population
External links
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Zagora&country=GR Mapquest - Zagora]
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