Koropi, Magnesia

Koropi (Greek: Κορόπη) is a Greek village located 15 km east of Volos in the Magnesia prefecture. Koropi is built on the slopes of Pelion. The older name of the settlement was known as Boufa (Μπούφα). Koropi is a settlement of Milies and is in the municipality of a homonymous name. Its population in 2001 was 785 for the municipal district. Koropi is located 22 km east of Volos.

Etymology

Notice that the Greek spelling has a letter eta and it does not use the letter iota which is a suburb southeast of Athens in Attica indicating it does not owe its origin of the name with a town in Athens which comes from Kropia, it comes from an ancient site.

Nearest places

*Milies
*Kala Nera

Population

Geography

The mountains dominate the area which is parly forested and some grasslands and bushes, farmlands are within the village and it produces olives and other crops. The village is by the Pagasetic Gulf.

History

Koropi dates back to the 8th century BC and was a small city of the area which had the Temple of Apollo. Koropi later on was invaded in the mid-15th century by the Ottoman Turks which ruled the area until 1881. The town at the time was known as Boufa. The Greek War of Independence did not saw the area annexed with Greece, it did not annexed the area until the liberation of Thessaly in 1881. Later, Boufa changed its name to its current name.

About the village

Koropi is famous for its flowers which gorws in the area.

In recent years, the area is famous for tourism. It has an union related with horses.

Other

Koropi has a school, church and a few squares ("plateia"), its nearest lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (high school) are in Milies.

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=13123 Koropi on GTP Travel Pages]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=59443 Ancient Koropi on GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
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**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|39|17|33|N|22|8|50|E|type:city(398)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Magnesia prefecture