Evrymenes () is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 95.284 km 2 (36.79 sq mi). The seat of the municipality was in Stomio. It was named after the ancient city Eurymenae.
Geography The municipal unit Evrymenes stretches along the Aegean Sea coast, south of the mouth of the river Pineios. It lies at the foot of the densely forested Mount Ossa.
History
The most important ancient cities of Magnesia in the area of the municipal unit of Evrymenes were Eurymenae (near the modern village Kokkino Nero), Homolium (Homolion, at Lapsokhori, near the modern village Omolio) and Rhizus (Rhizous, near the modern village Tarsanas).
Subdivisions The municipal unit Evrymenes is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): Karitsa (Karitsa, Kokkino Nero, Plateia Ammos) Omolio Palaiopyrgos (Palaiopyrgos, Alexandrini) Stomio (Stomio, Apostolos Pavlos, Monastery of Saint Demetrius)
Population
References
External links The Official Website of the Municipality of Evrymenes