Pialeia

Municipal unit in Greece

Pialeia Πιάλεια
Municipal unit
39°30′N 21°36′E / 39.500°N 21.600°E / 39.500; 21.600
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Trikala
Municipality	Pyli
Area
• Municipal unit	52.5 km² (20.3 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	2,897
• Municipal unit density	55/km² (140/sq mi)
• Community	640
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΤΚ

Pialeia (Greek: Πιάλεια) is a village and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece, named after the ancient city of "Pialeia". Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyli, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 52.517 km².^[3] Population 2,897 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Fiki [el].

It used to be a place where only farmers lived. However, nowadays it is considered to be as a place where people who live in Trikala build their houses in order to get away from the city.

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.