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Feres, Magnesia

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Country
  
Greece

Postal code
  
37 500

Elevation
  
120 m

Area code
  
24250

Administrative region
  
Thessaly

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Vehicle registration
  
ΒΟ

Local time
  
Saturday 12:21 AM

Municipality
  
Rigas Feraios

Regional unit
  
Magnesia

Feres, Magnesia

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 89% Humidity

Feres (Greek: Φερές; Katharevousa: Φεραί) is a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rigas Feraios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 215.513 km2. Population 5,752 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in the town Velestino.

Contents

Map of Feres 375 00, Greece

Feres is located near the ancient city of Pherae, after which it was named.

Notable people

  • Rigas Feraios (1757–1798), Greek Enlightenment writer and revolutionary
  • References

    Feres, Magnesia Wikipedia