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Gomfoi

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Gomfoi (Greek: Γόμφοι, before 1930: Ραψίστα - Rapsista) is a village and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 58.482 km2. Population 4,782 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Lygaria. Gomfoi is located in Thessalian Plain, near the river Pamisos. It is 5 km northeast of Mouzaki, and 12 km southwest of the city of Trikala. A town existed on the site of present Gomfoi in ancient times, which was renamed Philippoupolis (Greek: Φιλιππούπολις) during the reign of Philip II of Macedon. The area joined Greece in 1881.

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Map of Gomfoi 421 00, Greece

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Gomfoi is subdivided into the following communities:

  • Drosero
  • Gomfoi
  • Lygaria
  • Mouria
  • Palaiomonastiro
  • Pigi
  • After the start of Kallikratis programm,Municipality of Gomfoi was annexed by the Municipality of Pyli

    In the 2014 municipal elections,two of the four vice mayors elected( Stavros Ziakas and Viron Katsivelos)come from and live in Gomfoi.They are thought to be the more active members of the local government,as Vice-Mayor of Cleaning Operations and Vice-Mayor of Culture respectively

    Economy

    Most of the village's residents are either farmers or workers in the public sector. The area of Gomfoi is famous for its wine since the ancient years. The main agricultural products of the area are grapes and corn.

    References

    Gomfoi Wikipedia


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