Δομοκός - Δομοκός

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Δομοκός

The Domokos, Omvriaki, Lefka, Pournari, Thavmako, Velesiotes are its settlements Fthiotida. Domokos has a population of 1,531 inhabitants, is built at an altitude of 561 meters and is 38 km from Ghoul and 25 km from Farsala.

Generally

Domokos from the castle

THE Δομοκός is the center of commercial life of the wider area. There are many public services such as Magistrates' Court, Police, Post Office, etc., as well as banks and shops of all kinds that meet the needs of residents and passers-by.

The Βουζι is located 5 km east of Domokos and 40 km north of Lamia. Its population, according to the 2011 Census, amounts to 128 inhabitants. In the village there is a Folklore Museum and Guesthouse which belongs to the Vouziou Educational Association. The village is known for the lentil product that it produces and has been awarded by the Thessaloniki International Fair. In Vouzi there are three Churches, Agios Georgios, Agios Fanourios and Agios Nikolaos from Vouneni.

History

THE Δομοκός took its name from the ancient city of Thaumakos which was built on the same site. According to the prevailing etymology, the name comes from the "wonderful" view of the place to the Thessalian plain that stretched in front of it. During the Middle Ages it flourished and was one of the cities that belonged to the wife of Emperor Alexios III, Empress Euphrosyne. After the occupation of Byzantium by the Franks and its distribution, Domokos came under the rule of the king of Thessaloniki Boniface. In 1493 Domokos was occupied by the Turks. He was liberated in 1881 but was re-occupied, temporarily, after a fierce battle on May 17, 1897, during the Greek-Turkish war of 1897. Initially, he joined the Prefecture of Larissa, as Domokos Province. However, with the Law BXDD of 1899 it was annexed to the Prefecture of Fthiotida and since then it is part of it and therefore of Central Greece.