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The Killerer, Kokkines, Neo Perivoli, Achilleio, Niki, Sotirio, Armenio are its settlements Regional unit of Larissa in the Municipal Unit of Killerer.
At a glance
The Killer or Kypseli is a village in the municipality of Killerer, in Thessaly. According to the 2011 census it has 481 inhabitants. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Killerer, of which it is a historical seat, of the regional unit (former prefecture) of Larissa, in Thessaly. With the Kapodistrias program, it was the seat of the municipality of Killerer. The uprising then spread to other areas of Thessaly and is considered a milestone in resolving the agricultural issue of Greece. », With elongated shape and flattened top. Today there is the aqueduct of the village. Near the village are also the cheeks "Tsanaka" and "Kyriaki" in the north-northwest, "Griva" in the west-northwest and "Vromopetra" in the south. The name Killerer is Turkish. Etymologically it is produced from the word göl (giol), which means lake, pit, swamp. There used to be many swamps in the area. The plural of the word is göleler, and finally Killerer which means swampy place. Ler and Lar are suffixes of plural nouns in Turkish. The settlement from 1919 until 1985 was called Kypseli.
The Armenian is a village in the Prefecture of Larissa on the border with the Prefecture of Magnesia, with a population of 756 inhabitants, according to the 2011 Census. It is 30 km from Larissa and Volos. His old name is Guerlain.
History
Settlements of the Neolithic era have been excavated in the area of Killerer and finds of that period have been discovered. A Mycenaean pit tomb was found on the "Mosque" hill. 5 Mycenaean alabaster and mountain crystal beads were found in the tomb. The Mosque hill took its name from the mosque that was built there. Only a few ruins survive today. Argyris Filippidis in his work Partial Geography, which was written in 1815, mentions that in Killerer there were 30 houses of Christians and 10 Muslims (Turks), but in the past there were more, so a mosque was built in the area.
How to get there
With the PATHE connected to the Killerer node.
How to move
What to see
- Folklore museum, Killer. It is housed in the former town hall of Keller. The museum's collection includes household utensils, textiles, local clothing and other everyday items from the 18th century, collected by the Killerer Women's Association.
Entertainment
- Killeraria, Killer. Every year on the first Sunday of March the "Kileleria" are organized by the municipality, to celebrate the anniversary of the uprising. During the event, prayers are offered to the fallen and wreaths are laid at the Farmer's Monument. The monument was unveiled in 1997 and is the work of the Voliotian sculptor Dimitrios Gentekos. It depicts a colligo holding a haircut and wearing a tragiaska.
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