Larissa

city and capital of Thessaly region, Greece
Place big_city Q178405
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Larissa

Summary

Larissa is a big city[1]. Larissa draws 11,073 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #136 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Larissa is located in Larissa Municipality[3].
  • Larissa is in the country of Greece[4].
  • Larissa's head of government is recorded as Apostolos Kalogiannis[5].
  • Larissa's head of government is recorded as Thanasis Mamakos[6].
  • Larissa's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Larissa's instance of is recorded as polis[8].
  • Larissa's instance of is recorded as city[9].
  • Larissa's shares border with is recorded as Sofades Municipality[10].
  • Larissa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Serres[11].
  • Larissa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bălți[12].
  • Larissa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Knoxville[13].
  • Larissa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rybnik[14].
  • Larissa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Banská Bystrica[15].
  • Larissa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Anapa[16].
  • Larissa's postal code is recorded as 41221[17].
  • Larissa's postal code is recorded as 41222[18].
  • Larissa's postal code is recorded as 41223[19].
  • Larissa's postal code is recorded as 41334[20].
  • Larissa's postal code is recorded as 41335[21].
  • Larissa's postal code is recorded as 41336[22].
  • Larissa's postal code is recorded as 41447[23].
  • Larissa's postal code is recorded as 41448[24].
  • Larissa's postal code is recorded as 41500[25].
  • Larissa's Commons category is recorded as Larissa[26].
  • Larissa's patron saint is recorded as Achillius of Larissa[27].

Body

Geography

Larissa is in the country of Greece[4]. Larissa is located in Larissa Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Larissa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+88.167'}[28]. Larissa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+85'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+112777'}[30], {'amount': '+146377'}[31], {'amount': '+131095'}[32], {'amount': '+118090'}[33], {'amount': '+144651'}[34], and {'amount': '+135300'}[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city[7], polis[8], and city[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Larissa include Larissa Municipality[36], a municipality of Greece[37], in Greece[38].

Why It Matters

Larissa draws 11,073 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #136 of 300).[2] Larissa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Larissa is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Larissa include Larissa Municipality[36], a municipality of Greece[37], in Greece[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Nomisma. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . rybnik.eu. rybnik.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . banskabystrica.sk. banskabystrica.sk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . amna.gr. amna.gr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . Great Russian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . old.bigenc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . it-ch.topographic-map.com. it-ch.topographic-map.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ce',
    Sitelink count → 88
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Sytin Military Encyclopedia +6
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q1138524]], Add reference to a lexicon article."
  2. 17d ago · Nvrandow · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 39.638493, 'lon': 22.413061}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 39°38'30.001"N, 22°25'0.001"E"
  3. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 3593
    Wikidata description → city and capital of Thessaly region, Greece
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 3593, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285781|Larissa (#107285781)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary"
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