Krannonas

For the ancient city, see Cranon.

Krannonas (Greek: Κραννώνας) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kileler, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It is located southwest of the regional capital Larissa. In 2021 its population was 127 for the community and 2,007 for the municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 205.242 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was Agioi Anargyroi. It is located north of Farsala and NNE of Palamas and Karditsa.

Krannonas Κραννώνας
Municipal unit
Krannonas Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°31′N 22°21′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Larissa
Municipality	Kileler
Area
• Municipal unit	205.24 km2 (79.24 sq mi)
• Community	22.286 km2 (8.605 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,007
• Municipal unit density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Community	127
• Community density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΡΙ

The municipal unit boundaries extend as far south as the Fyllio Mountains where its highest point is 533 m, as far north as Koilada and Larissa and as far east as Nikaia. In the west it borders the Karditsa regional unit.

In the territory of Krannonas, at a place called Palealarissa, is the site of the ancient city of Crannon, the site of the decisive battle of the Lamian War between Macedon and Athens with its allies.^[4]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Krannonas is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agioi Anargyroi (Agioi Anargyroi, Mesorrachi)
• Agios Georgios
• Doxaras
• Krannonas (Krannonas, Kampos)
• Kyparissos (Kyparissos, Agia Paraskevi)
• Mavrovouni (Mavrovouni, Krya Vrysi)
• Mikro Vouno
• Psychiko
• Vounaina (Vounaina, Ano Vounaina)

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.