Mouresi

Mouresi (Greek: Μουρέσι) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. It is situated in the northeastern part of the Pelion peninsula. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zagora-Mouresi, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 54.214 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was in Tsagkarada.

Mouresi Μουρέσι
Municipal unit
Mouresi, Agia Triada church
Mouresi Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°24′N 23°10′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Magnesia
Municipality	Zagora-Mouresi
Area
• Municipal unit	54.2 km2 (20.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,787
• Municipal unit density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
• Community	402
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	370 12
Area code(s)	24230
Vehicle registration	ΒΟ

Subdivisions

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

• Agios Dimitrios Piliou (Agios Dimitrios, Agios Ioannis)
• Anilio (Anilio, Plaka)
• Kissos
• Mouresi (Mouresi, Agios Ioannis, Damouchari)
• Tsagkarada (Tsagkarada, Mylopotamos)
• Xorychti (Xorychti, Kato Xorychti)

Geography

The municipal unit Mouresi covers the northeastern part of the Pelion peninsula, and is situated on the eastern side of the Pelion mountains, on the Aegean Sea coast. The area is mountainous and densely forested. The largest village is Tsagkarada (population 525 in 2011). The village Mouresi lies at 310 m elevation, 1.5 km northwest of Tsagkarada, 2 km southeast of Agios Dimitrios and 7 km southeast of Zagora.

Historical population

Year	Community	Municipal unit
1991	-	3,239
2001	588	3,107
2011	548	2,475
2021	402	1,787

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.

External links

• Agios Ioannis travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Mouresi Municipality
• Mouresi on Pelion.org