Administrative Region : Thessaly
Regional unit : Trikala
Agia Paraskevi (Αγία Παρασκευή) Trikala
Agia Paraskevi is a village in the municipal community and municipal unit (former municipality) of Kalambaka, the municipality of Meteora, the regional unit (former prefecture) of Trikala, in the region of Thessaly, according to the Kallikratis program, as well as the changes that followed this program.[1][2] Before the Kapodistrias plan and the Kallikratis program, it belonged to the Kalambaka district of the Trikala prefecture, in the geographical department of Thessaly.[3][4]
The oldest names of the settlement were Rizo and Paraskevi.[2]
Geographical information
Agia Paraskevi is a semi-mountainous settlement in the central part of the prefecture of Trikala. It is located at the northeastern ends of Koziakas, a little south of Kalambaka and near the west bank of the Pinios River, at an average altitude of 340 meters. It is approximately 22 km. NW of Trikala.[3][4][5][6]
Population
Permanent[1] Year Population
1991 141
2001 121
2011 114
Actual (de facto)[1][3][4] Year Population
1961 267
1971 233
1981 210
1991 145
2001 130
2011 113
Administrative changes until "Kallikratis"
The settlement appears administratively in 1883 and, until 1912, was called Rizo. Then it was renamed Paraskevi and maintained this name until 1940, when it was renamed Agia Paraskevi. With the Government Gazette 11A - 17/01/1953 the settlement was detached from the community of Diavas and annexed to the municipality of Kalambaka, which, in 2018, was renamed the municipality of Meteora.[2][7]
Sights
The springs "Krya Vrysi", "Kanalaki" and "Kamara", which supply the village with water, as well as the stone fountains "Agia Sotira" and "Mychos"
The church of Agios Nikolaos, in the center of the village, a building dating back to 1766
The Metamorphosis of the Savior, north of the village, a building dating back to 1712 that was probably a monastery in the past, with remarkable frescoes
The chapels of Agia Paraskevi and Agios Nikolaos, dating back to before 1900
The seasonal, impressive waterfall of Agia Paraskevi, 80 m high approximately, on the steep spot "Kontena" northwest of the village, where the chapel of Agios Nikolaos is located
The arched bridge of Sarakina, which was used for communication with the homonymous village
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Events-Customs
The festival of the feast of Agia Paraskevi on July 26, in the central square of the village
The feast on May 21, in the chapel of Agios Nikolaos
On the evening of the eve of May Day, the "kleidona" or "konoimolé" are held. Women carry the "gyoumi" (water containers) decorated with roses, go to the fountains and sing. Then everyone gathers in the village square to dance and sing. The men drink water from the "gyoumi" of the prospective bride.
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References
https://www.statistics.gr/2011-census-pop-hous
https://www.eetaa.gr/metaboles/oikmet_details.php?id=14628
PL 1:133
PLM 1:390
Edditions “Ellada”
Structure 1:150
https://www.eetaa.gr/metaboles/dkmet_details.php?id=664
“The waterfall of Kalambaka that appears only when it rains. The unusual phenomenon that confuses tourists (drone)”. TIME MACHINE. October 15, 2021.
“Settlement of Agia Paraskevi Kalambaka”. Infotourist Meteora. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
Sources
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica, 1978, 2006 (PLM)
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse, ed. 1963 (PL)
Encyclopedia Domí, ed. 2002-4
"Ellada" Publishing Organization, maps (Varelas)
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