Anavra
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
|name = Anavra
|name_local = Ανάβρα
|type = municipal unit
|image_map = DE Anavras.svg
|map_caption = Location within the regional unit
|periph = Thessaly
|periphunit = Magnesia
|municipality = Almyros
|population = 405
|area = 121.9
|population_as_of = 2021
|elevation= 780
|coordinates = {{coord|39|4|N|22|32|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code = 35 010
|area_code = +30 22320
}}
Anavra ({{langx|el|Ανάβρα}}) is a village and a former community in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Almyros, of which it is a municipal unit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} The municipal unit has an area of 121.859 km2.{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }} According to the census of 2021, the population of Anavra was 405 citizens. The village of Anavra is located on the west side of Mount Othrys, at a height of {{convert|900|m|ft}} above sea level, {{convert|72|km|mi}} from Magnesia's administrative center of Volos and close to the border of Phthiotis. The Enipeas river, which is a tributary of the Pineios, starts at the springs of Anavra and passes through the village for two kilometres.
According to mythology,{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} Anavra is connected with livestock activities. Almost all the inhabitants are employed in farming and herding.
Economy
In the 1970s mules were the only form of transport available in Anavra, and the nearest school, in Lamia, was a 6-hour ride away.{{Cite news | title = Why Greece's richest village is voting 'yes' | last = Miller | first = Joe | work = BBC News | date = 2 July 2015 | accessdate = 2015-07-02 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33329624 | publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation }} Since the 1990s the village has been transformed by mayor Dimitris Tsoukalas, who successfully sought EU development funding.
In 2010, Anavra had among the highest GDP per capita of any settlement in Greece and the rest of the EU with typical incomes ranging from 30,000 to 100,000 euros,{{cite web | url=http://www.greekscapes.gr/index.php/2010-01-21-16-47-29/landscapescat/48/92-anavra.html | script-title=el:Ανάβρα: ο εκσυγχρονισμός μιας ορεινής κοινότητας| publisher=greekscapes.gr | language=Greek | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120504090222/http://www.greekscapes.gr/index.php/2010-01-21-16-47-29/landscapescat/48/92-anavra.html | archivedate = 4 May 2012 }} with an average household income of €70,000. The village was recognized as a model of sustainable development,{{ cite news | last = Giannarou | first = Lina | title = Anavra - A Greek Model of Sustainable Development | journal = Athens Plus | date = 20 March 2009 | publisher = I Kathimerini | url = http://wwk.kathimerini.gr/kath/entheta/extra/AthensPlus/20-03-2009.pdf | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150702221956/http://wwk.kathimerini.gr/kath/entheta/extra/AthensPlus/20-03-2009.pdf | archivedate = 2 July 2015 }} producing its own electricity by 20 wind-powered generators.{{cite news | author = Marloes de Koning | title = De beste jaren van Anavra | journal = NRC Handelsblad | date = 3 May 2012 | page = 30 | language = Dutch }} Surplus electrical power was sold. A hydroelectric plant was scheduled for construction, and a biomass facility was being planned which will supply heat and hot water from animal manure and woodchips. The plan called for all homes and buildings in the town to be connected to this heat/hot water network. All these projects were stalled and eventually cancelled with the inclusion of the village in the greater Almyros municipality, due to the "Kallikratis" reform. The overhead produced by the "kapodistrias" community era is gradually being diminished.{{cite web | url=https://www.aftodioikisi.gr/ota/dimoi/anavra-thavma-pou-esvise/ | title=Ανάβρα: Το θαύμα που... έσβησε - Aftodioikisi.gr }}
Plans are being proposed for the creation of a winter ski centre on the slopes of Mount Othrys and its highest peak, Gerakovouni (1726 m), west of the village.
Sites of Interest
- Saint Dimitrios church
- The Folklore Museum of Farming Life.
- The waterfalls of Enipeas
- Othry mountain and its rich flora
General information
- Community office, Tel: 22320 91382
- Communal Library, Tel: 22320 91210
- Folklore Museum of Farming Life, Tel: 22320 91210
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{in lang|el}} Καραλή, Μ. (επιμ.) (1994) Πρακτικά Συνεδρίου "Το παρελθόν, το παρόν και το μέλλον της Ανάβρας (Γούρας)", 31 Ιουλίου – 1 Αυγούστου 1993, Αθήνα: Κοινότητα Ανάβρας Μαγνησίας.
- {{in lang|el}} Καραλή, Μ. (2002) "Κοινότητα Ανάβρας Αλμυρού Μαγνησίας. Ένα πείραμα τοπικής ανάπτυξης με πρωτοβουλία της Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης", Γεωγραφίες, 4, σσ. 123-129.
- {{in lang|el}} Μηλιώνης, π. Α. (2006) Η Ανάβρα (Γούρα) της Όθρυος, Ανάβρα Αλμυρού Μαγνησίας: Κοινότητα Ανάβρας Αλμυρού Μαγνησίας.
- {{in lang|el}} Περιοδικό "Κ" της Καθημερινής (2009) "Αφιέρωμα στην Ανάβρα", 12/03.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009203838/http://www.anavra-goura.gr/ Official Website (in Greek and English)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100409153844/http://www.gourapark.gr/ Official Website of the Environmental and Cultural Park of Anavra "Goura" (in Greek and English)]
- [http://www.anavra-zo.gr/ Anavra-Zo (in Greek)]
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