Domeniko
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
|name = Domeniko
|name_local = Δομένικο
|type = community
|periph = Thessaly
|periphunit = Larissa
|municipality = Elassona
|municunit = Potamia
|population = 382
|area = 26.911
|population_as_of = 2021
|coordinates = {{coord|39|47.5|N|22|7.3|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code = 402 00
|area_code = +30-2493
|licence = PI
|elevation = 280
}}
Domeniko ({{langx|el|Δομένικο}}, {{IPA|el|ðo'meniko}}) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.{{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}} Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Potamia, of which it was a municipal district. The community of Domeniko covers an area of 26.911 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=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}
History
The ancient city of Cyretiae can still be traced on the hill where a church dedicated to Saint George now stands. It was a very important one and 2 representatives voted in the Delphic Amphictyony. In the Roman times the name of the city was changed to "Domeniko". Archaeological finds from the site are presented in the Diachronic Museum of Larissa.
Domeniko was mentioned in the 11th century by Anna Komnene.{{cite web|url=http://www.elassona.com.gr/m_eparxia/domeniko/index.php|script-title=el:Δομένικο|publisher=elassona.com.gr|language=Greek|accessdate=30 November 2014}} Domeniko was the seat of an Orthodox bishop during the Byzantine period. During the Axis occupation of Greece almost 150 residents of the village were executed by the Italian army.
Economy
The population of Domeniko is occupied in animal husbandry and agriculture (mainly tobacco, grain and almonds).