page_title: Larissa
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Larissa / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Ελληνικά: Ο Πηνειός ποταμός και στο βάθος το βουνό Όσσα (Κίσσαβος). English: Pineios river and mount Ossa at distance. This is a photography of Natura 2000 protected area with ID GR1420007
context_page_description: Larissa is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fourth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transport hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the cities of Thessaloniki and Athens. The municipality of Larissa has 162,591 inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of 284,325.
  Legend has it that Achilles was born here. Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine", died here. Today, Larissa is an important commercial, transportation, educational, agricultural and industrial centre of Greece.
context_section_description: There are a number of highways including E75 and the main railway from Athens to Thessaloniki (Salonika) crossing through Thessaly. The region is directly linked to the rest of Europe through the International Airport of Central Greece located in Nea Anchialos a short distance from Larissa (about 60 km). Larissa lies on the river Pineios.
  The municipality Larissa has an area of 335.98 km² (129.72 sq mi), the municipal unit Larissa has an area of 122.586 km² (47.331 sq mi), and the community Larissa has an area of 88.167 km² (34.041 sq mi).
  The Larissa Chasma, a deep gash in the surface of Dione, a natural satellite of Saturn, was named after Larissa.
caption: Mount Ossa viewed from Pineios bridge in Larissa.
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