Anavra

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Field	Value
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
postal_code	35 010
area_code	+30 22320
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Anavra () 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. The municipal unit has an area of 121.859 km2. 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 900 m above sea level, 72 km 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, 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. 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 with an average household income of €70,000. The village was recognized as a model of sustainable development, producing its own electricity by 20 wind-powered generators. 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.

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

References

"ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
Miller, Joe. (2 July 2015). "Why Greece's richest village is voting 'yes'". [[British Broadcasting Corporation]].
link. greekscapes.gr
Giannarou, Lina. (20 March 2009). "Anavra - A Greek Model of Sustainable Development". [[I Kathimerini]].
Marloes de Koning. (3 May 2012). "De beste jaren van Anavra". [[NRC Handelsblad]].
"Ανάβρα: Το θαύμα που... έσβησε - Aftodioikisi.gr".

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