Trikala, Imathia

Community in Greece

Trikala Τρίκαλα
Community
40°36′N 22°33′E / 40.600°N 22.550°E / 40.600; 22.550
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Imathia
Municipality	Alexandreia
Municipal unit	Platy
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	1,124
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	HM

Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a town in the eastern part of Imathia, Greece. The town is in the municipal unit of Platy. It is situated between the Aliakmon and Loudias rivers, southeast of Alexandreia.

Population

Year	Population
1981	1,653
1991	1,725
2001	1,710
2011	1,415
2021	1,124

History

The origins of Trikala can be traced back to the late 18th century. The church of Agios Dimitrios (St. Demetrius) was built in 1750. The original name of the town, before the first refugees from Northern Thrace in Bulgaria arrived in 1925, was Karyes (meaning walnut trees), the current name, Trikala, means "thrice good".

Trikala was in Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars of 1913, afterwards, it became part of Greece. The majority of the population of Trikala to this day is made up by immigrants arriving from the Northern Thrace^[2] region of Bulgaria after a mutual population exchange between the two countries and their descendants.^[3] In 1935, Trikala saw an influx of Sarakatsani settlers. Some refugees from Pontus arrived before 1940.^[4]

Notable people

Sports

Dimitrios Itoudis, Basketball coach
Dimitrios Manos, Football player
Sokratis Dioudis, Football player
Giorgos Koutsias, Football player

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ The region was the Ottoman autonomous province Eastern Rumelia from 1878 to 1908 (from 1885 de facto part of Bulgaria) and is sometimes referred by that name in Greek literature even outside this period.
^ Terzidis Moschos, Oi Monasthriotes tis Anatolikis Rumelias, Chronika tis ermarchias Domokou vol.1, 1980. Retrieved 2010-01-16
^ "O τόπος μας". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2010-01-17. (in Greek). Trikala Municipality. www.dim-trikal.ima.gr. Retrieved 2010-01-17.