Portaria
Municipal unit in Greece
Portaria (Greek: Πορταριά) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 22.754 km2. It is located on Mt. Pelion, facing the Pagasetic Gulf, north of Volos and its suburbs. The majority of the buildings are typical examples of Pelion architecture with their windows and doors decorated with a variety of colors. The mountaintop of Pelion is to the north. Portaria every year holds a traditional wedding in the main square of the village and many people from Volos and the surrounding villages drop by to learn how weddings were traditionally done in these villages.
01Historical population
| Year | Community population | Municipal unit population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 769 | - |
| 1991 | 1,093 | 3,318 |
| 2001 | 1,327 | 3,201 |
| 2011 | 566 | 1,911 |
| 2021 | 496 | 1,849 |
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- PortariaSquare.JPG by Unknown author, CC BY 3.0
- Dodwell Portaria.jpg by Edward Dodwell, Public domain
- Αρχοντικό Ζούλια 3786.jpg by C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Αρχοντικό Κανταρτζή 3853-HDR.jpg by C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
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