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145: 572: 161: 674: 644: 596: 22: 584: 632: 187: 620: 608: 912: 929: 904: 887: 665: 656: 168: 467:. One of the most characteristic traditional settlements, full of mansions and houses that look like hanging ornaments on the green mountain side. One of the traditional coffee houses is decorated with a fresco by the famous Greek painter 712: 1253: 471:. The picturesque cobbled paths of Makrinitsa are scattered with traditional water fountains. Makrinitsa is a popular tourist destination, especially during the winter. 852: 443:. "Makrinitissa" itself is a more scholarly form of "Makrinitsa", which must have been the colloquial name even at the time. It is of Slavic origin, originally 144: 451:, "wet place", referring to the water-rich environs of the village. The name was Hellenized with the change of the first vowel to "a" from the Greek word 780: 701:[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024. 475: 412: 135: 385: 1248: 983: 740: 845: 271: 105: 571: 205: 478:, housed in the historic Topali Mansion, with over 1,500 objects related to the folk culture and everyday life of the region. 43: 825: 160: 838: 808: 86: 355: 58: 716: 375: 39: 698: 65: 32: 643: 416: 264: 259: 788: 1063: 976: 631: 72: 595: 468: 440: 363: 1097: 334: 54: 1140: 1058: 1092: 344: 1174: 1161: 1073: 896: 619: 607: 1145: 1050: 969: 1193: 1208: 1198: 1102: 583: 247: 1169: 1015: 733: 961: 673: 463:
It is situated in the northwestern part of the Pelion mountains, 6 km northeast of
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The name is first attested in the early 13th century through the
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(1924). 649:View of a traditional house 637:General view of the village 309: • Municipal unit 288: • Municipal unit 1275: 1249:Populated places in Pelion 299:600 m (2,000 ft) 866: 513:—     407:), nicknamed "balcony of 404: 201: 154: 142: 133: 127: 118:Municipal unit in Greece 447:, a diminutive form of 441:Makrinitissa Monastery 320:5.9/km (15/sq mi) 190: 487:Historical population 482:Historical population 343: • Summer ( 248:Administrative region 189: 601:Makrinitsa in autumn 386:Vehicle registration 40:improve this article 488: 217: /  1218:Municipal unit of 1184:Municipal unit of 1160:Municipal unit of 1131:Municipal unit of 1112:Municipal unit of 1083:Municipal unit of 1049:Municipal unit of 1025:Municipal unit of 1001:Municipal unit of 717:Government Gazette 625:Central Makrinitsa 613:Central Makrinitsa 191: 1236: 1235: 959: 958: 954: 953: 785:discoverpelio.com 561: 560: 394: 393: 221:39.400°N 22.983°E 116: 115: 108: 90: 1266: 1059:Agios Lavrentios 986: 979: 972: 963: 931: 930: 914: 913: 906: 905: 889: 888: 869: 855: 848: 841: 832: 813: 812: 805: 799: 798: 797: 796: 787:, archived from 777: 771: 770: 754: 748: 747: 745: 738: 730: 721: 720: 709: 703: 702: 695: 676: 667: 658: 646: 634: 622: 610: 598: 586: 574: 502: 497: 489: 406: 348: 232: 231: 229: 228: 227: 222: 218: 215: 214: 213: 210: 170: 169: 163: 147: 121: 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 1274: 1273: 1269: 1268: 1267: 1265: 1264: 1263: 1239: 1238: 1237: 1232: 1213: 1179: 1155: 1126: 1107: 1093:Agios Onoufrios 1078: 1044: 1020: 996: 990: 960: 955: 915: 862: 859: 822: 817: 816: 807: 806: 802: 794: 792: 779: 778: 774: 756: 755: 751: 743: 736: 732: 731: 724: 711: 710: 706: 697: 696: 689: 684: 677: 668: 659: 650: 647: 638: 635: 626: 623: 614: 611: 602: 599: 590: 587: 578: 575: 566: 484: 461: 437: 370: 342: 225: 223: 219: 216: 211: 208: 206: 204: 203: 197: 196: 195: 194: 193: 192: 183: 178: 177: 176: 175: 171: 150: 138: 129: 126: 119: 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 1272: 1270: 1262: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1241: 1240: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1224: 1222: 1215: 1214: 1212: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1190: 1188: 1181: 1180: 1178: 1177: 1172: 1166: 1164: 1157: 1156: 1154: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1137: 1135: 1128: 1127: 1125: 1124: 1118: 1116: 1109: 1108: 1106: 1105: 1100: 1095: 1089: 1087: 1080: 1079: 1077: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1055: 1053: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1042: 1037: 1031: 1029: 1022: 1021: 1019: 1018: 1013: 1007: 1005: 998: 997: 991: 989: 988: 981: 974: 966: 957: 956: 952: 951: 946: 941: 935: 934: 932: 925: 922: 921: 916: 901: 899: 893: 892: 890: 883: 880: 879: 877: 872: 867: 864: 863: 860: 858: 857: 850: 843: 835: 829: 828: 821: 820:External links 818: 815: 814: 800: 772: 749: 722: 704: 686: 685: 683: 680: 679: 678: 671: 669: 662: 660: 653: 651: 648: 641: 639: 636: 629: 627: 624: 617: 615: 612: 605: 603: 600: 593: 591: 588: 581: 579: 576: 569: 565: 562: 559: 558: 555: 552: 548: 547: 544: 541: 537: 536: 533: 530: 526: 525: 522: 519: 515: 514: 511: 508: 504: 503: 498: 493: 483: 480: 460: 457: 436: 433: 392: 391: 388: 382: 381: 378: 372: 371: 368: 366: 360: 359: 349: 339: 338: 328: 322: 321: 318: 314: 313: 310: 306: 305: 301: 300: 297: 293: 292: 289: 285: 284: 280: 279: 274: 268: 267: 262: 256: 255: 250: 244: 243: 238: 234: 233: 226:39.400; 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Makrinitsa is located in Greece

39°24′N 22°59′E / 39.400°N 22.983°E / 39.400; 22.983
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Thessaly
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Magnesia
Municipality
Volos
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