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Antichasia
Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
Antichasia is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. The total population is 3,951 as recorded in 2001. The seat of the municipality is in Kranea. Larissa is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. Its capital is the city of Larissa. The prefecture was created in the 1880s after the war when Thessaly became a part of Greece. The prefecture until after the war in 1947 included Magnesia. The total population is 282,447 and its area is 5,381 kilometers.
It is the second largest prefecture in area in Greece, exceeded only by Aetolia-Acarnania. Larissa prefecture features the Tempe Valley, and the NE part of the Pineios River. It is the largest prefecture in Thessaly covering about one-third of the region. It also contains the tallest mountain in Greece, Mount Olympus with an elevation of 2,917 meters. The climate is more continental than any other part of Greece. It has a Mediterranean climate with dry hot summers and mild to cool winters, except in the mountain areas which get warm summers and cold winters.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Antichasia is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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