Editing Larissa (section)

{{short description|City in Thessaly, Greece}}
{{About|the city in Greece||Larissa (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Greece place
 |name = Larissa
 |name_local = {{native name|el|Λάρισα}}
|type = municipality
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|caption_skyline = '''Clockwise from top:''' Central Square in downtown Larissa with the "Floating River" fountain, [[Larissa#Theatres and Odeons|Municipal Theatre OUHL (Thessalian Theatre)]], [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] monument, [[Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavos|Saint Achilles Cathedral]], [[Larissa#Theatres and Odeons|Old Mills of Pappas]], [[Larissa railway station]], and the [[First Ancient Theatre, Larissa|First Ancient Theatre of Larissa]].
 |periph = [[Thessaly]]
|periphunit         = [[Larissa (regional unit)|Larissa]]
|pop_municipality   = 164095
|area_municipality  = 335.98
|pop_municunit   = 148562
|area_municunit   = 122.59
|population_as_of = 2021
 |city_flag =
 |city_seal = LARISSA LOGO.jpg
 |elevation = 70
 |coordinates = {{coord|39|38.5|N|22|25|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
 |postal_code = 41x xx
 |area_code = (+30)241
 |image_map = 2011 Dimos Larisas.png
 |licence = 
 |mayor = Athanasios Mamakos<ref name=mayor>{{Cite web |url=https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9100/ |title=Municipality of Larissa, Municipal elections{{snd}}October 2023 |publisher=[[Ministry of the Interior (Greece)|Ministry of Interior]]}}</ref>
 |since = 2023
 |demonym = Larissean
 |website = [http://www.larissa-dimos.gr www.larissa-dimos.gr]
}}
'''Larissa''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|r|ɪ|s|ə}}; {{langx|el|Λάρισα}}, {{Lang|el-Latn|Lárisa}}, {{IPA|el|ˈlarisa|pron|Larisa - Λάρισα.ogg}}) is the capital and largest city of the [[Thessaly]] [[modern regions of Greece|region]] in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper, according to the 2021 census.<ref name=census21/> It is also capital of the [[Larissa (regional unit)|Larissa regional unit]]. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transport hub, linked by road and rail with the port of [[Volos]], the cities of [[Thessaloniki]] and [[Athens]]. The municipality of Larissa has {{formatnum:164095}} inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of {{formatnum:268963}} ({{As of|alt=in 2021|2021}}).<ref name=census21/>

Legend has it that [[Achilles]] was born here. [[Hippocrates]], the "Father of Medicine", died here. Today, Larissa is an important commercial, transportation, educational, agricultural and industrial centre of Greece. The city straddles the [[Pineios (Thessaly)|Pineios]] river and N.-NE. of the city are the [[Mount Olympus]] and [[Mount Ossa (Greece)|Mount Kissavos]].