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Thessaly is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece. It lies in northern central Greece, and its capital is Larissa.

Lake Karla, the only lake in the plain of Thessaly, was drained in 1962 and later partly restored. Lake Plastiras is an artificial lake near Karditsa that has become a tourist resort, and Smokovo is a reservoir in Karditsa.

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Greece · Thessaly

Lake Plastiras

Lake Plastiras, also called the Tavropos Reservoir, is an artificial lake near the city of Karditsa in central Greece, fed by the Tavropos river. It is named after the general and politician Nikolaos Plastiras, who first imagined a reservoir here…

23.56 square kilometresarea
750 metreselevation
60 metresmax. depth
Hiking

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Greece · Thessaly

Lake Plastiras

Reservoir · artificial

23.56 square kilometresarea
750 metreselevation
60 metresmax. depth
Hiking

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