Karditsa

Karditsa Καρδίτσα
Municipality
Karditsa Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°22′N 21°55′E / 39.367°N 21.917°E / 39.367; 21.917
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Karditsa
Government
• Mayor	Vasileios Tsiakos[1] (since 2019)
Area
• Municipality	647.4 km2 (250.0 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	110.1 km2 (42.5 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	55,979
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	44,700
• Municipal unit density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Community	40,272
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	431 00
Area code(s)	24410
Vehicle registration	ΚΑ
Website	dimoskarditsas.gov.gr

Karditsa (Greek: Καρδίτσα, romanized: Kardítsa [karˈðitsa]) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa regional unit of region of Thessaly.

Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BC. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa. Karditsa is south-west of Palamas and Larissa, west of Farsala and the Volos area, north-west of Athens, Lamia, Domokos and Sofades, north of Karpenisi, north-east of Arta, and east-south-east of Trikala, Grevena, Ioannina, and Kalampaka.

Karditsa has elementary schools, high schools, junior high schools, the Veterinary Medicine Department of the University of Thessaly which is one of only two Veterinary departments in Greece, three other university departments of the University of Thessaly, churches, banks, a post office, a railway station, a sports ground, a water tower, and squares. Karditsa is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in Greece with an extensive network of bicycle paths. Approximately 30% of all the city transportation, according to the National Technical University of Athens, is done by bicycles.