title: Trikala, Imathia
text: # Trikala, Imathia
  
  Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a town in the eastern part of Imathia, Greece. The town (2011 census population 1,415) is in the municipal unit of Platy. It is situated between the Aliakmon and Loudias rivers, southeast of Alexandreia.
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Population |
  | - | - |
  | 1981 | 1,653 |
  | 1991 | 1,725 |
  | 2001 | 1,710 |
  | 2011 | 1,415 |
  
  ## History
  
  The origins of Trikala can be traced back to the late 18th century. The church of Agios Dimitrios (St. Demetrius) was built in 1750. The original name of the town, before the first refugees from Northern Thrace in Bulgaria arrived in 1925, was Karyes (meaning walnut trees), the current name, Trikala, means "thrice good".
  
  Trikala was in Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars of 1913, afterwards, it became part of Greece. The majority of the population of Trikala to this day is made up by immigrants arriving from the Northern Thrace region of Bulgaria after a mutual population exchange between the two countries and their descendants. In 1935, Trikala saw an influx of Sarakatsani settlers. Some refugees from Pontus arrived before 1940.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  ### Sports
  
  * Dimitrios Itoudis, Basketball coach
  * Dimitrios Manos, Football player
  * Sokratis Dioudis, Football player
  * Giorgos Koutsias, Football player
  