extensive mountainous zone in Asia and central Pindos. The bishopric of Stagoi, a suffragan of the Metropolis of Larissa, was maintained, with some small intermissions, up to 1900 when it was merged with the bishopric of Tricca to form the Metropolis of Tricca and Stagoi with the town of Trikala as its seat. It was reestablished in 1991, and has been operating ever since as the Metropolis of "Stagoi and Meteora" with its seat in the town of Kalabaka. Province The province of Kalabaka () was one of the provinces of the Trikala Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality of Meteora. It was abolished in 2006. Transport The city is served by Kalambaka station on the Palaiofarsalos-Kalambaka line. Geography and demographics The town is situated at the foot of the Meteora peaks. It is inhabited by an important native-indigenous community of Greek Vlachs. Government Kalampaka is a municipal unit of the municipality of Meteora. The municipal unit of Kalampaka has an area of 277.087 km2. The municipal unit (which corresponds with the municipality as it existed between 1997 and 2010) consists of the following communities (constituent settlements in brackets): Avra (Avra, Nea Zoi) Diava (Diava, Koromilia) Kalabaka (Kalabaka, Agia Paraskevi, Vitoumas) Kastraki Krya Vrysi (Krya Vrysi, Trifyllia) Megali Kerasea (Megali Kerasea, Mourgkani) Orthovouni Sarakina Vlachava Twin towns Kalampaka has two twin towns: Schwabach, Germany Le Haillan, France Recognition Kalabaka was voted as one of the most beautiful places in Greece by the Skai TV show I LOVE GR. Notable people Kostas Fortounis, professional footballer who was born in nearby Trikala but he and his family are from Kalabaka. Christos Albanis, professional footballer who was born in the town. Demoulas family, Greek-American Supermarket-business family whose founders, Athanasios and Efrosine Demoulas were born in Kalabaka. References Sources Richard Stillwell, William L. MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister, Stillwell, Richard, MacDonald, William L., McAlister, Marian Holland, Aiginion, in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. A. Avramea, I Vyzantini Thessalia mechri tou 1204 [Byzantine Thessaly up to 1204], doctoral dissertation, Athens 1974, EKPA-Vivliothiki Sofias N. Saripolou 27, Athens 1974, pp. 158–161. V. Spanos, Istoria-Prosopographia tis BD. Thessalias to B' miso tou ID' aiona. [History-Portrait of NW Thessaly the 2nd half of the 14th c.], Larisa 1995 I. Vogiatzidis, To chronikon ton Meteoron [The Chronicle of Meteora], Yearbook of Society for Byzantine Studies 2 (1925), pp. 149–162. D. Sofianos, Acta Stagorum, Ta yper