Such as, as a rule, happens, there are several versions about the origin of the village name.
The first, which is considered the most popular, is the most obvious. The village is named for the site is built. Is on the other hand, Eastern, the large Ano Volos or Municipality Iolkou (1883-1912).
The Kordatos discovers, as the origin of the name, aravotourkiki the word "Almeria" meaning pasture.
"Meria" could also be the "OK", pasture land that is an old resident of the area, Ali. Of course, then it should be explained and the doubling of the lambda. Proponents of this view, talk about tampering of scholars.
The late Athanasios Zervas, in his book THE OTHER SIDE, claims to have discovered, in browsers or old historians and other names of the village, as Almeria, Ali Meria, Almere.
Brief Chronology:
The first settlers of the area seem to have been Dimitrieis, residents Demetriada, -the current Volos- who, during the 15th century, leave the area around the Castle of Volos, from fear of pirates, climb higher. Those engaged in farming, prefer the other side which has always been a pasture.
According to Professor Nikos Pantazopoulos, named "Meria" was first mentioned in ierodikastiki decision 1615 which resolved border dispute between neighboring Communities Portaria, KATICHORI, Ano Volos and Community Makrinitsas.
To be able to make a claim of this type, Must have been a Meria, since, self-administered structured settlement.
During the period of Turkish rule, belonged to the hass, namely in the villages where there was a Turkish commander, with increased responsibilities.
In the late 18th and early 19th century, installed in the village Vlachs who deal ,to top, Cattle and then made kiratzides, Carriers that trade and agricultural products. They live in their own district and the Vlachomachala avoid marriages with "Greki".
Today, although vividly Vlach element in Alli Meria, inaudible Vlach language in.
Between 1850 and 1861, built by John portariti Chatziargyri, rich Egyptian of, beautiful neoclassical which still dominates the village and is known (the subsequent ownership of status and use of the 20th century) as a guest starling.
The Meria, it 1883, is part of the municipality Iolkou. The other villages were the Upper Machalas (Ano Volos), Saint Onoufrios and Anakasia. Of these, the oldest settlement it existed that St. Onoufriou. Location of the municipality appointed Anakasia, while the Upper Machalas and Meria it formed one community of the Municipality.
It 1870, Metropolitan Dimitriados Dorotheos Scholarius mention the functioning Allilodidaktiko school, district of Cesme Meria.
In the early 20th century, the inhabitants were farmers, landowners, mule drivers, Breeders, masons.
Then built and bakery Velentza who later frescoed the great painter Theofilos, with performances by local history, folklore and popular literature. At the same time made by Evaristo De Chirico, father Giorgio de Chirico, flood control projects Anavros.
In the period 1927-1929, The Meria connected by road to Volos, while 1951 village electrified. Next time acquires its first manual telephone, which is placed in a café in the square. The first phones in homes, given twelve years later.
It 1998 combined with Portaria, the Katihori and Stagiates and constitute the Municipality Portaria.
