Alalkomenes ( el, Αλαλκομενών; before 1928: Μαμούρα ''Mamoura''Name changes of settlements in Greece
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. It is situated in a wide plain, 6 km northeast of Koroneia, 10 km east of Livadeia and 30 km west of Thebes. The community Alalkomenes consists of the villages Alalkomenes and Agios Athanasios. The population of the community was 178 in 2011.Detailed census results 2011

Population

History

In 1928 the village Mamoura was renamed Alalkomenes after the nearby ancient town of Alalcomenae, that existed in the vicinity. The village became a separate community (together with Agios Athanasios) in 1928, when it was split from the community of Vrastamites. In 1997 it became part of the municipality of Koroneia, which merged into the municipality of

in 2010.

Transport

The village is served by

Alalkomenes railway station Alalkomenes railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αλαλκομενών, Sidirodromikós stathmós Alalkomenai) is a railway station situated just outside the Alalkomenes, Boeotia, Greece. The station also serves the ...

, with local stopping services to

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and

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References

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