Pyrgetos ( el, Πυργετός) is a village in the
Larissa regional unit,
Thessaly
Thessaly ( el, Θεσσαλία, translit=Thessalía, ; ancient Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thes ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. It was the seat of the former municipality of
Kato Olympos
Kato Olympos ( el, Κάτω Όλυμπος, ) is a municipal unit in the Tempi municipality, within the regional unit of Larissa, in the historical and administrative region of Thessaly, Greece. Kato Olympos has, as of 2011, a Population 3,496 in ...
, which has been part of the municipality of
Tempi since 2011. Its elevation is 140 m. In 2011 its population was 1,463. It is located on the southeastern slopes of
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus (; el, Όλυμπος, Ólympos, also , ) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, be ...
, 4 km east of
Rapsani
Rapsani (Greek: Ραψάνη) is a town of the former municipal district of Kato Olympos, which is part of the municipality of Tempi in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Rep ...
, 34 km northeast of
Larissa
Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...
and 40 km south of
Katerini
Katerini ( el, Κατερίνη, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Pieria regional unit in Central Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, ...
. It is situated near the ''Delta of
Pineios'', which is a protected area, part of the
Natura 2000
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network.
Natura 2000
/ref> Remains of a Venetian bridge are situated at the place Leivadi.
References
External links
Official website of the villageLarissa - Pyrgetos
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Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)