Vrontou (
Greek
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: Βροντού) is a town of the former Municipality of
Dio, which is part of the municipality of
Dion-Olympos
Dion-Olympos (, ''Díon-Ólympos'') is a municipality in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Litochoro. The municipality has an area of 495.314 km2.
Municipality
The municipality Dion-Oly ...
, in the
Pieria regional unit,
Central Macedonia
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,
Greece
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, at an altitude of 120 meters, with 1,762 inhabitants (census 2021).
[ There are several medieval and post-medieval churches in Vrontou.
An impressive and spectacular event is the carnival of Vrontou, that take place every year.
]
References
External links
Οικισμός Παλαιάς Βροντούς
{{Municipality of Dio-Olympos
Populated places in Pieria (regional unit)
Dion-Olympos