Olympiada (, ) is a village and a
community
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of the
Elassona municipality.
Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of
Olympos.
The community of Olympiada covers an area of 12.904 km
2.
Administrative division
The community of Olympiada consists of two settlements:
*Olympiada
*
Sparmos
Population
History
Olympiada was founded by
Pontic refugees, who came from the former Russian province
Kars Oblast in
Eastern Anatolia
The Eastern Anatolia region () is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous province in the region is Van Province. Other populous provinces are Malatya, Erzurum and Elazığ.
It is bordered by the Black Sea Region and Georgia in th ...
during the
1923 population exchange. Christoforos Tsertikidis is said to be the leading founder of Olympiada, and is honored with a statue in the village square.
See also
*
List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Larissa regional unit, Greece.
* Achilleio
* Aetolofos
* Agia
* Agia Sophia
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agios Georgios, Farsala
* Agios Georgios, Kileler
* Agnanteri
* Aigani
* Akri
* Alexandrini
* Amouri
...
References
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Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
Elassona