Olympos (Greek: Όλυμπος) is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Larissa regional unit,
Thessaly
Thessaly ( ; ; ancient Aeolic Greek#Thessalian, Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic and modern administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient Thessaly, a ...
,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Elassona
Elassona (; Katharevousa: ) is a town and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit in Greece. During antiquity Elassona was called Oloosson (Ὀλοοσσών) and was a town of the Perrhaebi tribe. It is situated at the foot of Mount Olympus ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 303.964 km
2.
The seat of the municipality was in
Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek language, Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a suburb in Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration and a municipality in South Athens (regional unit), south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth larges ...
. The municipality was named after the nation's highest point,
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus (, , ) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa (regional unit), Larissa and Pieria (regional ...
.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Olympos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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Flampouro (Flampouro,
Skopia, Iera Moni Sparmou)
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Kallithea Elassonos (Kallithea,
Petroto)
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Kokkinogeio
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Kokkinopilos (Kokkinopilos,
Kalyvia)
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Lofos (Lofos,
Asprochoma)
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Olympiada (Olympiada,
Sparmos)
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Pythio
Population
Geography
The municipality is mountainous, especially in the northeastern part, where Greece's tallest point,
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus (, , ) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa (regional unit), Larissa and Pieria (regional ...
, is situated. The village Kallithea is situated in the lower southwestern part, which is characterised by small rivers and farmlands. The
Greek National Road 13 (
Elassona
Elassona (; Katharevousa: ) is a town and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit in Greece. During antiquity Elassona was called Oloosson (Ὀλοοσσών) and was a town of the Perrhaebi tribe. It is situated at the foot of Mount Olympus ...
-
Katerini
Katerini (, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Regional Unit of Piera in Central Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mount Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude ...
) passes through the municipal unit.
Elassona
Elassona (; Katharevousa: ) is a town and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit in Greece. During antiquity Elassona was called Oloosson (Ὀλοοσσών) and was a town of the Perrhaebi tribe. It is situated at the foot of Mount Olympus ...
lies south of Olympos, and the
Pieria regional unit lies to the northeast.
External links
Olympos municipal unit
References
{{Olympos, Larissa
Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
Elassona