Palaiopyrgos, Larissa

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Palaiopyrgos
Παλαιόπυργος
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Palaiopyrgos
Coordinates: 39°55.1′N22°41′E / 39.9183°N 22.683°E / 39.9183; 22.683 Coordinates: 39°55.1′N22°41′E / 39.9183°N 22.683°E / 39.9183; 22.683
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Larissa
Municipality Agia
Municipal unit Evrymenes
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011) [1]
 •  Rural 161
Community [1]
 • Population 244 (2011)
 • Area (km2) 11.678
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 400 07
Area code(s) +30-2495-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration PIx-xxxx

Palaiopyrgos (Greek : Παλαιόπυργος, Greek pronunciation:  [pale'opiɾɣos]) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. [2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Evrymenes. [2] The 2011 census recorded 161 inhabitants in the village and 244 in the community. [1] The community of Palaiopyrgos covers an area of 11.678 km2. [3]

Greek language language spoken in Greece, Cyprus and Southern Albania

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It has the longest documented history of any living Indo-European language, spanning more than 3000 years of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history; other systems, such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary, were used previously. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems.

Agia, Larissa Place in Greece

Agia is a village and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Agia is located east of Larissa and south of Melivoia. The Mavrovouni mountains dominate the south and the Aegean Sea lies to the east.

Evrymenes, Larissa Place in Greece

Evrymenes is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,939 (2011). The municipal unit has an area of 95.284 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Stomio. It was named after the ancient city Eurymenae.

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Administrative division

The community of Palaiopyrgos consists of three separate settlements: [1]

Alexandrini Place in Greece

Alexandrini is a village of the Agia municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Evrymenes. The 2011 census recorded 161 inhabitants in the village and 244 in the community. Alexandrini is a part of the community of Palaiopyrgos.

Strintzios Place in Greece

Strintzios is a village of the Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded no permanent residents in the village. In the census of 2001 Strintzios was not recorded as a separate settlement. Strintzios is a part of the community of Palaiopyrgos.

Geography

The village is located on a plain run by Pineios river, located between Mount Ossa, and Mount Olympus.

Pineios (Thessaly) river in Thessaly

The Pineiós is a river in Thessaly, Greece. The river is named after the god Peneus. During the later Middle Ages, it was also known as the Salambrias or Salabrias (Σαλα[μ]βριάς).

Mount Ossa (Greece) mountain in Greece

Mount Ossa, alternative Kissavos, is a mountain in the Larissa regional unit, in Thessaly, Greece. It is 1,978 metres (6,490 ft) high and is located between Pelion to the south and Olympus to the north, separated from the latter by the Vale of Tempe.

Mount Olympus mountain of Greece

Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece. It is located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Pieria and Larissa, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks, deep gorges, and exceptional biodiversity. The highest peak, Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,919 metres (9,577 ft). It is one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence.

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Palaiopyrgos was 161 people, a decrease of almost 14% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. [1] [3]

Year Population
2001 [3] 187
2011 [1] 161

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. 1 2 3 "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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