Elassona
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Elassona Ελασσόνα |
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| Coordinates: 39°53′N 22°11′E / 39.883°N 22.183°ECoordinates: 39°53′N 22°11′E / 39.883°N 22.183°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
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| • Municipality | 1,565.2 km2 (604.3 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 291.1 km2 (112.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 32,121 |
| • Municipality density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 11,044 |
| • Municipal unit density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
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| • Population | 7,750 (2011) |
| • Area (km2) | 102.5 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 402 00 |
| Area code(s) | 2410 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΙ |
| Website | www.elassona.com.gr |
Elassona (Greek: Ελασσόνα; older form: Elasson Ἐλασσών, Aromanian: Lăsun) 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 ancient "Perrhaebi", known today as Thessaly. It is situated at the foot of Mount Olympus. Elassona is bypassed by the GR-3 (Larissa - Kozani - Florina).
Unlike the rest of Thessaly, which was annexed by Greece in 1881, Elassona remained part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912, when it joined Greece (along with Crete, Macedonia and Epirus) following victory in the Balkan Wars.
The municipality Elassona was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 9 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
The municipal unit of Elassona is divided into the following communities:
Until March 15, 2006, Tsaritsani was part of the municipality (now municipal unit) of Elassona and functioned as a municipal district. Under the law 3448/15-3-2006, Tsaritsani got separated from the municipality and declared a commune. The loss of its population and land leaves the remaining municipality with an adjusted 2001 census population of 12,056 and a land area of 291.097 km².
The province of Elassona (Greek: Επαρχία Ελασσόνας) was one of the provinces of the Larissa Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It was abolished in 2006.
(Statistics, 1981-2011)
The municipality Elassona has an area of 1565.2 km2, the municipal unit Elassona has an area of 291.097 km2 (excluding Tsaritsani), and the community Elassona has an area of 102.515 km2.
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