Livadi
Municipal unit in Greece
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Livadi or Leivadi (Greek: Λ[ε]ιβάδι) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit.[2]
Livadi
Λιβάδι | |
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 Location within the regional unit | |
  Livadi | |
| Coordinates: 40°7.6′N 22°9.45′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
| Municipality | Elassona |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 158.273 km2 (61.110 sq mi) |
| • Community | 140.90 km2 (54.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,160 m (3,810 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,413 |
| • Municipal unit density | 15.25/km2 (39.49/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,079 |
| • Community density | 14.76/km2 (38.22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 400 02 |
| Area code | +30-2493 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΙ |
| Website | www.livadi.gr |
In the Ottoman tahrir defteri of 1521, the settlement is recorded as a village with the name Livadi.[3] The village was founded by Aromanian agricultural and livestock farmers.[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality.[2] The community of Livadi covers an area of 140.90 km2 while the respective municipal unit 158.273 km2.[5]
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Livadi is subdivided into the following communities:
- Dolichi
- Livadi
Geography
Population
Notable people
- Giorgakis Olympios (1772–1821), fighter in the Greek War of Independence