Lofos, Elassona
Community in Greece
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lofos (Greek: Λόφος, Greek pronunciation: ['lofos]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Olympos.[2] The community of Lofos covers an area of 23.674 km2.[3]
Lofos
Λόφος | |
|---|---|
  Lofos | |
| Coordinates: 40°1′N 22°11.1′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
| Municipality | Elassona |
| Municipal unit | Olympos |
| Area | |
• Community | 23.674 km2 (9.141 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 200 |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 402 00 |
| Area code | +30-2493 |
| Vehicle registration | PI |
History
The settlement was recorded as a village with the name Bazarlıfakih, in the Ottoman tahrir defter (number 101) of 1521.[4] The village was known as Pazarládes (Παζαρλάδες) until 1957, when it was renamed to Lófos.[5] Until the exchange of populations in 1924 and the arrival of the refugees from Pontus, mainly from Erbaa and Niksar, the village was inhabited by local Muslims.[6]
Administrative division
The community of Lofos consists of two settlements:[7]
- Asprochoma
- Lofos