Polydamantas
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Polydamantas
Πολυδάμαντας | |
|---|---|
  Polydamantas Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′N 22°26′E / 39.333°N 22.433°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
| Municipality | Farsala |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 292.591 km2 (112.970 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,214 |
| • Municipal unit density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΙ |
Polydamantas (Greek: Πολυδάμαντας) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Farsala, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Population 3,214 (2021). The municipal unit has an area of 292.951 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in Vamvakou. The name of the municipality comes from Polydamas of Skotoussa (Ancient Greek: Πολυδάμας, gen. Πολυδάμαντος, Polydámas, Polydámantos (ὁ Σκοτουσσαῖος), son of Nicias), a Thessalian pankratiast, and victor in the 93rd Olympiad (408 BC), who was born in the village of Scotussa or the nearby Polydàmio.
