Pyrgetos () is a village in the
Larissa regional unit,
Thessaly
Thessaly ( ; ; ancient Aeolic Greek#Thessalian, Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic and modern administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient Thessaly, a ...
,
Greece
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. It was the seat of the former municipality of
Kato Olympos, which has been part of the municipality of
Tempi since 2011. Its elevation is 140 m.
In 2021 its population was 1,373.
It is located on the southeastern slopes of
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus (, , ) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa (regional unit), Larissa and Pieria (regional ...
, 4 km east of
Rapsani, 34 km northeast of
Larissa
Larissa (; , , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper, according to the 2021 census. It is also the capital of the Larissa ...
and 40 km south of
Katerini
Katerini (, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Regional Unit of Piera in Central Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mount Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude ...
. It is situated near the ''Delta of
Pineios'', which is a protected area, part of the
Natura 2000 network.
Natura 2000
/ref> Remains of a Venetian bridge are situated at the place Leivadi.
References
External links
Official website of the villageLarissa - Pyrgetos
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Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
Tempi (municipality)