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Limenas Litochorou
Limenas Litochorou () or Gritsa () is a coastal village of the Dio-Olympos, Dio-Olympos municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Litochoro. The settlement of Limenas Litochorou had a population of 12 inhabitants as of 2021. Limenas Litochorou is a part of the community of Litochoro. See also *List of settlements in the Pieria regional unit References Populated places in Pieria (regional unit) Tourist attractions in Central Macedonia {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia ( ; , ) is one of the thirteen Regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece, consisting the central part of the Geographic regions of Greece, geographical and historical region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. With a population of almost 1.8 million, it is the second most populous region in Greece after Attica (region), Attica. Geography The region of Central Macedonia is situated in Northern Greece, bordering the Administrative regions of Greece, regions of Western Macedonia (west), Thessaly (south), Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (east), and bounded to the north at the international borders of Greece by the Republic of North Macedonia and Bulgaria. The southern part is coastal and is bathed by the Thermaic Gulf, Thermaic, Toronean Gulf, Toroneos, Singitic Gulf, Singitic and Strymonian Gulf, Strymonic gulfs. The largest city and capital of the region is Thessaloniki. Serres is the second most populous city, followed by Katerini, Veria and Giannitsa. Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieria (regional Unit)
Pieria () is one of the regional units of Greece located in the southern part of the Central Macedonia, Region of Central Macedonia, within the historical province of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Katerini. The name Pieria originates from the ancient Pieres tribe. In Pieria, there are many sites of archeological interest, such as Archaeological Park of Dion, Dion, Pydna (Ancient Site), Pydna, Leivithra and Platamon Castle, Platamonas. Pieria contains Mount Pierus of Emathia, Pierus, from which Hermes takes flight in order to visit Calypso (mythology), Calypso, and is the home of Orpheus, the Muses, and contains the Pierian Spring. Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece and throne of the ancient Greek gods, is located in the southern part of Pieria. Other ancient cities included Leibethra and Pimpleia. Geography The Pieria regional unit is bordered by Imathia to the north, Kozani (regional unit), Kozani to the west, and to the south and west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dio-Olympos
Dion-Olympos (, ''Díon-Ólympos'') is a municipality in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Litochoro. The municipality has an area of 495.314 km2. Municipality The municipality Dion-Olympos was formed as part of the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: * Dion * East Olympos *Litochoro Litochoro (, ''Litóchoro''; Katharevousa: Λιτόχωρον) is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria (regional unit), Pieria regional unit, Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government re ... References Municipalities of Central Macedonia Populated places in Pieria (regional unit) Mount Olympus {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litochoro
Litochoro (, ''Litóchoro''; Katharevousa: Λιτόχωρον) is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria (regional unit), Pieria regional unit, Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the Dio-Olympos municipality, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is located at the base of Mount Olympus, on the western shore of the Thermaic Gulf. The first recorded mention of Litochoro is in an account of a visit by Saint Dionysius (Greek: Άγιος Διονύσιος) to Mount Olympus in the 16th century. The town is a popular destination for those wishing to climb Mount Olympus as almost all climbing routes begin to the southwest of the town. History On 10 June 1999, 2,200 U.S. Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit landed at Litochoro on their way to Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, Kosovo via the North Macedonia, Republic of North Macedonia as part of the Kosovo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In The Pieria Regional Unit
This is a list of settlements in the Pieria (regional unit), Pieria regional unit, Greece. * Agiannis, Pieria, Agiannis * Agia Varvara, Pieria, Agia Varvara * Agios Dimitrios, Pieria, Agios Dimitrios, Katerini * Agios Dimitrios, Dio-Olympos * Agios Spyridonas, Pieria, Agios Spyridonas * Aiginio * Alonia, Pieria, Alonia * Alyki, Pieria, Alyki * Andromachi * Ano Agios Ioannis * Ano Milia, Pieria, Ano Milia * Aronas * Dion, Pieria, Dion * Elafos, Pieria, Elafos * Elatochori * Exochi, Pieria, Exochi * Foteina * Fteri, Pieria, Fteri * Ganochora * Kallithea, Pieria, Kallithea * Kalyvia Varikou * Karitsa, Pieria, Karitsa * Karyes, Pieria, Karyes * Kastania, Pieria, Kastania * Katachas * Katalonia * Katerini * Kato Agios Ioannis * Kato Milia * Kitros * Kolindros * Kondariotissa * Korinos * Koukkos, Pieria, Koukkos * Lagorrachi * Leptokarya * Limenas Litochorou * Litochoro * Livadi, Pieria, Livadi * Lofos, Pieria, Lofos * Makrygialos, Pieria, Makrygialos * Megali Gefyra * Meliadi * Mesaia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Pieria (regional Unit)
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
