Aliartos () is a small town and former municipality in the
Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia (; modern Greek, modern: ; ancient Greek, ancient: ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Central Greece (adm ...
regional unit, Greece, at 109 kilometres from
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
and about 18 kilometres west of
Thebes. Since 2011, it is part of the municipality
Aliartos-Thespies.
The 2021 census recorded 5,388 residents in the municipal unit of Aliartos and 4,385 in the town of Aliartos.
[ Its name comes from the ancient city of Haliartus.
]
History
The modern town of Aliartos is a recent creation. In the early 19th century, the site was occupied by two small agricultural settlements, Moulki (Μούλκι) and Krimpas (Κριμπάς). In 1835, the name of ancient Haliartus was revived for the newly established municipality which encompassed these settlements. Krimpas was renamed to Aliartos in June 1919, but in 1951 the settlement was disbanded and the name was transferred in July 1953 to Moulki.Name changes of settlements in Greece, Moulki-Aliartos
/ref> The names of Moulki and Krimpas survive as quarters of the new town.
Geography
Aliartos lies in the center of the Kopais (Kωπαΐδα) plain. The municipality of Aliartos covers an area of , the municipal unit of Aliartos is and the community is .
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
, Aliartos has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (''Csa''), with wet, cool winters and dry, hot summers.
See also
* Tower of Aliartos
* List of settlements in Boeotia
References
Populated places in Boeotia
Aliartos-Thespies
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