Molos (, meaning “

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”) is a town and a former municipality in

Phthiotis Phthiotis (, ''Fthiótida'' ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece (administrative region), Central Greece. The capital is the city of La ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been a part of the municipality

Kamena Vourla Kamena Vourla (, ) is a town and a municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. At the 2011 local government reform it became part of the municipality ''Molos-Agios Konstantinos'' (of which it became the seat), which was renamed to ''Kamena Vourla'' in Jul ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 147.510 km² and a population of 3,611 in 2021.

Transport

The town is served by Molos railway station on the realigned

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, which opened on 20 November 2022.

References

External links

Municipality of Molos
Populated places in Phthiotis Kamena Vourla {{CentralGreece-geo-stub