Wednesday 23 September 2026 · Thessaly, GreeceΕλληνικά
Exploring Thessaly

town · Larissa regional unit

Elassona

In Greek: Ελασσόνα

Elassona is a town in the municipality of Elassona, in the Larissa regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 284 metres and 34 km in a straight line from Larissa. At the 2021 census it had 7,182 inhabitants.

Elassona, Larissa regional unit, Greece
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Type
town
Regional unit
Larissa
Municipality
Elassona
Elevation
284 m
Population
7,182 (2021)
Postcode
40200
Distance
34 km from Larissa

Population in the census

Between 1991 and 2021 the population fell by 8%.

Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority censuses, via Wikidata.

From Wikipedia

Elassona is a town and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit of Greece. In antiquity, it was known as Oloosson and was a town of the Perrhaebi tribe. It is situated at the foot of Mount Olympus.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Elassona”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Are you from here?

Send us the story of the village, old photographs, the village feast, a craftsman or a recipe. We will prepare it with you and it will appear on this page.