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Pythio

In Greek: Πύθιο

Pythio is a village in the municipality of Elassona, in the Larissa regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 711 metres and 50 km in a straight line from Larissa. At the 2021 census it had 285 inhabitants.

Pythio, Larissa regional unit, Greece
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At a glance

Type
village
Regional unit
Larissa
Municipality
Elassona
Elevation
711 m
Population
285 (2021)
Postcode
40200
Distance
50 km from Larissa

Population in the census

Between 1991 and 2021 the population fell by 68%.

Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority censuses, via Wikidata.

From Wikipedia

Pythio is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Olympos, of which it was a municipal district. The community of Pythio covers an area of 38.959 km2. The settlement was known as Selos until 1928, when it was officially renamed Pythion.

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

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