Lofos
Λόφος | |
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Coordinates: 40°1′N 22°11.1′E / 40.017°N 22.1850°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Thessaly |
Regional unit | Larissa |
Municipality | Elassona |
Municipal unit | Olympos |
Area | |
• Community | 23.674 km2 (9.141 sq mi) |
Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Community | 200 |
• Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Postal code | 402 00 |
Area code(s) | +30-2493 |
Vehicle registration | PI |
Lofos ( Greek: Λόφος, Greek pronunciation: ['lofos]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality. [2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Olympos. [2] The community of Lofos covers an area of 23.674 km2. [3]
The settlement was recorded as a village with the name Bazarlıfakih, in the Ottoman tahrir defter (number 101) of 1521. [4] The village was known as Pazarládes (Παζαρλάδες) until 1957, when it was renamed to Lófos. [5] Until the exchange of populations in 1924 and the arrival of the refugees from Pontus, mainly from Erbaa and Niksar, the village was inhabited by local Muslims. [6]
The community of Lofos consists of two settlements: [7]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2001 [3] | 262 | — |
2011 [7] | 336 | +28.2% |
2021 [1] | 200 | −40.5% |