Eleftheres, Larissa

Eleftheres Ελευθερές
Community
Eleftheres
Coordinates: 39°34′N 22°20′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Larissa
Municipality	Larissa
Municipal unit	Koilada
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	358
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	41500
Area code(s)	2410

Eleftheres (Greek: Ελευθερές) is a Greek village in Larissa. It is located at a distance of 11 km from the city of Larissa, bordering villages Koilada, Terpsithea and Mesorachi. It lies at an altitude of 110 meters.[2]

Name

The village is also called Eleftherai (in Katharevousa).

History

Remains of the Neolithic and Classical period were found in the hilly area southwest of the village.[3]

People

The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture and livestock. In recent years Eleftheres has seen residential development.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[2]	410	—
2011[4]	520	+26.8%
2021[1]	358	−31.2%

Religious fairs

At the religious fair in memory of Saint Charalampos (10/2) people have the opportunity to taste traditional boiled rice, snacks and local wine. There are also two other religious fairs in memory of Cosmas of Aetolia (24/8) and St. Bessarion.[3]

Photographic material

• 
  Saint Charalampos chapel in Eleftheres
• 
  Viem from Rizo Hill
• 
  The Church of Cosmas of Aetolia
• 
  Eleftheres during December 2010)
• 
  View of village square

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
3. "Τ.Ε.Δ.Κ. Νομού Λάρισας". Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
4. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.