Eleftherochori, Phthiotis

Eleftherochori
Ελευθεροχώρι
Community
Eleftherochori is located in Greece
Eleftherochori
Eleftherochori
Coordinates: 38°45′49″N 22°27′22″E / 38.76361°N 22.45611°E / 38.76361; 22.45611
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhthiotis
MunicipalityLamia
Municipal unitGorgopotamos
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
46
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Eleftherochori (Greek: Ελευθεροχώρι) is a village in Phthiotis, Central Greece. It is part of the municipality of Lamia, and the municipal unit of Gorgopotamos. According to the 2021 census, its population was 46.[1]

The village lies on the northwestern side of Mount Kallidromo, above the Asopos River ravine; to its east lay the castle of Myropoles (Μυροπώλης), now named Fylaki (Φυλακή), built under Justinian I in the 6th century and connected through a wall with Heraclea Trachis.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Koder, Johannes; Hild, Friedrich (1976). Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 1: Hellas und Thessalia (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 223. ISBN 3-7001-0182-1.