Aliartos

Aliartos

Aliartos

Municipal unit in Greece


Aliartos (Greek: Αλίαρτος) is a small town and former municipality in the Boeotia regional unit, Greece, at 109 kilometres from Athens and about 18 kilometres west of Thebes. Since 2011, it is part of the municipality Aliartos-Thespies.[2] The 2021 census recorded 5,388 residents in the municipal unit of Aliartos and 4,385 in the town of Aliartos.[1] Its name comes from the ancient city of Haliartus.

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History

The modern town of Aliartos is a recent creation. In the early 19th century, the site was occupied by two small agricultural settlements, Moulki (Μούλκι) and Krimpas (Κριμπάς). In 1835, the name of ancient Haliartus was revived for the newly established municipality which encompassed these settlements. Krimpas was renamed to Aliartos in June 1919,[3] but in 1951 the settlement was disbanded and the name was transferred in July 1953 to Moulki.[4] The names of Moulki and Krimpas survive as quarters of the new town.

Geography

Aliartos lies in the center of the Kopais (Kωπαΐδα) plain. The municipality of Aliartos covers an area of 256.507 km2 (99.038 sq mi), the municipal unit of Aliartos is 148.355 km2 (57.280 sq mi) and the community is 66.077 km2 (25.512 sq mi).[5]

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification, Aliartos has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa), with wet, cool winters and dry, hot summers.

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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 from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  3. "Climatological Information for Aliartos, Greece". HNMS. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

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