Polydrosos
Πολύδροσος | |
|---|---|
 Panorama of Polydrosos. | |
  Polydrosos | |
| Coordinates: 38°38.4′N 22°31.9′E / 38.6400°N 22.5317°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Phocis |
| Municipality | Delphi |
| Municipal unit | Parnassos |
| Area | |
• Community | 38.672 km2 (14.931 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 1,027 |
| • Density | 26.56/km2 (68.78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 330 51 |
| Area code | +30-2234 |
| Vehicle registration | AM |
Polydrosos (Greek: Πολύδροσος) is a village and a community of the Delphi municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Parnassos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The community of Polydrosos covers an area of 38.672 km2.[3]
History
Signs of civilization in the area are going back in the early-Greek era (3rd millennium BC). After the destruction of some phocis cities and settlements from Philip II of Macedon, the ancient city of Lilaea merged with the near town of Erochus that was placed in the nowadays Polydrosos cemetery area.[4]
Administrative division
The community of Polydrosos consists of three separate settlements:[1]
- Ano Polydrosos (population 13 as of 2021)
- Livadi (uninhabited)
- Polydrosos (population 1,014)
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[3] | 1,231 | — |
| 2011[5] | 1,166 | −5.3% |
| 2021[1] | 1,027 | −11.9% |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ a b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ Tsaroucha, Α. "Lilaia and Polydroso".
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
