Lofos
Λόφος
Lofos is located in Greece
Lofos
Lofos
Coordinates: 40°1′N 22°11.1′E / 40.017°N 22.1850°E / 40.017; 22.1850
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityElassona
Municipal unitOlympos
Elevation
558 m (1,831 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
230
Community
[1]
 • Population336 (2011)
 • Area (km2)23.674
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
402 00
Area code(s)+30-2493-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationPIx-xxxx

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 2011 census recorded 230 inhabitants in the village and 336 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Lofos covers an area of 23.674 km2.[3]

History

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]

Administrative division

The community of Lofos consists of two settlements:[1]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Lofos was 230 people, an increase of almost 38% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.[1][3]

Year Population
2001[3] 167
2011[1] 230

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları I: Rumeli Eyaleti (1514–1550) (in Turkish). Directorate of State Archives. pp. VII–VIII, 117. ISBN 978-975-19-6238-6.
  5. ^ "Πανδέκτης: Pazarlades -- Lofos". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  6. ^ "Λόφος (Παζαρλάδες)".
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