Boeotia (Greek: Βοιωτία; -Voiotía, also Viotía) is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is within the Central Greece periphery, and its area was known in ancient times as Boeotia. Its capital is Livadeia and the second largest city is Thebes, and the area has access to the island of Euboea via two bridges : one that runs through Chalkida, and another bypassing it with a further road via Athens. Its bounding prefectures are Phocis in the west, Phthiotis to the north and northwest, Euboea in the east via a bay and a gulf, and Attica to the south. Image:GreeceViotia. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Central Greece (Greek: Στερεά Ελλάδα - Stereá Elláda) is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. ... Livadeia (Greek: Λιβαδειά - Livadeiá or Λεβάδεια - Levádeia) is a city in central Greece. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Central Greece (Greek: Στερεά Ελλάδα - Stereá Elláda) is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. ... Boeotia or Beotia (//, (Greek Βοιωτια; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was the central area of ancient Greece. ... Livadeia (Greek: Λιβαδειά - Livadeiá or Λεβάδεια - Levádeia) is a city in central Greece. ... Thebes (Demotic Greek: Θήβα — Thíva; Katharevousa: — Thêbai or Thívai) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... Chalcis or Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis or Chalkis (Greek, Modern: Χαλκίδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: _is), the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the strait of the Euripus at its narrowest point. ... Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Phocis (Greek, Modern: Φωκίδα/Fokída, Ancient/Katharevousa: Φωκίς/Phokis; named after the Greek mythological personage Phocus) is an ancient district of central Greece and a prefecture of modern Greece located in Sterea Hellas, one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. ... Phthiotis, or (Greek, Modern: Φθιώτιδα - Fthiótida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Φθιώτις) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ...

It has two lakes located in the northeast; one, in 2002, revealed a lost village. Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Geography

Its geography includes part of the Parnitha ranges in the southwest , with a huge mining area in the southeast and mountains in the south, including Helicon ; more cover the west, including mount Parnassus, where the prefecture's only ski resort is located ; and more again in the north, with a few forests and hills in the east. Its longest river, the Cephissus, lies in the central part, where most of the low-lying areas of Boeotia are to be found. Two lakes lie to the northeast, and have been considered a wetland. Mount Parnitha (Greek, modern: Πάρνηθα, ancient/Katharevousa: -is, sometimes Parnetha), older forms Parnes, Parnis (also with the first a accented) is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica elevating officially at 1,413 m and the summit is called Karavola (Καραβόλα). Much of the... This article is about the mountain. ... Mount Parnassus (also Mount Parnassos) is a mountain in central Greece that towers above Delphi. ... The northern Cephissus river (Greek Κήφισσος: Kifissós, Kephissós, or Kêphissos) or Cephisus (Greek Κήφισος: Kêphisos) rises at Lilaea in Phocis and flows by Delphi through Boeotia and eventually issues into Lake Copais which...

Climate

Its climate ranges from hot summers to mild-to-cool winters, while the northern and eastern part are often more likely to experience cloud during the later part of the day. Stronger winter conditions are very common in areas higher than 1,000 m, and summer here is a little cooler than in the low-lying areas.

History

For history before the prefecture, see the Boeotia article. Boeotia or Beotia (//, (Greek Βοιωτια; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was the central area of ancient Greece. ...

Transport

• Greek National Road 1/E75, SE, E, NE
• Greek National Road 3, S, E, Cen., W, NW
• Greek National Road 27, W, SW
• Greek National Road 44, E
• Greek National Road 48, W

Greek National Road 1 is the longest highway in Greece. ... The E75 is part of the Trans European Road Network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ... Greece National Road 3 is a highway that is the old national road from Eleusis to Larissa, and near Tyrnavos to Elassonas and the new national road up to the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia near Niki and links with the M3. ... Greek National Road 27 is a highway linking Itea, Amfissa and Lamia. ... Greek National Road 44 is a highway linking the cities of Thiva, Chalkida and Karystos. ... Greek National Road 48 is a highway in Western and Central Greece. ...

Municipalities and communities

See also: List of settlements in the Boeotia prefecture Akraifnia (Ακραιφνία) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Aliartos (Αλίαρτος) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Arachova or Arakhova (Greek: Αράχωβα) rarely Arakhova is a town and a municipality which this town is the seat located in the western part of the prefecture of Viotia. ... Chaeronea (Χαιρώνεια) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Davlia (Greek: Δαύλεια) or Davleia is a municipality within the prefecture of Boeotia, in Greece. ... Dervenochori (Δερβενοχώρι) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Pyli (Πύλη) is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. ... Distomo (Δίστομο) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Koroneia (Κορώνεια) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Livadeia (Greek: Λιβαδειά - Livadeiá or Λεβάδεια - Levádeia) is a city in central Greece. ... Oinofyta (Greek: Οινόφυτα, English: Wine plant) is a municipality composed by the previous villages of Agios Thomas, Kleidi and Oinofyta located in the southeastern portion of the prefecture of Viotia, close to the prefecture of Attica. ... Orchomenos (Greek: ), the setting for many early Greek Myths, is a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, (modern Viotia, Greece) that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods. ... Plataies (Πλαταιές) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Schimatari (Σχηματάρι) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Tanagra (Greek: Τανάγρα) is a community north of Athens in Boeotia, not far from Thebes, that was noted in antiquity for its mass-produced mold-cast and fired terracotta figurines. ... In statistics, autoregressive moving average (ARMA) models are typically applied to time series data. ... Thebes (Demotic Greek: Θήβα — Thíva; Katharevousa: — Thêbai or Thívai) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain. ... Thespies (Θεσπιές) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Thisvi (Θίσβη) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Vagia (Βάγια) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Antikyra (Αντικύρα) is a community in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Kyriaki (Κυριάκι) is a community in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... This is a list of settlements in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ...