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Litochoro (Λιτόχωρο)
Coordinates	40°6′ N 22°30′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Central Macedonia
Prefecture	Pieria
Population	7,011 source (2001)
Elevation	293 m
Postal code	602 00
Area code	23510
Licence plate code	KN

Litochoro (Greek, Modern: Λιτόχωρο, Ancient/Katharevousa Λιτόχωρον, older form: Litochoron) is a town and municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of Pieria, famous for beeing on the roots of Mount Olympus. The town is in a distance of around 90km from Thessaloniki, in the west of the Thermian gulf. The first recorded mention of Litochoro is when Saint Dionysus(Greek: Άγιος Διονύσιος) visited Mount Olympus. A popular town for those wishing to climb Mount Olympus; almost all climbing routes begin to the southwest of Litochoro. Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the central part of Greek Macedonia. ... 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... Pieria (Πιερία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... Katharevousa (Greek Καθαρεύουσα, IPA: ) is a form of the Greek language, created during the early 19th century by Adamantios Korais (1748-1833). ... Pieria (Πιερία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Mytikas Summit, Mt Olympus Mount Olympus (also transliterated as Mount Ólympos, and on modern maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece, at 2,919 (according to new measurements [1]) meters high and one of the highest, in real absolute altitude from base to top, of Europe since its... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Geography and Information

Litochoro is located 22 km S of Katerini, 90 km SSW of Thessaloniki, 58 km N of Larissa and 420 km WNW of Athens, on the eastern slopes of Mount Olympus, of mythological fame as the home of the twelve gods of Olympus. Pine, cedar and fir trees of the forests of Mount Olympus lie to the southwest and northwest. Much of the land around Litochoro, in particular to the South, remains uncultivated. Farmland is predominant to the North. Litochoro has several restaurants and cafeterias. Katerini (Greek: Κατερίνη) is a town in Northern Greece, the capital of Pieria prefecture. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Larissa (Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa Prefecture. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. ...

• Mount Olympus from Litochoro

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Pláka

East of the town of Litochoro there is an extended coastal area, known with the name Pláka or Pláka Litochorou(Πλάκα Λιτοχώρου), spreading from the foot of Olympus until the Thermaic Gulf and extending from Leptokarya in the south to Gritsa in the north. A part of the E75 highway national road passes through the area of Plaka, in the south of Litochoro. The coast mainly consists of sandy beaches with seaside resorts as well as hotels, campsites, seaside restaurants and beach bars, (which mostly operate during the summer season from June to September). In the area of Plaka there are private residences, luxurious villas and cottages.
The Thermaic Gulf (Greek Θερμαϊκός Κόλπος, Macedonian / Slavonic : Солунски Залив / Solunski Zaliv) is a gulf of the Aegean Sea located immediately south of Thessaloniki, east of Pieria and Imathia, and west of Chalkidiki (prefectures of Greece). ...

View of Plaka, east of Litochoro and Mt.Olympus

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Other

Litochoro has schools, banks, a post office, a harbour, a sports centre, a town hall, a hospital, a museum, a concert hall, shopping facilities and squares (plateies). There are two main churches, Agios Nickolaos in the centre and Agios Dimitrios in the North. Litochoro has one of the most traditional cemeteries of Greece, known as Hagios Athanasios, in the north of the town.
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The central square of Litochoro

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Access and transport

Since the 1960s Litochoro has been served by an interchange with GR-1/E75 to its east. In the mid-1990s, the Greek "National Road" from Athens to Thessaloniki was improved in part to "Motorway" standard. Litochoro is on the Northern stretch of this 6 lane dual carriageway, 90 km from Thessaloniki. Its nearest beach is 5 km to the east.
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• Litochoro acquired some fame during the 1999 NATO war in Yugoslavia when allied naval forces arrived on the beach of Gritsa; an action which provoked a reaction by the town's Communists. The event was broadcast live on CNN International.

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Historical population

Litochoro is one of the few municipalities that has the majority of its population living within the town's boundaries. 197 or 2.95% live outside the town. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

External links

• Mapquest - Litochoron, street map not yet available
• Coordinates: 40°6′7″N, 22°30′13″E

See also

• Communities of Pieria

Here are communities and settlements of Pieria in Greece: A-B Aiginio Agios Dimitrios Agios Spyridonas Alonia Ano Agios Ioannis Aronas C-D Chrani Dion E-F Elafia? Elafos, pre-late 20th century, in Imathia Elatochori Exochi Pieria G-I Ganochora K-L Kalyvia Varikou Karitsa Kastania Katacha Katalonia Katerini...

References

• University of Manitoba page about Mount Olympus mentioning Litochoro