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Viotia
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|---|---|
| Capital: | Livadia |
| Area: | 3,211 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 131,129(2001) |
| Population density: | 40.84 inh./km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | GR-03 |
| Car designation: | BI |
| Code for the municipalities: | 08xx |
| Number of provinces: | 2 |
| Number of municipalities: | 18 |
| Number of independent communes: | 2 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-26x0 (030-26x0) |
| Postal code | 32x xx 190 12 in Dervenochori |
| Name of inhabitants: | Boeotian sing. -s pl. |
| 2-letter abbreviation: | BT |
| Website: | www.viotia.gr (in Greek) |
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Viotia (Greek: Βοιωτία), also Voiotia is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is within the Central Greece periphery. The area was known in ancient imes as Boeotia. Its capital is Livadeia and the second largest city is Thebes. It has access to the island of Euboea via two bridges, one that runs through Chalkida and one bypasses it with another road via Athens. Its bounding prefectures are Phokida in the west, Fthiotis in the north and northwest, Euboea in the east via a bay and a gulf and Attica in the south. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... ISO 3166-2:GR are ISO 3166-2 codes for Greece. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... Image:GreeceViotia. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Boeotia (Greek Βοιωτια) was the central area of ancient Greece. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ... Euboea, or Evia or Negropont (Greek: ΕÏβοια, modern transliteration: Evvoia, Evvia or Evia), 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. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Phocis (Greek, Modern: Φωκίδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s, also Phokida, Phokis) is an ancient district of central Greece. ... Fthiotis, or Fthiotida (Greek, Modern: Φθιώτιδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: Φθιώτις) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attikí) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ...
It has two lakes located northeast, one in 2002 revealed a lost village. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Geography
Its geography includes part of the Parnitha ranges in the southwest with a huge mining area, one of the largest in the southeast and mountains in the south including Helicon and more cover the west including mount Parnassus where the prefecture's only skiing resort is located and more in the north with a few forests and hills in the east. Its longest river, the Cephissus valley is in the central part is where most of the low-lying areas of Viotia lie. Two lakes are in the northeast and was considered a wetland. Mount Parnitha (Greek, Modern: Πάρνηθα, [ncient/Katharevousa: -is, sometimes Parnetha), older forms Parnes, Parnis is mountain and range north of Athens and Menidi/Acharnae, the tallest on the peninsula of Attica. ... For the fictional planet, see Helicon (planet). ... 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 is therefore also called the Cephisian Lake. ...
Climate
Its climate ranges from hot summers to mild to cool winters while much of the day in the northern and the eastern part are cloudy during the later part of the day. Winter is very common in areas higher than 1,000 m and summer is a little cooler than the low lying areas.
History
For history before the prefecture, see the Boeotia article. Boeotia (Greek Βοιωτια) was the central area of ancient Greece. ...
In mid-2001 in the forested hills of Dilesi, a forest fire consumed most of the mountain and burnt a few or tens of houses and properties. Damages were in the billions of drachmas or millions of dollars. The fire lasted for a few days. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Transportation
- Greece Interstate 1/E75, SE, E, NE
- Greece Interstate 3, S, E, Cen., W, NW
- Greece Interstate 27, W, SW
- Greece Interstate 44, E
- Greece Interstate 48, W
Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... The E75 is part of the Trans European Road Network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ... Greece Interstate 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 FYROM border near Niki. ... Greece Interstate 27 is a highway linking Itea, Amfissa and Lamia. ... Greece Interstate 44 is a highway linking the cities of Thiva, Chalkida and Karystos. ... Greece Interstate 48 is a highway in Western and Central Greece. ...
Places
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. ... 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. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ...
Municipalities
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat | Postal code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akrefnio | 0801 | Akrefnio | 322 00 |
| Aliartos | 0802 | Aliartos | 322 01 |
| Arachova | 0804 | Arachova | 320 04 |
| Cheronia | 0820 | Cheronia | 321 00 |
| Davlia | 0806 | Davlia | 320 08 |
| Dervenochori | 0807 | Pyli | 190 12 |
| Distomo | 0808 | Distomo | 320 05 |
| Oinofyta | 0815 | Oinofyta | 320 11 |
| Koronia | 0812 | Agios Georgios | 320 07 |
| Livadeia/Levadia | 0814 | Livadeia | 321 00 |
| Orchomenos | 0816 | Orchomenos | 323 00 |
| Platees | 0817 | Kaparelli | 322 00 |
| Schimatari | 0818 | Schimatari | 320 09 |
| Tanagra | 0819 | Arma | 322 00 |
| Thespies | 0809 | Thespies | 320 02 |
| Thisvi | 0811 | Domvrena | 320 10 |
| Thiva | 0810 | Thebes | 322 00 |
| Vayia | 0805 | Vayia | 320 02 |
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. ... Davlia - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Oinofyta, Oinofita, Inofita or Inofyta (Greek meaning wine plant) is a municipality and a town located in the southeastern portion of the prefecture of Viotia, rarely a suburb of Athens but not, it lies next to the prefecture of Attica. ... A king in Greek mythology, Orchomenus was the father of Elara. ... 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. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ...
Communes
Independent communes:
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat | Postal code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antikyra | 0803 | Antikyra | 320 12 |
| Kyriaki | 0813 | Kyriaki | 320 06 |
