Elassona
Elassona
Ελασσόνα | |
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Overview of Elassona | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′N 22°11′E / 39.883°N 22.183°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,565.2 km2 (604.3 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 291.1 km2 (112.4 sq mi) |
| • Community | 102.5 km2 (39.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 25,459 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 10,183 |
| • Municipal unit density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| • Community | 7,476 |
| • Community density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 402 00 |
| Area code(s) | 2410 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΙ |
| Website | dimoselassonas |
Elassona (Greek: Ελασσόνα, romanized: Ellassóna; Katharevousa: Greek: Ἐλασσών, romanized: Elasson) is a town and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit in Greece. During antiquity Elassona was called Oloosson (Ὀλοοσσών) and was a town of the Perrhaebi tribe. It is situated at the foot of Mount Olympus. Elassona is bypassed by the GR-3 (Larissa - Kozani - Florina).