Gorgopotamos
Gorgopotamos
Γοργοπόταμος | |
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The rail bridge of Gorgopotamos that was blown up by the Greek Resistance during WWII. | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′03″N 22°23′45″E / 38.83417°N 22.39583°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Phthiotis |
| Municipality | Lamia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 157.3 km2 (60.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,810 |
| • Municipal unit density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Community | 380 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 360 00 |
| Vehicle registration | ΜΙ |
| Website | dimosgorgopotamou.gr |
Gorgopotamos (Greek: Γοργοπόταμος) is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lamia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 157.300 km2. It is located 8 km southwest of Lamia and 34 km north of Amfissa. The seat of the municipality was in Moschochori. It is named after the river Gorgopotamos which flows through the municipal unit (its name means in Greek "the rushing river"). The Oiti mountains, a national park, lie to the southwest. The northeastern part of the municipal unit lies in the wide and flat Spercheios valley. The municipal unit of Gorgopotamos borders Lamia to the north and Phocis to the southwest.