Loutra Edipsou

Loutra Edipsou Λουτρά Αιδηψού (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Λουτρών Αιδηψού)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	Central Greece
Regional district	Euboea
local community	Istiea-Edipsus
Parish	Edipsus
Geographic coordinates	38 ° 51 '  N , 23 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 51 '  N , 23 ° 3'  E
Height above d. M.	32  m (average)
surface	46.822 km²
Residents	4519 (2011)
Local division	8th
Loutra Edipsou

Loutra Edipsou ( Greek Λουτρά Αιδηψού ( n. Pl. )) Is a coastal town in the north of the Greek island of Evia . From 1997 to 2010, the city was the administrative seat of the municipality of Edipsos . Together with the small town of Edipsos and other villages and settlements, it has formed the eponymous district of Loutra Edipsou (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Λουτρών Αιδηψού) in the municipality of Istiea-Edipsos since 2011 . It is one of the oldest and most visited spas in Greece.

geography

The area of ​​the local community extends to 46.822 km² in the north of Evia . It extends about 18 km along the Gulf of Evia from the municipal boundary to Mandoudi-Limni-Agia Anna in the east to the bay of Gialtra ( Ormos Gialtron Όρμος Γιάλτρων) where the local community Gialtra adjoins to the west. Bordering parishes in the east are Istiea and Orei . Agios borders in the north .

Along the coast lie Ilia , the small town of Loutra Edipsou at the entrance to Gialtra Bay and further north Paralia Agiou Nikolaou . In the mountainous hinterland of Ilia are Ano Ilia , Polyfono and Moni Agiou Georgiou . The area between Loutra Edipsou and Edipsos , which is about 3 km to the north, is heavily sprawled up to the coast at Paralia Agiou Nikolaou , with Maonis immediately to the north . The Ethniki Odos 77 runs from the south near the coast , from Loutra Edipsou it leads inland to Edipsos and from there to Istiea.

tourism

Of the 147 spa facilities in Greece, 93 of which are of touristic importance, Loutra Edipsou is one of the oldest and most popular with around 25,000 visitors in the high season. There are more than 80 hot springs in the city with temperatures between 28 and 86 ° C. Since the 1920s, the population has increased from 250 to 2719 in 2001. The area between Loutra Edipsou and the northern Edipsos and Paralia Agiou Nikolaou is heavily sprawled due to the brisk construction activity. Most of the buildings in the city are relatively newly built multi-story hotels or apartment blocks.

Web links

• Homepage for tourists (Greek)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 22 (PDF, 793 kB)
2. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
3. ↑ Marilena Papageorgiou (Μαριλένα Παπαγεωργίου): Χωροταξικές όψεις του θερμαλιστικού τουρισμού στην Εωροταξδα. In: Hellenic Geographical Society (ed.): Πρακτικά του 9ου Πανελλήνιου Γεωγραφικού Συνεδρίου της Ελληνικής Γεωγεραφικής Ετας. Athens 2010. p. 574.
   Athanasios Geranios, Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, Anna Louizi, Aikaterini Karatzi: Multiple radon survey in spa of Loutra Edipsou (Greece). Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Volume 112, Number 2, 2004, p. 251.