Tithorea

Tithorea parish
Δημοτική Ενότητα Τιθορέας
(Τιθορέα)

Basic data

State :

Greece

Region :

Geographic coordinates :

38 ° 35 ′ N , 22 ° 40 ′ E Coordinates: 38 ° 35 ′ N , 22 ° 40 ′ E

Height above d. M .:

248 m
(average)

Area :

149.593 km²

Residents :

4,759 (2011)

Population density :

31.8 inhabitants / km²

Code No .:

270201

Structure:

1 city district
4 local communities

Located in the municipality of Amfiklia-Elatia and in the regional unit of Fthiotida

Tithorea ( Greek Δημοτική Ενότητα Τιθορέας ) is one of three municipal districts of the Central Greek municipality Amfiklia-Elatia .

geography

Geographical location

Tithorea is 150 km from Athens , north of the Parnassus and south of the massif of the Kallidromo and thus occupies an important central position in the valley of the Kifisos . The highest peak of Parnassus, the Liakoura (Lykoreia, 2455/2457 m) is located in the south of the municipality. The Ethniki Odos 3 runs past the village in the valley of the Kifisos. With 149.593 km² it is the smallest district in the municipality. The municipality emerged as part of the 2011 administrative reform from the municipality of the same name, which has existed since 1997.

Administrative division

Tithorea is subdivided into the municipality of Kato Tithorea and four local communities: Velitsa (Βελίτσα), Modi (Μόδι), Agia Marina (Αγία Μαρίνα) and Agia Paraskivi (Αγία Παρασκευή).

District local community	Greek name	code	Area (km²)	2001 residents	Residents 2011	Villages and settlements
Kato Tithorea	Δημοτική Κοινότητα Κάτω Τιθορέας	27020101	23,850	2770	1841	Kato Tithorea
Agia Marina	Τοπική Κοινότητα Αγίας Μαρίνης Λοκρίδος	27020102	24,600	0327	0230	Agia Marina, Moni Agias Marinas
Agia Paraskevi	Τοπική Κοινότητα Αγίας Παρασκευής	27020103	07.100	0251	0180	Agia Paraskevi
Modes	Τοπική Κοινότητα Μοδίου	27020104	37.747	0510	0317	Modi, Moni Modiou
Tithorea	Τοπική Κοινότητα Τιθορέας	27020105	56.296	0901	0630	Tithorea, Moni Odigitrias
total		270201	149.593	4759	3198

Population geography

With 3,198 inhabitants in 2011, Tithorea is the district with the lowest population in the municipality.

Districts

Kato Tithorea

Kato Tithorea is the economic and cultural center of the administrative center. The train station provides the connection to Athens and also provides access to the important ski areas of Parnassus. Kato Tithorea is also the seat of the administrative unit.

Velitsa

Velitsa offers many attractions first of all there are many old houses in the village, the ancient wall and the traditional water mill at the gorge of Kachala (φαράγγι του Καχάλα). In the chapel Ai Janni (Άη-Γιάννη) there is a mosaic floor from the 3rd / 4th centuries. Century and the forest reserve (Αισθητικό δάσος Τιθορέας) is included in the Natura 2000 program. In addition, there are the little churches of Abba Zosima (Αββά Ζωσιμά), Agi arsali (Αγιαρσαλή) and Agios Georgios (Άγιος Γεώργιος), as well as the cave of Odysseas Androutsos (Οδυσσέας Αστορς).

Modes

Modi also has a number of archaeological remains. These include Roman baths and a quarry, as well as other monuments: a tower from the Hellenistic period, the Avlaki (Αυλάκι), as well as the churches of Agios Athanasios (Άγιος Αθανάσιος) and Matamorfosis tou Sotiros (Μεταμόττφωσης ήτω Στω.

Agia Marina

Agia Marina is known for its monastery, which was built in the first millennium and nestles around the slopes of Mount Parnassus. There are also so-called gournes (bowls - sinkholes ).

Agia Paraskivi

Sights of the place include the old bridge of Magoula (Μαγούλας), as well as the remains of a ceramic workshop and the church of Agia Paraskivi (Αγίας Παρασκευής).

Services and associations

In the administrative unit there are a number of services and also some associations, such as the women's association (Σύλλογος Γυναικών), which organizes different events every year. In addition, the magazine Mathitiki Echo (Μαθητική Ηχώ) is published there, which has been produced every year since 1985 by students of the Lyceum (Γυμνασίου-Λυκείου Κ.Τ.). In 2006, the rescue team Elliniki Diasostiki Omada Parnassou (Ελληνική Διασωστική Ομάδα Παρνασσού) was created, which is based in Modi and is intended to provide protection in the event of natural disasters.