Polydrosos

Polydrosos (Greek: Πολύδροσος) is a village and a community of the Delphi municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Parnassos, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2011 census recorded 1,125 residents in the village and 1,166 residents in the community.[2] The community of Polydrosos covers an area of 38.672 km2.[4]

Polydrosos
Πολύδροσος
Panorama of Polydrosos.
Panorama of Polydrosos.
Polydrosos is located in Greece
Polydrosos
Polydrosos
Coordinates: 38°38.4′N 22°31.9′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhocis
MunicipalityDelphi
Municipal unitParnassos
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
5.500
Community
[1]
 • Population1,166 (2011)
 • Area (km2)38.672
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
330 51
Area code(s)+30-2234-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationAMx-xxxx

History

Signs of civilization in the area are going back in the early-Greek era (3rd millennium BC). After the destruction of some phocis cities and settlements from Philip II of Macedon, the ancient city of Lilaea merged with the near town of Erochus that was placed in the nowadays Polydrosos cemetery area.[5]

Administrative division

The community of Polydrosos consists of three separate settlements:[2]

  • Ano Polydrosos (population 40)
  • Livadi (population 1)
  • Polydrosos (population 1,125)

The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.[2]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of Polydrosos was 1,166 people, a decrease of almost 5% compared to the previous census of 2001.[2][4]

Year Population
2001[4]1,231
2011[2]1,166

See also
  • List of settlements in the Phocis regional unit

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Detailed census results 2011 Archived 2015-10-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
  3. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. Tsaroucha, Α. "Lilaia and Polydroso".
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