Praitori, Larissa

Praitori (Greek: Πραιτώρι, Greek pronunciation: [pɾe'toɾi]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Potamia, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 362 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Praitori covers an area of 14.957 km2.[3]

Praitori
Πραιτώρι
Praitori is located in Greece
Praitori
Praitori
Coordinates: 39°47.5′N 22°3.9′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityElassona
Municipal unitPotamia
Elevation
175 m (574 ft)
Community
[1]
 • Population362 (2011)
 • Area (km2)14.957
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
402 00
Area code(s)+30-2493-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationPIx-xxxx

History

The settlement is recorded as village under the name "Pritor" in an Ottoman Defter of 1521.[4] In the 19th century the village became a chiflik of Ali Pasha.[5]

Economy

The population of Praitori is occupied in animal husbandry and agriculture (mainly tobacco and grain).[5]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Praitori was 362 people, a decrease of almost 14% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.[1][3]

Year Population
2001[3]421
2011[1]362

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları: I - RUMELİ EYALETİ (1514-1550) (in Turkish). Ankara, Türkiye. p. 698. ISBN 9789751962386.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. Πραιτώρι (in Greek). elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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