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Lamia (Greek: Λαμία, Lamía, pronounced) is a city in central Greece. The city dates back to antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region (comprising five regional units). According to the 2021 census, the Municipality of Lamia has a population of 66,657 while Lamia itself has ...
Lamia was the daughter born between King Belus of Egypt and Lybie, according to one source. [a] [11] [17] According to the same source, Lamia was taken by Zeus to Italy, and that Lamos, the city of the man-eating Laestrygonians, was named after her. [11] A different authority remarks that Lamia was once queen of the Laestrygonians. [19] [b] [c]
The capital is the city of Lamia. It is bordered by the Malian Gulf to the east, Boeotia in the south, Phocis in the south, Aetolia-Acarnania in the southwest, Evrytania in the west, Karditsa regional unit in the north, Larissa regional unit in the north, and Magnesia in the northeast. The name dates back to ancient times.
The archaeological museum is located within the grounds of Lamia Castle on the acropolis of Lamia, [3] [4] the capital of the Fthiotida Prefecture. [5] The castle was originally built in 1830 by Otto, the Bavarian first king of Greece after Greece attained independence. During World War II it was an army barracks.
People from Lamia (city) (2 C, 11 P) Y. Ypati (11 P) Pages in category "Lamia (city)" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Leianokladi (Greek: Λειανοκλάδι) 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. [2]
The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended.Along with Thessaly, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece based at Larissa.
Ypati (Greek: Υπάτη) is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, central peninsular Greece.Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Lamia, of which it is a municipal unit. [2]