Place:Litochoro, Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece

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NameLitochoro
Alt namesLitochoronsource: Wikipedia
Litohorosource: Wikipedia
Litohoronsource: Wikipedia
Litokhoronsource: Wikipedia
Litókhoronsource: Getty
TypeCity or town
Coordinates40.1°N 22.5°E
Located inPieria, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Litochoro (Litóchoro; Katharevousa: Λιτόχωρον) is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the Dio-Olympos municipality, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is located at the base of Mount Olympus, on the western shore of the Thermaic Gulf. The first recorded mention of Litochoro is in an account of a visit by Saint Dionysius (Greek: Άγιος Διονύσιος) to Mount Olympus in the 16th century. The town is a popular destination for those wishing to climb Mount Olympus as almost all climbing routes begin to the southwest of the town. A famous son of the town was Christos Kakkalos, who first ascended first Mount Olympus in 1913.

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Historical population

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Year Town population Municipal unit
1981 6,157 -
1991 6,667 6,864
2001 6,697 7,011
2011[1] 6,995 7,259
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