Kamena Vourla

Municipality in Greece

Kamena Vourla

Καμένα Βούρλα

Municipality

Kamena Vourla

Location within the region

Coordinates: 38°47′N 22°47′E﻿ / ﻿38.783°N 22.783°E﻿ / 38.783; 22.783
Country| Greece
Administrative region| Central Greece
Regional unit| Phthiotis
Area

• Municipality

| 339.0 km2 (130.9 sq mi)
• Municipal unit| 117.9 km2 (45.5 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Municipality

| 10,924
• Density| 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
• Municipal unit

| 4,361
• Municipal unit density| 37/km2 (96/sq mi)
• Community

| 2,732
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

35008

Vehicle registration| ΜΙ
Website| www.dimos-kamenon-vourlon.gr

Kamena Vourla (Greek: Καμένα Βούρλα, lit. 'Burnt Rushes', Modern Greek pronunciation: [kaˈme̞.na ˈvur.la]) is a town and a municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. At the 2011 local government reform it became part of the municipality Molos-Agios Konstantinos (of which it became the seat),[2] which was renamed to Kamena Vourla in July 2018.[3] The population of the town proper was 2,796 at the 2011 census.[4]

## Geography

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Kamena Vourla is located on the south coast of the Malian Gulf, 4 km (2 mi) west of Cape Knimis, which separates the Malian Gulf from the North Euboean Gulf. The Knimis mountains rise just south of the town. It is crossed by the A1 motorway, which connects Athens and Thessaloniki.

The municipality Kamena Vourla comprises the municipal units Kamena Vourla, Agios Konstantinos and Molos. The municipal unit Kamena Vourla consists of the communities Kamena Vourla, Kainourgio and Regkinio.[2] The municipality has an area of 339.0 km2, the municipal unit Kamena Vourla (the pre-2011 municipality) has an area of 117.9 km2.[5]

## Population

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The population of the municipality Kamena Vourla was 10,924 in 2011, of which 4,361 in the municipal unit Kamena Vourla and 2,732 in the town proper.[1]

## Springs and monastery

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The famous springs became important around 1926 when the chemist Michail Pertesis discovered the exceptionally high radon concentration in the water, which was thought of as a great value for people's health. Nearly ten years later (1930s), the first hotels started to develop. After World War II, Kamena Vourla was transformed into a tourist attraction.

Eight km away on the road heading uphill features the monastery known as Iera Moni Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros which was built in around the 11th century. Nearby the city a historic tomb is situated, a monument to the Battle of Thermopylae with a seal of Leonidas, King of Sparta, located not far from the mountain village Karya.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Δ. Καμένων Βούρλων (Φθιώτιδος), local government changes". EETAA. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
5. ^ "Μητρώο Οικισμών, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός, Ορεινότητα και Έκταση ( 2011 )" (XLS) (in Greek). ELSTAT. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

## External links

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* Official website
* kammenavourla.gr, Kamena Vourla portal & guide
* kamena-vourla.gr, Kamena Vourla hot springs information, facilities, directions, near destinations

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Administrative division of the Central Greece Region

Area
15,549 km2 (6,004 sq mi)
Population
547,390 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
25 (since 2011)
Capital
Lamia

Regional unit of Boeotia|

* Aliartos-Thespies
* Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra
* Livadeia
* Orchomenos
* Tanagra
* Thebes

Regional unit of Euboea|

* Chalcis
* Dirfys-Messapia
* Eretria
* Istiaia-Aidipsos
* Karystos
* Kymi-Aliveri
* Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna
* Skyros

Regional unit of Evrytania|

* Agrafa
* Karpenisi

Regional unit of Phocis|

* Delphi
* Dorida

Regional unit of Phthiotis|

* Amfikleia-Elateia
* Domokos
* Kamena Vourla
* Lamia
* Lokroi
* Makrakomi
* Stylida

Regional governor
Fanis Spanos (since 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Thessaly and Central Greece

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Kamena Vourla

Municipal unit of Agios Konstantinos|

* Agios Konstantinos
* Agnanti

Municipal unit of Kamena Vourla|

* Kainourgio
* Kamena Vourla
* Renginio

Municipal unit of Molos|

* Agia Triada
* Agios Charalampos
* Agios Serafeim
* Anavra
* Kallidromo
* Komnina
* Mendenitsa
* Molos
* Skarfeia

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