Praitori, Larissa

Community in Greece

Praitori

Πραιτώρι

Community

Praitori

Coordinates: 39°47.5′N 22°3.9′E﻿ / ﻿39.7917°N 22.0650°E﻿ / 39.7917; 22.0650
Country| Greece
Administrative region| Thessaly
Regional unit| Larissa
Municipality| Elassona
Municipal unit| Potamia
Area

• Community

| 14.957 km2 (5.775 sq mi)
Elevation

| 175 m (574 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Community

| 301
• Density| 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

402 00

Area code(s)| +30-2493
Vehicle registration| PI

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 community of Praitori covers an area of 14.957 km2.[3]

## History

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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

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

## Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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2001[3]| 421| —
2011[6]| 362| −14.0%
2021[1]| 301| −16.9%

## See also

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* List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit

## 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Πραιτώρι (in Greek). elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
6. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Elassona

Municipal unit of Antichasia|

* Akri
* Krania
* Loutro

Municipal unit of Elassona|

* Drymos
* Elassona
* Evangelismos
* Galanovrysi
* Kefalovryso
* Palaiokastro
* Stefanovouno
* Valanida

Municipal unit of Karya|

* Karya
* Kryovrysi
* Sykaminea

Municipal unit of Livadi|

* Dolichi
* Livadi

Municipal unit of Olympos|

* Flampouro
* Kallithea Elassonos
* Kokkinogeio
* Kokkinopilos
* Lofos
* Olympiada
* Pythio

Municipal unit of Potamia|

* Amouri
* Domeniko
* Magoula
* Megalo Eleftherochori
* Mesochori
* Praitori
* Sykia
* Vlachogianni

Municipal unit of Sarantaporo|

* Azoros
* Gerania
* Giannota
* Lykoudi
* Milea
* Sarantaporo
* Tsapournia

Municipal unit of Tsaritsani|

* Tsaritsani

Municipal unit of Verdikoussa|

* Verdikoussa

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