Chaeronea
Χαιρώνεια | |
|---|---|
  Chaeronea Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°29′42″N 22°50′51″E / 38.49500°N 22.84750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Boeotia |
| Municipality | Livadeia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 111.445 km2 (43.029 sq mi) |
| • Community | 26.995 km2 (10.423 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 993 |
| • Municipal unit density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Community | 421 |
| • Community density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΒΙ |
Chaeronea (English: /ˌkaɪrəˈniːə/ or /ˌkɛrəˈniːə/;[2] Greek: Χαιρώνεια Chaironeia, Ancient Greek: [kʰai̯rɔ̌ːneːa]) is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece, located about 35 kilometers east of Delphi. The settlement was formerly known as Kópraina (Κόπραινα), and renamed to Chairóneia (Χαιρώνεια) in 1916.[3] Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Livadeia, of which it is a municipal unit.[4] The municipal unit has an area of 111.445 km2, the community is 26.995 km2.[5] Population 993 (2021). It is located near Mount Thourion in the Cephissus river valley, NW of Thebes.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Frank H. Vizetelly, A Desk-Book of Twenty-five Thousand Words Frequently Mispronounced (New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls, 1917), p. 252.
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Kopraina -- Chaironeia". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.