Livadi

Livadi
Λιβάδι
Livadi is located in Greece
Livadi
Livadi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°7.6′N 22°9.45′E / 40.1267°N 22.15750°E / 40.1267; 22.15750
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityElassona
Area
 • Municipal unit158.273 km2 (61.110 sq mi)
 • Community140.90 km2 (54.40 sq mi)
Elevation
1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,413
 • Municipal unit density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Community
2,079
 • Community density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
400 02
Area code(s)+30-2493
Vehicle registrationΡΙ
Websitewww.livadi.gr

Livadi or Leivadi (Greek: Λ[ε]ιβάδι) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit.[2]

In the Ottoman tahrir defteri of 1521, the settlement is recorded as a village with the name Livadi.[3] The village was founded by Aromanian agricultural and livestock farmers.[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality.[2] The community of Livadi covers an area of 140.90 km2 while the respective municipal unit 158.273 km2.[5]

  1. ^ "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. ^ Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları I: Rumeli Eyaleti (1514–1550) (in Turkish). Ankara: Directorate of State Archives. pp. VII–VIII, 42, 540. ISBN 978-975-19-6238-6. p. 540: Livadi k., Alasonya n., Alasonya kz., Tırhala l.: TD 101/20
  4. ^ "Λιβάδι". www.elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  5. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.