Plataies

Plataies
Πλαταιές
Village of Plataies, near the ruins of old Plataea. Location of the 479 BCE Battle of Plataea.
Village of Plataies, near the ruins of old Plataea. Location of the 479 BCE Battle of Plataea.
Plataies is located in Greece
Plataies
Plataies
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°14′N 23°13′E / 38.233°N 23.217°E / 38.233; 23.217
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitBoeotia
MunicipalityThebes
Area
 • Municipal unit172.533 km2 (66.615 sq mi)
 • Community37.321 km2 (14.410 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,602
 • Municipal unit density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Community
832
 • Community density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΒΙ

Plataies (Greek: Πλαταιές), anciently Kokhla,[2][3][4] is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thebes, of which it is a municipal unit.[5] The municipal unit has an area of 172.533 km2, the community 37.321 km2.[6] Population 3,602 (2021).[1] The seat of the former municipality was in Kaparelli.

View of Plataies and surrounding area from above.
Ruins of Plataea.

The village is next to the ruins of the ancient city of Plataea and near the site of the Battle of Plataea.

See also

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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. ^ Perdicaris, G. A. (1846). The Greece of the Greeks. Paine & Burgess. p. 127.
  3. ^ 19th century map
  4. ^ Smith, James Reuel (1922). Springs and wells in Greek and Roman literature, their legends and locations. New York, G. P. Putnam's sons. p. 198.
  5. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  6. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.