Olympiada(Greek:Ολυμπιάδα) is a town in the northeastern part of thepeninsulaofChalkidiki,Central Macedonia,Greece,with 649 inhabitants in the 2001 census.[1]It is a municipal district of the same name, within the municipality ofStagira-Akanthos.Main occupation of its residents istourismandfishing.It is located 35 km fromIerissosand 90 km fromThessaloniki.Approximately 700 meters from it lies the archaeological site of ancientStagira.The area is declared as a protected zone by theNatura 2000programme.
Name
editOlympiada took its name fromOlympias,a princess ofAncient Epirusand the mother ofAlexander the Great.[2]
History
editThe village was founded byGreek refugees,who came fromAsia Minorin 1923. Originally, the land was marshy andmalariawas a main problem for the population. Many of the refugees died and others migrated to other places, inMacedoniaand inThrace.[2]
References
edit- ^"Ταυτότητα Υδάτων Κολύμβησης: Ολυμπιάδα | Μητρώο ταυτοτήτων υδάτων κολύμβησης της Ελλάδας".www.bathingwaterprofiles.gr.Retrieved2021-02-24.
- ^ab"Επίσημος Ιστοχώρος του Δήμου Αριστοτέλη".2011-08-16. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-08-16.Retrieved2021-02-24.
External links
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