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Aliartos
Aliartos () is a small town and former municipality in the Boeotia regional unit, Greece, at 109 kilometres from Athens and about 18 kilometres west of Thebes. Since 2011, it is part of the municipality Aliartos-Thespies. The 2021 census recorded 5,388 residents in the municipal unit of Aliartos and 4,385 in the town of Aliartos. Its name comes from the ancient city of Haliartus.
Haliartos
Haliartus or Haliartos (), also known as Ariartus, Ariartos, Hariartus, or Hariartos (Ἀρίαρτος or Ἁρίαρτος), was a town of ancient Boeotia, and one of the cities of the Boeotian League. It was situated on the southern side of Lake Copais in a pass between the mountain and the lake. It is mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad by Homer, who gives it the epithet ποιήεις (grassy) in consequence of its well-watered meadows. According to tradition it was founded by Haliartus, a son of Thersander, and grandson of Sisyphus.
Aliartos-Thespies Municipality
Aliartos-Thespies (, until 2014: Aliartos) is a municipality in the Boeotia regional unit, Central Greece, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aliartos. The municipality has an area of 256.507 km2.
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village in Aliartos-Thespies Municipality, Greece
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village in Viotia, Greece
Thespies
Thespies (; before 1934: Erimókastro) is a village in Boeotia, Greece. A former municipality, which included the village, shared the same name. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aliartos-Thespies, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,386 (2021). The municipal unit has an area of 108.152 km2, the community 12.725 km2.