Amfissa
Sign in to savethumb|220px|Southern part of Amphissa Amphissa ( ) is a town in Phocis, Greece, part of the municipality of Delphi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 315.174 km2. It lies on the northern edge of the olive forest of the Crissaean plain, between two mountains, Giona to the west and Parnassus to the east, northwest of Athens and of Delphi, as well as northeast of Naupactus and south of Lamia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Αμφίσσης
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας
- Country
- Ελλάς
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Amphissa
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Άμφισσα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Amfissis.svg
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Άμφισσα_4041.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- View of Amphissa
- Greek Dimos.elevation_min
- 180
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Greece
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Phocis
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Delphi
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- Amphissa
- Official name
- Άμφισσα
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +5553
- Elevation
- +180
- Official website
- www.amfissa.gr
- Image
- Amfissa apopsi.jpg
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Origin of the name
- History
- Classical era
- Hellenistic era
- Roman and Byzantine era
- Crusader era
- Ottoman era and the Greek War of Independence
- Culture and sites of interest
- Historical population
- Climate
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|220px|Southern part of Amphissa Amphissa ( ) is a town in Phocis, Greece, part of the municipality of Delphi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 315.174 km2. It lies on the northern edge of the olive forest of the Crissaean plain, between two mountains, Giona to the west and Parnassus to the east, northwest of Athens and of Delphi, as well as northeast of Naupactus and south of Lamia.
Amphissa dates back to antiquity, with its history spanning around 3,000 years, and has been traditionally the largest and capital city of Phocis. It was the most important city of the ancient Greek tribe of the Ozolian Locrians and one of the most powerful cities in Central Greece. In the Middle Ages, Amphissa came to be known as Salona. It declined after several foreign conquests and destructions, but emerged as an important city in the region and played a major role during the Greek War of Independence.