Desfina
Sign in to saveDesfina () is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 148.992 km2. It is situated on a plateau at 680m elevation, 5 km from the Corinthian Gulf. It is 7 km southeast of Delphi, 9 km east of Itea and 30 km west of Livadeia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Δεσφίνας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας
- Country
- Ελλάς
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Desfina
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Δεσφίνα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Desfinas.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Greece
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Phocis
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Delphi
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 1748
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 148.99
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 680
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +2663
- Elevation
- +680
- Shares border with
- Delphi
- Official website
- www.desfina.gr
- Image
- Apopsi Desfinas.JPG
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Climate
- Customs, traditions and feasts
- Landmarks
- Population
- Events and organizations
- Settlements
- Notable people
- Mayors of Desfina
- References
- External links
Desfina () is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 148.992 km2. It is situated on a plateau at 680m elevation, 5 km from the Corinthian Gulf. It is 7 km southeast of Delphi, 9 km east of Itea and 30 km west of Livadeia.
==History== Ruins near Desfina have been identified as those of the ancient towns Echedameia () and Medeon (Μεδεών). Both towns were destroyed by King Philip II of Macedon around 355-346 BC during the Third Sacred War and were never rebuilt. 4 km to the east, the Late Mycenaean ruins of Kastrouli have been equated with Homeric Anemoreia (Ἀνεμώρεια).