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Lamia, known natively as Λαμία, is a city in Greece that serves as the capital of both the Lamia Municipality and the Central Greece Region. The urban area covers 413.5 square kilometers and has a population of 52,006. Situated at an elevation of 67 meters above sea level, the city is located within the administrative entity of the Lamia Municipality. Its postal codes include 35131, 35132, 35133, and 35150, while the local dialing code is 22310.
The city’s patron saint is Luke the Evangelist. Lamia is twinned with Chioggia, Rzeszów, and Paphos. Residents are referred to by the demonyms Lamien, Λαμιώτης, or Λαμιεύς. The city is described in the source Nordisk familjebok and is categorized under the main topic of Lamia (city).
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Λαμιέων
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 52,006
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Travel guide
Understand
One version is that city was named after the mythological figure of Lamia, the daughter of Poseidon and queen of the Trachineans. Another is that it is named after the Malians, the inhabitants of the surrounding area. Now it serves as the agricultural center of a fertile rural and livestock area.
Get in
Lamia sits almost in the middle between Athens (211 km) and Thessaloniki (295 km).
See
— The railway bridge over the river Gorgopotamos is famous for one of the biggest sabotage acts of World War II, known as "Operation Harling". A British mission and 150 Greek partisans blew it up on 25 November 1942, cutting off German supplies being transported between Athens and Thessaloniki.
Do
Football: PAS Lamia 1964 were relegated in 2025 and now play soccer in Superleague 2, the second tier. Their home ground is Municipal Stadium (capacity 5500) 1 km north of town centre.
Go next
Loutra Ypatis - A spa town on the foothills of Mt Oiti, 20 minutes away by car.
Meteora - famous destination and one of the most beautiful nature sights on mainland Greece, through Trikala
Delphi - important and well known UNESCO archeological site, more or less direct bus connection to there
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Lamia (Greek: Λαμία, Lamía, pronounced [laˈmi.a]) is a city in central Greece. The city dates back to antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region (comprising five regional units). According to the 2021 census, the Municipality of Lamia has a population of 66,657, while Lamia itself has 47,529 inhabitants. The city is located on the slopes of Mount Othrys, near the river Spercheios. It serves as the agricultural center of a fertile rural and livestock area.
Name
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lamia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.