Vehicle registration ΜΙ Municipality Amfikleia-Elateia | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Tuesday 8:59 PM | |
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Amfikleia (Greek: Αμφίκλεια, before 1915: Δαδί - Dadi) is a town and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfikleia-Elateia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 229.366 km2, the community 108.124 km2. At the 2011 census, the population of the municipal unit was 4,186 and of the community 3,191. The town is situated at the northern foot of Mount Parnassus, in the valley of the river Cephissus. It is 11 km northwest of Kato Tithorea and 31 km southeast of Lamia. Greek National Road 3 (Thebes - Lamia) passes through the town. It has a railway station on the Athens–Thessaloniki railway.
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Map of Amfikleia 350 02, Greece
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Amfikleia consists of the following communities:
History
Amfikleia was named after the ancient town Amphicleia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφίκλεια). Amphicleia was also named Ἀμφίκαια - Amphicaea and Ὀφιτεία - Ophiteia. It was situated in the north of ancient Phocis. The Persians under Xerxes destroyed the city in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It was rebuilt afterwards, and at the time of Pausanias (2nd century AD), it was known for the worship of Dionysus.
The town Dadi, which was founded near the site of ancient Amphicleia, was renamed to Amfikleia in 1915.