Olympiada, Larissa

For other uses, see Olympiada.

Olympiada Ολυμπιάδα
Community
Olympiada
Coordinates: 39°59.2′N 22°15.2′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Larissa
Municipality	Elassona
Municipal unit	Olympos
Area
• Community	12.904 km^2 (4.982 sq mi)
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	444
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	402 00
Area code(s)	+30-2493
Vehicle registration	PI

Olympiada (Greek: Ολυμπιάδα, Greek pronunciation: [olibi'aða]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.^[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Olympos.^[2] The community of Olympiada covers an area of 12.904 km².^[3]

Administrative division

The community of Olympiada consists of two settlements:^[4]

• Olympiada
• Sparmos

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[3]	394	—
2011[4]	591	+50.0%
2021[1]	444	−24.9%

History

Olympiada was founded by Pontic refugees, who came from the former Russian province Kars Oblast in Eastern Anatolia during the 1923 population exchange. Christoforos Tsertikidis is said to be the leading founder of Olympiada, and is honored with a statue in the village square.

See also

• List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.