Stylida

Stylida Στυλίδα
Stylida
Location within the region
Coordinates:
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Phthiotis
Government
• Mayor	Apostolos Gletsos
Area
• Municipality	462.4 km2 (178.5 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Municipality	12,750
• Municipality density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	6,126
Community
• Population	5011
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΜΙ
Website	http://www.stylida.gr

Stylida (Greek: Στυλίδα) is a town and a municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. The population of the municipal unit was 6,126 (2011).

History

First mention of the town of Stylida was during ancient times when the town was named Phalara (Greek: Φάλαρα). The town has many ancient buildings and artifacts, such as the wall near the church of Agia Ekaterini, the tombs located near Karkali street and a mosaic under the Eleftheriou Venizelou street.

Municipality

The municipality Stylida was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Echinaioi
• Pelasgia
• Stylida

Geography

The port town Stylida is situated on the northern shore of the Malian Gulf, and at the southern foot of Mount Othrys, It is 15 km east of Lamia, the capital of Phthiotis. The Greek National Road 1 passes through the town.

Twin towns

• Amelia, Italy, since 2002

External links

• Municipality of Stylida (Greek) (English)