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Paralia or Paralia
Katerinis ( , Ancient/Katharevoussa Greek: Παραλίον,
meaning "beach) is a municipality in the eastern part of the
prefecture of Pieria
. The
seat of the municipality is in
Kallithea. Paralia is linked with
GR-13 and
GR-1/
E75 including the superhighway. The beach
is situated in the
Olympian
Riviera. Paralia is famous for its hotels, taverns,
restaurants, bars and nightclub (discotheques). The
Thermian Gulf is situated to the east. The
sandy coastline covers almost all of its coastline. Paralia
Katerinis since the 1960s serves the superhighway. In the
mid-1990s, the superhighway added 2 additional lanes to the
undivided superhighway.
Paralia is located 4 km E of Katerini
, SE of
Veria
, 70 km S of Thessaloniki
and the Makedonia International Airport
, N of Larissa
, NNW of
Athens
, NE of Tyrnavos
, NE of Mount
Olympus and 150 km NE of Kalampaka
. The 2001 census reported a population of
1,476 for the village Paralia, and 6,449 for the
municipality.
Nearest places
Geography
Farmlands dominate most of the area within Paralia. Tourism is very
common during the summer months.
Other
Paralia a small port located in the southeastern end and squares
(
plateies). The nearest train
station and hospital is in Katerini
Historical population
Year |
Population |
Change |
1981 |
- |
- |
1991 |
3100 |
- |
2001 |
- |
- |
References
- [1]. Data from the 2001 census, at the National
Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ), www.statistics.gr
External links
See also