Object description

Elateia was an ancient Greek city of Phthiotis, and the most important place in that region after Delphi. It is also a modern-day town that is a former municipality in the southeastern part of Phthiotis. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is a municipal unit of the municipality Amfikleia-Elateia. Its population is 3,538 inhabitants and its land area is 154.361 km². The municipal seat was the town of Eláteia ; other towns are Zeli , Panagítsa , Lefkochóri , Sfáka , and Katályma .