Editing Phthiotis

{{About|the modern administrative unit|the ancient region|Achaea Phthiotis|the electoral district|Phthiotis (constituency)}}
{{Infobox Greece place
| name                    = Phthiotis
| name_local              = <small>Περιφερειακή ενότητα</small><br>Φθιώτιδας
| type                    = regional unit
| image_skyline           = 2010 Dimi Fthiotidas numbered.svg
| caption_skyline         = Municipalities of Phthiotis
| image_map               = Nomos Fthiotidas.png
| map_caption             = Phthiotis within Greece
| coordinates             = {{coord|38|54|N|22|32|E|display=inline,title}}
| periph                  = [[Central Greece (administrative region)|Central Greece]]
| seat                    = [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]]
| area                    = 4440
| elevation               = 
| population              = 137793
| population_as_of        = 2021
| demonym                 = 
| postal_code             = 35x xx
| area_code               = 223x0
| licence                 = ΜΙ
| website                 = 
}}
'''Phthiotis''' ({{langx|el|Φθιώτιδα}}, ''Fthiótida'' {{IPA|el|ˈfθjɔtiða|}}; [[ancient Greek]] and [[Katharevousa]]: Φθιῶτις) is one of the [[regional units of Greece]]. It is part of the administrative region of [[Central Greece (administrative region)|Central Greece]]. The capital is the city of [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]].  It is bordered by the [[Malian Gulf]] to the east, [[Boeotia]] in the south, [[Phocis]] in the south, [[Aetolia-Acarnania]] in the southwest, [[Evrytania]] in the west, [[Karditsa (regional unit)|Karditsa regional unit]] in the north, [[Larissa (regional unit)|Larissa regional unit]] in the north, and [[Magnesia (regional unit)|Magnesia]] in the northeast.  The name dates back to ancient times. It is best known as the home of [[Achilles]].

==Geography==
[[File:Thermopylae 02.jpg|thumb|[[Thermopylae]] pass]]
[[File:Oiti03.JPG|thumb|[[Mount Oeta]]]]

Phthiotis covers the northern and southern shorelines of the [[Malian Gulf]], an inlet of the [[Aegean Sea]]. It stretches inland towards the west along the valley of the river [[Spercheios]]. In the south it covers the upper part of the [[Cephissus (Boeotia)|Cephissus]] valley. There are several mountain ranges in Phthiotis, including the [[Othrys]] in the northeast, the [[Tymfristos]] in the west, the [[Vardousia]] in the southwest, [[Mount Oeta|Oeta]] in the south and the [[Kallidromo]] in the southeast.

==History==
"Phthiotis" means "the region of [[Phthia]]", the southernmost region of ancient [[Thessaly]] around [[Farsala|Pharsalus]] and home of [[Achilles]]. In [[Classical Greece|Classical]] times, it also referred to the region of [[Achaea Phthiotis]], which bordered on Thessalian Phthiotis to the south and east. Achaea Phthiotis covered the northern part of the present regional unit Phthiotis and the southern part of present [[Magnesia (regional unit)|Magnesia]]. The southeastern part of present Phthiotis was covered by the ancient region [[Locris]], and the southwestern part was ancient [[Malians (Greek tribe)|Malis]] and [[Ainis]].

==Transport==
* [[European route E65|E65]], S, Cen., NE
* [[Greek National Road 1]]/[[European route E75|E75]], SE, E, Cen., NE
* [[Greek National Road 3]], SE, S, Cen., N
* [[Greek National Road 27]], S, Cen.
* [[Greek National Road 38]], W, Cen.

==Administration==
[[File:Lamia01.JPG|thumb|[[Lamia (city)|Lamia]]]]
[[File:Ypati.jpg|thumb|[[Ypati]]]]

The regional unit Phthiotis is subdivided into 7 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref>
* [[Amfikleia-Elateia]] (2)
* [[Domokos]] (3)
* [[Kamena Vourla]] (6)
* [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]] (1)
* [[Lokroi (municipality)|Lokroi]] (4)
* [[Makrakomi]] (5)
* [[Stylida]] (7)

===Prefecture===

The prefecture [[Phthiotis and Phocis Prefecture|Phthiotis and Phocis]] was created in 1845. In 1947 this prefecture was split into the southern part [[Phocis]] and the northern part Phthiotis. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Phthiotis was created out of the former prefecture Phthiotis ({{langx|el|Νομός Φθιώτιδας}}). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.<ref name=Kallikratis/>

{| class="wikitable"
! New municipality !! Old municipalities !! Seat
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Amfikleia-Elateia]]|| [[Amfikleia]] || rowspan=3|Kato Tithorea
|-
| [[Elateia]]
|-
| [[Tithorea]]
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Domokos]]|| [[Domokos]] || rowspan=3|Domokos
|-
| [[Thessaliotida]]
|-
| [[Xyniada]]
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Kamena Vourla]]|| [[Agios Konstantinos, Phthiotis|Agios Konstantinos]] || rowspan=3|Kamena Vourla
|-
| [[Kamena Vourla]]
|-
| [[Molos]]
|-
| rowspan=5|[[Lamia (city)|Lamia]] || [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]] || rowspan=5|Lamia
|-
| [[Gorgopotamos]]
|-
| [[Leianokladi]]
|-
| [[Pavliani]]
|-
| [[Ypati]]
|-
| rowspan=4|[[Lokroi (municipality)|Lokroi]]|| [[Atalanti]] || rowspan=4|Atalanti
|-
| [[Dafnousia]]
|-
| [[Malesina]]
|-
| [[Opountioi]]
|-
| rowspan=4|[[Makrakomi]]|| [[Makrakomi]] || rowspan=4|Spercheiada
|-
| [[Agios Georgios Tymfristou]]
|-
| [[Spercheiada]]
|-
| [[Tymfristos, Greece|Tymfristos]]
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Stylida]]|| [[Stylida]] || rowspan=3|Stylida
|-
| [[Echinaioi]]
|-
| [[Pelasgia, Phthiotis|Pelasgia]]
|}

===Provinces===
* Province of [[Domokos]] - Domokos
* Province of Phthiotis - Lamia
* Province of [[Locris]] - Atalanti
''Note:'' Provinces no longer hold any legal status in [[Greece]].

==Persons==
* [[Thanos Livaditis]] (1934–2005)
* [[Dimitrios Holevas]]

==Sporting teams==
* [[Lamia F.C.]]
* [[Ionikos Lamias BC]]

==See also==
* [[List of traditional Greek place names]]
* [[List of settlements in Phthiotis]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Phthiotis}}

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