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highway passes through the area of Plaka to the south of
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to its east. In the mid-1990s, parts of the Greek national road from Athens to
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built a monastery. Founded 1542, its name was Agia Triada, what means Holy
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when allied naval forces arrived on the beach of Gritsa; an action which provoked a reaction by the town's people that opposed the intervention. The event was broadcast live on
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110:June 2011
1571:Platamon
1265:See also
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1151:Katerini
1035:The old
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790:Average
487:Katerini
439:Λιτόχωρο
142:Λιτόχωρο
1581:Skotina
1542:Vrontou
1527:Karitsa
1416:16 June
1391:16 June
1177:war in
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945:harbour
933:schools
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785:(47.0)
780:(34.5)
765:(57.0)
760:(63.5)
755:(63.1)
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620:(74.8)
615:(74.7)
610:(70.3)
605:(63.1)
600:(54.9)
595:(48.6)
590:(42.6)
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1247:7,259
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844:(4.3)
839:(3.7)
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1576:Poroi
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1244:6,995
1233:6,697
1222:6,667
1211:6,157
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1068:Pláka
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857:1,088
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770:(50)
665:(43)
660:(37)
585:(41)
575:Year
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414:23520
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365:UTC+2
346:6,889
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87:books
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1393:2011
1371:2013
1252:2021
1241:2011
1230:2001
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748:14.8
743:10.7
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688:20.9
683:20.8
678:18.4
673:14.2
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369:EET
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