Agios Serafim
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| Agios Serafim Άγιος Σεραφείμ |
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| Prefecture: | Fthiotis |
| Province: | Lokrida |
| Municipality: | Molos |
| Municipal district: | Agios Serafim (seat) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
38.7975 (38°47'49") N 23.7928 (23°42'11") E |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density - Rank |
1,039 |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: |
Malian Gulf 35 m (centre) southern part |
| Postal code: | 350 09 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-22280 |
| Car designation: | MI |
Agios Serafim, also Agios Serafeim (Greek: Άγιος Σεραφείμ meaning Saint Seraphim), other romanizations: Ayios Serafim and Ayios Serafeim is a village near the town of Molos in the Greek prefecture of Fthiotis or Fthiotida. It is situated by the Malian Gulf. Agios Serafeim is situated with a road linking Molos and Agios Konstantinos and the GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki). The 2001 population was 1,039. Agios Serafim is located about 180 km from Athens, 35 km ESE of Lamia and 6 km from Kamena Vourla. The area is famous for its olive production. It is the largest area in the municipality. It is situated in a mountainous area and the beach are surrounded by one, the rest of the area are made up of farmlands.
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[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change |
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| 1981 | 738 | - |
| 1991 | 957 | 219/29.67% |
| 2001 | 1,039 | 82/8.57% |
[edit] Information
Agios Serafim has a large company production. In the central square, it has taverns for dinner, cafeterias, bars and at the beach, seafood restaurants. The main production other than tourism is agriculture and the population lives in rural areas. The town produces its olive oil production as well as olives and cereals. Today, the town has olive factories as well as wine productions, the area has vineyards as well as wineries. The cereals, cottons and peanuts are the other main source of agriculture. Livestock is the second main source of agriculture.
[edit] Other
Agios Serafim has a school, a church, a beach, and a squares (plateia).
[edit] External links
- Paralia Chiliadou on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
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- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
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[edit] See also
| Settlements of the municipality of Molos |
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| Agia Triada | Agios Charalambos | Agios Serafim | Anavra | Kallidromo | Komnino | Mendenitsi | Molos | Skarfeia |
| Greece | Central Greece | Fthiotis | Lokrida | Molos |
