| Glossa Γλώσσα |
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Glossa
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Thessaly |
| Regional unit: | Sporades |
| Municipality: | Skopelos |
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| - Population: | 1,195 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 200 - 300 m (656 - 984 ft) |
| Postal: | 370 04 |
| Telephone: | 24240 |
| Auto: | ΒΟ |
Glossa (Greek: Γλώσσα meaning tongue), older forms: Paliourio and Paliourion is a village located in the northwestern part of the island of Skopelos in the Northern Sporades. The population in 2001 was 1,006 for the village and 1,195 for the municipal district. The town's elevation is 200 to 300 meters. Glossa is located about 10 km northwest of Skopelos (town) and about 25 km coach or automobile with the island's only important road.
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According to the last census in 2001, Glossa village had 1,195 inhabitants.
1. Atheato, (population in 2001 : 26 people
2. Loutraki, (population in 2001 : 163 people)
3. Giali (γυαλί) meaning glass, at the western edge of the village
Atheato, Palaio Klima (Old Klima), Neo Klima (New Klima) or Elios
In 1960, Glossa opened a public primary school, a telephone centre and had 1,842 inhabitants. It was linked with pavement in the mid - 20th century and generated a growth on tourism, water and phone lines followed as well as more paved roads in the 1980s. Before the reorganization of the island government in 1997, Glossa and Klima constituted a separate municipality from Skopelos. Currently Glossa has nursery, primary, secondary and high school. There are also several churches and squares (plateies). In the neighborhood of Glossa is the chapel of Agios Ioannis, featured in the 2008 film Mamma Mia!.
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