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'''Elassona''' is a town in the [[Larisa prefecture]] in [[Thessaly]], [[Greece]].

Elassona is the capital of [[Elassona province]], built at an altitude of 300m, at the south foot of [[Mount Olympus]], the mythic place of the twelve [[Greek gods|Olympian gods]]. It is situated 63.5km from the city of [[Larisa]].

The town was among the first ones liberated in the [[First Balkan War]], on [[October 6]], [[1912]].

==Population==
The population of the town is 7.223 while that of the entire municipality is 14,563.

==Places to see==
*The Monastery of Panagia the Olympian, built during the reign of [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Andronicus II]]
*The old Mosque, converted into a museum with artifacts from the Ancient, Roman and Byzantine eras.


[[Category:Larisa prefecture]]

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