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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 7.223 762 while that of the entire municipality is 14,563according to the 2001 Census.
==Places to see==
[[Category:Larisa prefecture]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
