Livádi, Greece 5

Livadi is a town and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality.The 2011 census recorded 2,674 residents in the municipal unit and 2,244 residents in the community of Livadi. The community of Livadi covers an area of 140.90 km2 while the respective municipal unit 158.273 km2.SubdivisionsThe municipal unit Livadi is subdivided into the following communities: Dolichi LivadiGeographyLivadi borders Pieria regional unit to the northeast, and Kozani regional unit to the northwest. Livadi is located west of Pythio and Katerini, NNW of Larissa, north of Elassona and southeast of Kozani.Notable people Giorgakis Olympios (1772–1821), fighter in the Greek War of Independence