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Skotina is a rural settlement of the former municipality of East Olympos, itself part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece.NameThe name is taken due to handmade costumes, which were made in the region that made the cloaks and the sails for sailing ships of the era.GeographyThe village is built on the southeastern edge of the mount Olympus, 32 km from the city of Katerini, and has a view towards the Thermaic Gulf. Ancient places nearby are Herakleion (4 km) and Leivithra (2 km).PopulationThe community of Skotina had a population 949 inhabitants as of 2011. The community consists of the settlements of Skotina, Paralia Skotinas and the nowadays uninhabited Palia Skotina.