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Atalanti or Atalandi is a city of the southeastern part of the Prefecture Fthiotis, capital of the Lokrida province, Greece. Its population was 6446 in 2001 (4041 in 1940). Atalanti was named after the mythological figure of Atalante Atalanti is the second largest community in the Fthiotis prefecture. Atalanti is accessed with the GR-1 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) with an interchange to the east and is also linked with the secondary GR-1. Atalantiis located east of Karpenisi, ENE of Agrinio, south of Karditsa, west of Lamia and the GR-1/E65 and the E75 as well as the GR-3 and WNW of Amfissa. Division of the municipality
Atalanti Atalanti is a city 79 km from Lamia. In the east of Atalanti c. 6km from the city is the harbor Skala of Atalanti. Atalandi is home to the APO Atalandis and Atalandi '92 football clubs. Place of I nterest
Exarchos Exarchos is a village 19 km from Atalanti. NW of the village in antiquity was Abai. The Temple of Apollo with its famous oracle was destroyed by the Persians but was rebuild in the Roman period. Some ruins of the Temple exist today. Kalapodi Kalapodi (old Form Kalapodion) is a village 156 km NW of Athens Kyparissi Kyparission (older Form Kyparission) is a village 9 km from Atalanti Kyrtoni Kyrtoni is a village 12 km from Atalanti. It was named after an ancient city in Opountia Lokris, that as assumed was East of the village and where some fortifications were discovered such as the ancient Tower of Kyrtoni. Kyrtoni in the past was known as Kolaka Tragana Tragana is a village 12 km from Atalanti, 77 km S of Lamia and 135 km N of Athens. Tragana was forned by the population of Proskyna and Kyparissi in the year 1894 after earthquakes at 8 and 15 April 1894 in the region.
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