Plataies

Plataies (Greek: Πλαταιές), anciently Kokhla,[2][3][4] is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thebes, of which it is a municipal unit.[5] The municipal unit has an area of 172.533 km², the community 37.321 km².[6] Population 4,908 (2011). The seat of the former municipality was in Kaparelli.

View of Plataies and surrounding area from above.

Ruins of Plataea.

Plataies Πλαταιές
City of Plataies, near the ruins of old Plataea. Location of the 479 BCE Battle of Plataea.
Plataies Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°14′N 23°13′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Boeotia
Municipality	Thebes
• Municipal unit	172.533 km^2 (66.615 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,908
• Municipal unit density	28/km^2 (74/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	947 (2011)
• Area (km^2)	37.321
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΒΙ

The village is next to the ruins of the ancient city of Plataea and near the site of the Battle of Plataea.

See also

• Plataea
• Battle of Plataea

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Perdicaris, G. A. (1846). The Greece of the Greeks. Paine & Burgess. p. 127.
3. 19th century map
4. Smith, James Reuel (1922). Springs and wells in Greek and Roman literature, their legends and locations. New York, G. P. Putnam's sons. p. 198.
5. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
6. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.