Kalyvia | |
Name Local: | Καλύβια |
Periph: | Thessaly |
Periphunit: | Larissa |
Municipality: | Elassona |
Municunit: | Olympos |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population: | 420 |
Coordinates: | 40.0233°N 36.5°W |
Postal Code: | 402 00 |
Area Code: | +30-2493 |
Licence: | PI |
Elevation: | 600 |
Kalyvia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Καλύβια, in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /ka'lyvʝa/) is an Aromanian (Vlach) village of the Elassona municipality, Thessaly, Greece. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Olympos.[1] Kalyvia is a part of the community of Kokkinopilos.
Kalyvia was founded during the Ottoman rule of Greece by Vlachs from Kokkinopilos.[2] After World War II and the burning of Kokkinopilos Kalyvia was made a permanent settlement in 1950's.[3]