Pieria regional unit

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Pieria regional unit is an administrative region in northern Greece known for encompassing part of Mount Olympus and its surrounding landscapes along the Aegean coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf regional unit of Greece
administrativeCenter Katerini
borders Aegean Sea
Imathia regional unit
Kozani regional unit
Larissa regional unit
capital Katerini
contains Aigani (coastal area)
Dion archaeological site
Leptokarya
Litochoro
Olympus National Park
Paralia Katerinis
Pierian Mountains
Platamon Castle
part of Mount Olympus
country Greece
elevationRange sea level to over 2,900 metres
established 2011
establishedBy Kallikratis administrative reform
linked to: Kallikratis reform
governedBy Regional Governor of Central Macedonia
hasCoastlineOn Thermaic Gulf
hasMountain Mount Olympus
Pierian Mountains
hasMunicipality Dio-Olympos municipality
Katerini municipality
linked to: Katerini

Pydna-Kolindros municipality
hasRiver Aliakmonas River
Pinios River (lower reaches nearby)
highestPoint Mytikas peak of Mount Olympus
historicalRegion Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia (Greece)
ISO3166-2 GR-61
knownFor Aegean seaside resorts
Mount Olympus
archaeological site of Dion
religious and mythological significance of Olympus
language Greek
locatedIn northern Greece
linked to: Northern Greece
locatedOn Aegean coast
partOf Region of Central Macedonia
linked to: Central Macedonia
previousEntity Pieria Prefecture
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
tourismType beach tourism
cultural tourism
mountain tourism
vehicleRegistrationCode KN

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Mount Olympus locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Larissa regional unit borders Pieria regional unit
Olympus region (nearby) near Pieria regional unit
Dion locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Central Macedonia containsRegionalUnit Pieria regional unit
Mytikas locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Litochoro locatedIn Pieria regional unit
subject linked to: town of Litochoro
Olympus National Park locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Aliakmonas River flowsThrough Pieria regional unit
Όλυμπος region Pieria regional unit
Thermaic Gulf maritimeFrontageOf Pieria regional unit
Thermaic Gulf isEastOf Pieria regional unit
Katerini locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Katerini capitalOf Pieria regional unit
Katerini countrySubdivision Regional unit of Pieria
linked to: Pieria regional unit
Enipeas River (Thessaly) locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Mytikas locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Imathia regional unit borders Pieria regional unit
Platamon Castle locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Leptokarya locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Paralia Katerinis locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Aigani (coastal area) locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Aigani (coastal area) partOf Pieria (regional unit)
linked to: Pieria regional unit
Dio-Olympos locatedIn Pieria regional unit
subject linked to: Dio-Olympos municipality
Pydna-Kolindros municipality locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Mytikas Summit locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Gortsia trailhead locatedInRegion Pieria regional unit
Katerini locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Pieria regional unit
subject linked to: town of Katerini
Katerini capitalOf Pieria regional unit
subject linked to: town of Katerini
Λιτόχωρο locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Litohoro locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Gritsa locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Plaka Litochorou locatedIn Pieria regional unit
GR-61 assignedTo Pieria regional unit
GR-61 appliesToTerritory Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece
linked to: Pieria regional unit
Mytikas Peak locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Enipeas Gorge locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Platamon locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Platamon administrativeDivision Regional unit of Pieria
linked to: Pieria regional unit
Kitros locatedIn Pieria regional unit
Kitros partOf Pieria (regional unit)
linked to: Pieria regional unit