Litochoro

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Litochoro Λιτόχωρο
Municipal unit
View from Olympus
Litochoro Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°6′N 22°30′E / 40.100°N 22.500°E / 40.100; 22.500
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pieria
Municipality	Dio-Olympos
Area
• Municipal unit	169.632 km2 (65.495 sq mi)
Elevation	293 m (961 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	6,889
• Municipal unit density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	602 00
Area code(s)	23520
Vehicle registration	KN

Litochoro (Greek: Λιτόχωρο, Litóchoro; Katharevousa: Λιτόχωρον) is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the Dio-Olympos municipality, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[2] It is located at the base of Mount Olympus, on the western shore of the Thermaic Gulf. The first recorded mention of Litochoro is in an account of a visit by Saint Dionysius (Greek: Άγιος Διονύσιος) to Mount Olympus in the 16th century.^[3] The town is a popular destination for those wishing to climb Mount Olympus as almost all climbing routes begin to the southwest of the town. One of the most famous Litohorians was Christos Kakkalos, who made the first modern unaided ascent of Mount Olympus in 1913.