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The town of Elassona
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Homer refers to the ancient town of Olosson and qualifies it as ‘White Olosson’. He also mentions that its leader Policletus took part in the Trojan war. The first inhabitants of the province belonged to the tribe of Lapiths but later on it came to the Perevians and became one of the best known towns in Perevia.
The Byzantine town has been built on the ancient town and has been given the name of Elassona first mentioned by Efstathios from Salonica. The defensive walls of the town point to the fact that Ioustinianos, the Byzantine emperor, considered it a town of key importance.During the Turkish occupation, the Turks installed a Turkish population in the town thus creating a purely Turkish town.
However, during the 18th century, the Vlachs from Pindos and Olympus settled down in the town. The new inhabitants continued to co-exist with the Turks until the town liberation by the Greek army on October 6, 1912.
In the years of foreign occupation its residents joined Resistance groups. The battles that took place in October 1944 brought about the town liberation.
This town has important archaeological finds as well as 17th and 19th century buildings. The cultural activities that take place in the town are very interesting.
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