Ypato

Community in Greece

Ypato Ύπατο
Community
38°23′N 23°24′E / 38.383°N 23.400°E / 38.383; 23.400
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Boeotia
Municipality	Thebes
Municipal unit	Thebes
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	316
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Ypato (Greek: Ύπατο) is a village in Thebes Municipality, Boeotia, Greece. It is located east of Thebes, in the slopes of Mount Ypatio. According to the 2021 Census, it has 316 residents.^[1] There's a church that is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the village, called Church of Transfiguration of Jesus of Sagmata, built close to Mount Ypatio.

Etymology

The village was known as Syrtzi (Σύρτζι) until 1930, when it was renamed to Ypato.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ Πανδέκτης, μετονομασίες των οικισμών της Ελλάδας