Thespies
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Thespies is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aliartos
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,949 (2001).
Thespies is named after the ancient city of Thespiae
.
Boeotia
Boeotia, also spelled Beotia and Bœotia , is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. It was also a region of ancient Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, the second largest city being Thebes.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aliartos
Aliartos
Aliartos is a municipality in the Boeotia regional unit, Greece, at 109 kilometres from Athens. Population 6,351 . It is the center of the Kopais valley...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,949 (2001).
Thespies is named after the ancient city of Thespiae
Thespiae
Thespiae was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia. It stood on level ground commanded by the low range of hills which runs eastward from the foot of Mount Helicon to Thebes, near modern Thespies.-History:...
.