Rapsani (Greek: Ραψάνη) is a town of the former municipal district of Kato Olympos, which is part of the municipality of Tempi in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece.

Rapsani
Ραψάνη
Rapsani is located in Greece
Rapsani
Rapsani
Coordinates: 39°54′N 22°33′E / 39.900°N 22.550°E / 39.900; 22.550
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityTempi
Municipal unitKato Olympos
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
505
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Rapsani is sited at an altitude of 600 meters. The location of Peneus river at the level of the station Rapsani is a scenic landscape. The town is close (5 km) from a station that bears the same name.

History

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The settlement is recorded as village and as "Rapşani" in the Ottoman Tahrir Defter number 101 dating to 1521.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları: I - RUMELİ EYALETİ (1514-1550) (in Turkish). Ankara, Türkiye. p. 714. ISBN 9789751962386.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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