Lamia

Capital of Central Greece and the capital of the prefecture of Fthiotida.
With the new law "Kallikratis" introduced at the end of the municipal elections of 2010, the Lamia remained as the seat of the enlarged municipality Lamia, which has a population of 75,315 inhabitants (2011 official census) and assigned as the capital of the Region of Central Greece accumulating all relevant public services.
In mythology, Lamia was built from the Lamos, son of Hercules and Omphale, the wanton widow - Queen of Lydia bought from Hermes Hercules. Another version is that it was built from Lamia, Queen of Trachiniae, daughter of Poseidon. The word Lamia etymologically akin to the "neck" or "cane", meaning gap, chasm or greedy, gluttonous. Known that through the city passed a large and deep stream. On the north side of People's Square, a recent excavation reconstruction revealed a deep canyon with running water.
In the past the Lamia had names such respected Zitounion, Zirtounion, Gipton, Situn (during the Frankish), El Sito (in brief possession of the Catalans) and Izntin during the years of Ottoman rule.
The Rumeli fighters a place for our country in Lamia will see the following:
Statue Athanasios Diakos Cenotaph memory Athanasios Diakos
Statue Mars Velouchioti, Monument National Resistance.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Monument Kamilovrysis