Agios Serafim
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Agios Serafeim is a village near the town of Molos
Molos
Molos is a town and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Molos-Agios Konstantinos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 6,668 ....

 in Phthiotis
Phthiotis
Phthiotis is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is bordered by the Malian Gulf to the east, Boeotia in the south, Phocis in the south, Aetolia-Acarnania in the southwest, Evrytania in the west,...

, Greece
Greece
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. It is situated by the Malian Gulf
Malian Gulf
The Malian or Maliac Gulf is a gulf of the Aegean Sea in the region of Phthiotis in eastern Central Greece. The gulf is named after the ancient Malians who lived on its shores....

. Agios Serafeim is situated with a road linking Molos
Molos
Molos is a town and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Molos-Agios Konstantinos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 6,668 ....

 and Agios Konstantinos
Agios Konstantinos, Phthiotis
Agios Konstantinos is a town and former municipality in Phthiotida , Greece. After the 2011 administrative division reforms it became part of the municipality of Molos-Agios Konstantinos and it is now ranked as a municipal unit. Its population was 3,410 in 2001.The town has a harbor with a regular...

 and the GR-1
Greek National Road 1
The Greek Motorway 1 is a motorway, partly under construction, and the 2nd longest in Greece. It is the principal north-south road connection in Greece, connecting the country's capital Athens with the regions of Thessaly and Macedonia, as well as the country's second largest city,...

/E75
European route E75
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 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki). The 2001 population was 1,039. Agios Serafim is located about 180 km from Athens
Athens
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, 35 km ESE of Lamia
Lamia (city)
Lamia is a city in central Greece. The city has a continuous history since antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region .-Name:...

 and 6 km from Kamena Vourla
Kamena Vourla
Kamena Vourla is a town and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Molos-Agios Konstantinos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Population 5,064 . It is crossed by the main highway connecting Athens and...

. The area is famous for its olive production. It is the largest area in the municipality. It is situated in a mountainous area and the beach are surrounded by one, the rest of the area are made up of farmlands.

Historical population

Year Population
1981 738
1991 957
2001 1,039

Information

Agios Serafim has a large company production. In the central square, it has taverns for dinner, cafeterias, bars and at the beach, seafood restaurants. The main production other than tourism is agriculture and the population lives in rural areas. The town produces its olive oil production as well as olives and cereals. Today, the town has olive factories as well as wine productions, the area has vineyards as well as wineries. The cereals, cottons and peanuts are the other main source of agriculture. Livestock is the second main source of agriculture.

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