Thespies (Greek: Θεσπιές; before 1934: Ερημόκαστρο Erimókastro[2]) is a village in Boeotia, Greece. A former municipality, which included the village, shared the same name. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aliartos-Thespies, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] Population 3,386 (2021). The municipal unit has an area of 108.152 km2, the community 12.725 km2.[4]
Thespies Θεσπιές | |
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  Thespies Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′N 23°09′E / 38.300°N 23.150°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Boeotia |
| Municipality | Aliartos-Thespies |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 108.152 km2 (41.758 sq mi) |
| • Community | 12.725 km2 (4.913 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,386 |
| • Municipal unit density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| • Community | 905 |
| • Community density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΒΙ |
Thespies is named after the ancient city of Thespiae. Thespies or then Erimokastro used to be an Arvanite settlement of 1,095 people in 1907.