page_title: Atalanti
section_title: Atalanti in Independent Greece
hierarchical_section_title: Atalanti / History / Atalanti in Independent Greece
caption_attribution_description: English: The Orthodox Churh of St. Theodori in Atalanti Fthiotis, Central GreeceΕλληνικά: Ο Ιερός Ναός των Αγίων Θεοδόρων στην Αταλάντη Φθιώτιδας, χτισμένος το 1855.
context_page_description: Atalanti is the second largest town in Phthiotis, Greece. It is located southeast of Lamia, north of Livadeia and northwest of Chalcis. In 2011, it was incorporated into the municipality of Lokroi, a government seat and municipal unit.
context_section_description: Several institutions were founded in 1831 in Atalanti following the liberation: a primary school (first teacher was D. Manasidis from Samos), a county court, a notary, tax authorities, a fund, a tobacco factory, customs, a forestry organization anda post office.
  In 1833 the city was included in the prefecture of Phocis and Locris. The first prefect was Ioannis Amvrosiadis and the district officer was Anagnostis Mostras. A diocese of Locris was established (from the dioceses of Mendenitsa and Talanti), under Bishop Agathangelos Myrianthousis. That same year, Macedonian fighters who fought during the revolution of 1821 started to settle permanently in Atalanti.
  On 10 January 1834, the City of Atalanti was established by law. It included several villages outside of the original Atalanti: Skala, Skenteraga (Megaplatanos), Kyparissi, Kolaka, Bogdanos, Exarchos and Drouskos. The first elected mayor, in 1836, was Efstathios Spyridonos.
  In December 1836, Konstantinos D. Vellios, a benefactor of the Macedonian settlers, arrived at Atalanti. The Municipality of Pella in Atalanti was established in 1837 through a Royal Decree for the Macedonians settlers.
  A Greek boarding school was founded in 1843 and a primary school for girls was established in 1857. In 1855 the Cathedral of St. Theodore was founded in Atalanti, and in 1862 the Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus was finished. In 1860 seven large fountains were built in the neighborhoods of Atalanti and New Pella.
  In 1864 the first annual Atalanti trade fair began. It lasts from 6 to 10 August and has been held every year since it was established.
  In 1871 the road between Atalanti and Scala was constructed. In 1873 a branch of the National Bank of Greece was founded.
  The Revolution of Litochoro (Revolution of Olympus) in 1878, was led by the Macedonian Kosmas Doumpiotis, who had several fellow volunteers from New Pella Atalanti by his side.
  In 1885 oil lamps for lighting the city were installed and an aqueduct was built.
  Nicholas K. Abraham was born in 1888 in New Pella. He served as a Minister of Justice and Maritime Affairs.
  The earthquake of 1894 caused major damage throughout Locris. 255 people were killed and 3,783 houses collapsed.
  At the time sericulture was at its peak in many households in Atalanti.
  In 1895 the Locris Gymnastics Club of Atalanti was founded. It was one of the first clubs in the country and also one of the 28 clubs that founded the S.E.A.G.S. later known as the S.E.G.A.S.
  Nicholas Doumpiotis (born in 1866 in New Pella) participated in the Macedonian Struggle (1904–1908) as an officer under the nickname "Captain Amyntas".
caption: Saint Theodore Cathedral of Atalanti, located in the central square of the town
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