Akraifnio

Akraifnio (Greek: Ακραίφνιο), before 1933 known as Karditsa (Καρδίτσα), is a village in Boeotia, Greece.

Akraifnio
Ακραίφνιο
Community
Akraifnio
Coordinates: 38°27′N 23°13′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitBoeotia
MunicipalityOrchomenos
Municipal unitAkraifnia
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Community884
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΒΙ

It was the seat of the former municipality Akraifnia, which is a municipal unit of the municipality Orchomenos since the 2011 local government reform.

Akraifnio is situated on the western edge of the Ptoo mountains, close to where the river Cephissus flows into Lake Yliki. It is 17 km northwest of Thebes. The A1 motorway (Athens-Thessaloniki) passes southwest of the village.

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