Agios Spyridonas, Pieria

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agios Spyridonas
Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας
The church of Agios Spyridonas.
The church of Agios Spyridonas.
Agios Spyridonas is located in Greece
Agios Spyridonas
Agios Spyridonas
Coordinates: 40°12′N 22°26′E / 40.200°N 22.433°E / 40.200; 22.433Coordinates: 40°12′N 22°26′E / 40.200°N 22.433°E / 40.200; 22.433
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitPieria
MunicipalityDio-Olympos
Municipal unitDion
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Community
[1]
 • Population1,489 (2011)
 • Area (km2)13.52
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
601 00
Area code(s)23510
Vehicle registrationKN

Agios Spyridonas (Greek: Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας) is a village and a community of the Dio-Olympos municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Dion, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 1,489 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Agios Spyridonas covers an area of 13.52 km2.[3]

History[]

Agios Spyridonas was founded in the end of the 19th century by Aromanians (Vlachs) from Samarina. They are all Orthodox Christians.[4] In the 20th Sarakatsani settled in the village and, shortly afterwards, in 1955 the village was recognised as an independent community.[4] The church of the village, dedicated to Saint Spyridon, was built in 1915.[4]

Economy[]

The main occupations of Agios Spyridonas' residents are agriculture (mainly tobacco) and animal husbandry.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ a b c d Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας (in Greek). Municipality of Dion-Olympos. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
Retrieved from ""