Avramiou

Avramiou Αβραμιού
North Side of the village
Avramiou
Coordinates: 37°2′N 22°2′E / 37.033°N 22.033°E / 37.033; 22.033Coordinates: 37°2′N 22°2′E / 37.033°N 22.033°E / 37.033; 22.033
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Messini
Municipal unit	Messini
Area
• Rural	0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Highest elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Lowest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Rural	334
• Rural density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	466 (2011)
• Area (km2)	1.87
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)	27220
Vehicle registration	KM

Avramiou is a village in Messenia, southern Greece. It was built before 1816; it had 32 families then. During the Turkish occupation, it was a village of Koroni province, and became a village of Messini province and capital of Leukothea Municipality ( now defunct) in 1835. In August 1840, Avramiou became a village of Aristomenis Municipality; it was almost destroyed by earthquakes in 1846. The primary school of Avramiou was founded in 1860. Ten years after, Avramiou became the capital of Aristomeni Municipality. Today, it is a community of the municipality Messini. The community contains the villages Drakoneri, Agios Avgoustinos and Avramiou. In 2011, the population for Avramiou village was 334, and 466 for the community.

Location[]

Avramiou is 10 km from Messini and 5.5 km from the beach. Some villages near Avramiou are: , , , , and .

Population[]

References[]

1. History of Avramiou (Messini) Alexandros Giannakopoulos, Athens 1984