Skotina
Skotina
Σκοτίνα | |
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 View of Skotina from south | |
  Skotina | |
| Coordinates: 40°01′N 22°33′E / 40.017°N 22.550°ECoordinates: 40°01′N 22°33′E / 40.017°N 22.550°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pieria |
| Municipality | Dio-Olympos |
| Municipal unit | East Olympos |
| Community | |
| • Population | 949 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 600 63 |
| Area code(s) | 23520 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
Skotina (Greek: Σκοτίνα) is a rural settlement of the former municipality of East Olympos, itself part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece.
Name[]
The name is taken due to handmade costumes (woolen fabrics, handmade costumes), which were made in the region that made the cloaks and the sails for sailing ships of the era.
Geography[]
The village is built on the southeastern edge of the mount Olympus, 32 km from the city of Katerini, and has a view towards the Thermaic Gulf. Ancient places nearby are Herakleion (4 km) and Leivithra (2 km).
Population[]
The community of Skotina had a population 949 inhabitants as of 2011.[1] The community consists of the settlements of Skotina, Paralia Skotinas and the nowadays uninhabited Palia Skotina.[1]
See also[]
- Beach of Skotina
- Castle of Platamon
- Platamon
- Neos Panteleimonas
- Palios Panteleimonas
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Notes[]
- Encyclopedia Μαλλιάρης- Παιδεία, Volume 24, p. 27.
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- Populated places in Pieria (regional unit)
- Mount Olympus