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; 22.433
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.
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