Kefalovryso
Κεφαλόβρυσο Migidei | |
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Coordinates: 40°0.9′N 20°33.6′E / 40.0150°N 20.5600°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Epirus |
Regional unit | Ioannina |
Municipality | Pogoni |
Municipal unit | Ano Pogoni |
Area | |
• Community | 15.831 km2 (6.112 sq mi) |
Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 564 |
• Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 440 06 |
Area code(s) | +30-2657 |
Vehicle registration | IN |
Kefalovryso (Greek: Κεφαλόβρυσο, Aromanian: Migidei, Migidea) is a mountain village and a community of the Pogoni municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Ano Pogoni, of which it was a municipal district and the seat.[2] The community of Kefalovryso covers an area of 15.831 km2.[3]
The Greek newspaper Pigi Kefalovrysou mentioned in an article that in 1840 this village was founded by a lone tselingas (Greek for goatherd) named Nastas (Greek: ο τσέλιγκας Νάστας). Kefalovryso passed from the Ottoman Empire to Greece in 1913, during the Balkan Wars.
In the 10th of July a massacre happened in the village. 22 men were put in two houses, with most of them being soldiers from the Greco-German war. Only one of them survived and the rest were burnt alive.
It is situated at the foot of mount Nemertsika, near the Albanian border. It is 3 km west of Vasiliko, 12 km northeast of Delvinaki, 16 km west of Konitsa, 36 km east of Gjirokastër (Albania) and 46 km northwest of Ioannina.
In Kefalovryso, there is a primary school, a lyceum, a minor soccer team, a gymnasium, a church, a small post-office and a square in the centre with the town hall of Ano Pogoni. The factory that produces most of the Greek euro coins is located in Kefalovryso.[4][5]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1981 | 1,062 | — |
1991 | 1,122 | +5.6% |
2001[3] | 861 | −23.3% |
2011[6] | 838 | −2.7% |
2021[1] | 564 | −32.7% |