Mesovouno
Μεσόβουνο | |
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Coordinates: 40°37.6′N 21°50′E / 40.6267°N 21.833°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Kozani |
Municipality | Eordaia |
Municipal unit | Vermio |
Elevation | 840 m (2,760 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 334 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 500 06 |
Area code(s) | +30-2463 |
Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Mesovouno (Greek: Μεσόβουνο), known before 1927 as Karmishta (Greek: Κρίμσια), is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vermio, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 334 inhabitants in the village.[1]
In October 1941 and April 1944, during the Axis occupation of Greece, the Wehrmacht perpetrated the Mesovouno massacres in the village. A total of 268 civilians were killed.
Subdivisions of the municipality of Eordaia | |
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Municipal unit of Agia Paraskevi | |
Municipal unit of Mouriki | |
Municipal unit of Ptolemaida | |
Municipal unit of Vermio | |
Municipal unit of Vlasti |