Agios Spyridonas, Pieria
| Agios Spyridonas Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας | |
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The church of Agios Spyridonas. | |
  Agios Spyridonas | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′N 22°26′E / 40.200°N 22.433°ECoordinates: 40°12′N 22°26′E / 40.200°N 22.433°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pieria |
| Municipality | Dio-Olympos |
| Municipal unit | Dion |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 1489 |
| • Area (km2) | 13.52 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 601 00 |
| Area code(s) | 23510 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
Agios Spyridonas (Greek: Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας) is a village and a community of the Dio-Olympos municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Dion, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2011 census recorded 1,489 inhabitants in the village.[2] 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 from Samarina.[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 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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- ↑ Πίνακας 3. Πραγματικός πληθυσμός, επιφάνεια και πυκνότητα του πληθυσμού, με διάκριση σε αστικές και αγροτικές περιοχές καθώς και σε πεδινές, ημιορεινές και ορεινές περιοχές. Μέσος σταθμικός των υψομέτρων. (PDF) (in Greek). Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (Hellenic Statistical Authority). Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας (in Greek). Municipality of Dion-Olympos. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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