Agios Vlasios, Magnesia

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Agios Vlasios
Άγιος Βλάσιος
Agios Vlasios
Coordinates: 39°20′N 23°3′E / 39.333°N 23.050°E / 39.333; 23.050Coordinates: 39°20′N 23°3′E / 39.333°N 23.050°E / 39.333; 23.050
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Magnesia
Municipality Volos
Municipal unit Artemida
Lowest elevation 251 m (823 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
  Rural 485
Community
  Population 785
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 385 00
Area code(s) 24280
Vehicle registration BO

Agios Vlasios (Greek: Άγιος Βλάσιος meaning Saint Blaise, before 1927: Καραμπάσι - Karampasi,[2] Turkish: Karabaş "black head") is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Artemida, Magnesia, Greece. Agios Vlasios is situated on the slopes of mount Pelion, 1.5 km west of Agios Georgios Nileias, 2 km northeast of Ano Lechonia and 11 km east of Volos. Its population in 2001 was 785. The name comes from the church of the village.

Subdivisions

The community Agios Vlasios consists of the following villages:

Population

Year Village population Community population
1981 - 772
1991 548 -
2001 485 785

History

During the Turkish Era, the village Palaiokastro which is located between Ano Lechonia and Agios Vlasios was inhabited by Turks. After Thessaly joined Greece in 1881 Agios Vlasios (then Karampasi) became a part of the municipality of Nileia. In 1914, it became an independent community. In 1998, Agios Vlasios became a part of the municipality of Artemida which has its seat at nearby Ano Lechonia.

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External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Agios Vlasios.
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