Gelanthi

Gelanthi
Γελάνθη
Gelanthi
Coordinates: 39°26.3′N 21°42.4′E / 39.4383°N 21.7067°E / 39.4383; 21.7067Coordinates: 39°26.3′N 21°42.4′E / 39.4383°N 21.7067°E / 39.4383; 21.7067
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Karditsa
Municipality Mouzaki
Municipal unit Mouzaki
Community
  Population 435
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΚΑ

Gelanthi (Greek: Γελάνθη) is a village in the municipality of Mouzaki, in the Karditsa regional unit, Greece. It is situated on the right bank of the river Pamisos, 3 km south of Gomfoi, 4 km east of Mouzaki and 20 km northwest of Karditsa. Gelanthi had a population of 435 in 2011.

Population

Year Population
1981 540
1991 667
2001 542
2011 435

History

The village Gelanthi was first mentioned in 1810, when the English traveller William Martin Leake passed through it on his way from Fanari to Mouzaki. He found the village had thirty houses.[1]

References

  1. William Martin Leake, Travels in Northern Greece, Volume 4, p. 519.

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