Agios Spyridonas, Pieria

Community in Greece

Agios Spyridonas Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας
Community
The church of Agios Spyridonas.
40°12′N 22°26′E / 40.200°N 22.433°E / 40.200; 22.433
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pieria
Municipality	Dio-Olympos
Municipal unit	Dion
Area
• Community	13.52 km² (5.22 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	1,377
• Density	100/km² (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
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.^[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Dion, of which it was a municipal district.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 1,377 inhabitants in the village.^[1] 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 (Vlachs) from Samarina. They are all Orthodox Christians.^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας (in Greek). Municipality of Dion-Olympos. Retrieved 29 December 2013.