Agios Spyridonas
Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας | |
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Coordinates: 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 |
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]
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]
The main occupations of Agios Spyridonas' residents are agriculture (mainly tobacco) and animal husbandry. [4]