Agios Vlasios, Magnesia

For other uses, see Agios Vlasios (disambiguation).
Agios Vlasios
Άγιος Βλάσιος
Community
Agios Vlasios is located in Greece
Agios Vlasios
Agios Vlasios
Coordinates: 39°20′N 23°3′E / 39.333°N 23.050°E / 39.333; 23.050
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitMagnesia
MunicipalityVolos
Municipal unitArtemida
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
457
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
385 00
Area code(s)24280
Vehicle registrationBO

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. The name comes from the church of the village.

Subdivisions

The community Agios Vlasios consists of the following villages:[1]

  • Agios Vlasios [2021 pop: 280]
  • Malaki [pop: 109]
  • Palaiokastro [pop: 43]
  • Strofilos [pop: 25]

Population

Year Village population Community population
1971 568 -
1981 - 772
1991 548 -
2001 485 785
2011 322 515
2021 280 457

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 1912, it became an independent community. In 1997, Agios Vlasios became a part of the municipality of Artemida which has its seat at nearby Ano Lechonia. In 2010 Artemida became part of the municipality of Volos.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.