Artemisia, Messenia

For other uses, see Artemisia.
Artemisia
Αρτεμισία
Community
Artemisia is located in Greece
Artemisia
Artemisia
Coordinates: 37°6′N 22°14′E / 37.100°N 22.233°E / 37.100; 22.233
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityKalamata
Municipal unitKalamata
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
88
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationKM

Artemisia (Greek: Αρτεμισία, before 1927: Τσερνίτσα - Tsernitsa[2]) is a mountain village and a community in the municipality of Kalamata, Messenia, Greece. The community includes the small village Agios Ioannis Theologos. It is situated at 860 m above sea level. Many of its residents live there only during the summer months.

It is located in the west part of the Taygetos mountains on the GR-82 (Pylos - Kalamata - Sparta) between Kalamata and Sparta. It is 1.5 km southwest of Alagonia and 13 km northeast of Kalamata.

Population

Year Village population Community population
1981 240 -
1991 327 339
2001 291 310
2011 136 142
2021 88 88

History

Until 1927, the village was named Tsernitsa.[2] From 1835 until 1912, it was part of the municipality of Alagonia. In 1912 it became an independent community, which joined the municipality of Kalamata in 1997.[3]

See also

References

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