Chionato

Chionato Χιονάτο
Community
Village centre
Chionato
Coordinates: 40°28′36″N 21°0′54″E
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Kastoria
Municipality	Nestorio
Municipal unit	Akrites
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	114
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Chionato (Greek: Χιονάτο, before 1928: Γκέρλιανη – Gkerliani)[2] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. Administratively it belongs to the Akrites Municipal Unit of Nestorio Municipality in Western Macedonia.[3]

It is located in the western part of the regional unit on the northern side of the Ammouda peak at an altitude of 960m. with 114 permanent residents (2021 Greek census)[1] and is 31 km away from the city of Kastoria.

There is a municipal guest house in the settlement,[4] there is a Greek Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas (1922)[5] and a football field named after "Christina Giazitzidou" in honor of the Olympic rower Christina Giazitzidou, who is originally from Chionato.[6]

Demographics

The 1920 Greek census recorded 736 people in the village, and 710 inhabitants (110 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Gkerliani were from Asia Minor (58) and Pontus (29) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 326 village inhabitants.[7] n 1928, the refugee families numbered 87 (331 people).[7]

Notable people

• Christina Giazitzidou, Greek rower, originally from Chionato, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London[6]

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. Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkerliani – Chionato". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
3. "Χιονάτο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
4. "Tourist Infrastructure". Municipality of Nestorio (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
5. "Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Chionato, Greece". World Orthodox Directory. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
6. "Εκδήλωση στο Χιονάτο για να τιμηθεί η Ολυμπιονίκης Χριστίνα Γιαζιτζίδου". NewsNowgr.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
7. Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 77. Retrieved 28 March 2022.