Chionato
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]
Chionato
Χιονάτο | |
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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 (2011)[1] | |
• Rural | 118 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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 118 permanent residents (2011 Greek census)[4] and is 31 km away from the city of Kastoria.
There is a municipal guest house in the settlement,[5] there is a Greek Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas (1922)[6] and a football field named after "Christina Giazitzidou" in honor of the Olympic rower Christina Giazitzidou, who is originally from Chionato.[7]
Demographics
The Greek census (1920) recorded 736 people in the village and in 1923 there were 710 inhabitants (or 110 families) who were Muslim.[8] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Gkerliani there were 58 refugee families from Asia Minor and 29 refugee families from Pontus.[8] The Greek census (1928) recorded 326 village inhabitants.[8] There were 87 refugee families (331 people) in 1928.[8]
Notable people
- Christina Giazitzidou, Greek rower, originally from Chionato, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London[7]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkerliani – Chionato". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "Χιονάτο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑ: Απογραφή 2011 – Πόσοι είμαστε – Σε πόλεις και χωριά!". OlaDeka (in Greek). 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Tourist Infrastructure". Municipality of Nestorio (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Chionato, Greece". World Orthodox Directory. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Εκδήλωση στο Χιονάτο για να τιμηθεί η Ολυμπιονίκης Χριστίνα Γιαζιτζίδου". NewsNowgr.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923-1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923-1930] (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 77. Retrieved 28 March 2022.