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
Village centre
Village centre
Chionato is located in Greece
Chionato
Chionato
Coordinates: 40°28′36″N 21°0′54″E
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityNestorio
Municipal unitAkrites
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
118
Time zoneUTC+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

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "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. "ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑ: Απογραφή 2011 – Πόσοι είμαστε – Σε πόλεις και χωριά!". OlaDeka (in Greek). 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. "Tourist Infrastructure". Municipality of Nestorio (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  6. "Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Chionato, Greece". World Orthodox Directory. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  7. "Εκδήλωση στο Χιονάτο για να τιμηθεί η Ολυμπιονίκης Χριστίνα Γιαζιτζίδου". NewsNowgr.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  8. 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.
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