Gonnoi

Gonnoi (Greek: Γόννοι, before 1927: Δερελί - Dereli[2]) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tempi, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] Population 2,462 (2011). The municipal unit has an area of 113.333 km2.[4] The municipality was created under the Kapodistrias Law in 1997 out of the former communes of Gonnoi, Kallipefki, Itea and Elaia. About 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the town lies the site of the ancient city of Gonnus,[5] after which the present town is named.

Gonnoi
Γόννοι
Gonnoi is located in Greece
Gonnoi
Gonnoi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°52′N 22°28′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityTempi
Districts4
  Municipal unit113.333 km2 (43.758 sq mi)
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
2,462
  Municipal unit density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Community
  Population1,983 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
GR-400 04
Area code(s)24950
Vehicle registrationΡΙ (Rho Iota)
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20070618155336/http://www.gonnoi-dimos.gr/

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Gonnoi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Population

YearSettlement populationMunicipal district populationMunicipality population
19812,660--
19912,443-3,622
20012,1902,2883,119
20111,9091,9832,462

History

The ancient city of Gonnoi was situated in a hillside near the contemporary Gonnoi, now called "Kastri" (i.e. castle). The area was consecutively ruled by the Kingdom of Macedonia, the Roman, the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empires. With most of Thessaly, Gonnoi became a part of Greece in 1881.

See also

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  5. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
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