Kalyvia, Larissa

Kalyvia (Greek: Καλύβια, Greek pronunciation: [ka'lyvʝa]) is an Aromanian (Vlach) village of the Elassona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Olympos.[2] The 2011 census recorded 467 inhabitants in the village.[1] Kalyvia is a part of the community of Kokkinopilos.[1] Kalyvia is a village in Elassona, in Larissa, in the Central Greece Region of Greece.

Kalyvia
Καλύβια
Kalyvia is located in Greece
Kalyvia
Kalyvia
Coordinates: 40°1.4′N 22°14.5′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityElassona
Municipal unitOlympos
Highest elevation
615 m (2,018 ft)
Lowest elevation
580 m (1,900 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
467
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
402 00
Area code(s)+30-2493-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationPIx-xxxx

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Kalyvia was 467 people, a decrease of almost 4% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.[1][3]

Year Population
2001[3]488
2011[1]467

History

Kalyvia was founded during the Ottoman rule of Greece by Vlachs from Kokkinopilos.[4] After World War II and the burning of Kokkinopilos Kalyvia was made a permanent settlement in 1950's.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Καλύβια (Λαρίσης), local government changes". EETAA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. Καλύβια (in Greek). elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. Η Ιστορία του Κοκκινοπλού (in Greek). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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