Kefalovryso, Ioannina

Kefalovryso (Greek: Κεφαλόβρυσο, Aromanian: Migidei, Migidea) is a mountainous village and a community of the Pogoni municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Ano Pogoni, of which it was a municipal district and the seat.[2] The 2011 census recorded 838 residents in the village.[1] The community of Kefalovryso covers an area of 15.831 km2.[3]

Kefalovryso
Κεφαλόβρυσο
Migidei
Kefalovryso is located in Greece
Kefalovryso
Kefalovryso
Coordinates: 40°0.9′N 20°33.6′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityPogoni
Municipal unitAno Pogoni
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Community
  Population838 (2011)
  Area (km2)15.831
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 06
Area code(s)+30-2657-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationINx-xxxx

History

The Greek newspaper Pigi Kefalovrysou mentioned in an article that in 1840 this village was founded by a lone tselingas (Greek for goatherd) named Nastas (Greek: ο τσέλιγκας Νάστας). Kefalovryso passed from the Ottoman Empire to Greece in 1913, during the Balkan Wars.

In the 10th of July a massacre happened in the village. 22 men were put in two houses, with most of them being soldiers from the Greco-German war. Only one of them survived and the rest were burnt alive.

Geography

It is situated at the foot of mount Nemertsika, near the Albanian border. It is 3 km west of Vasiliko, 12 km northeast of Delvinaki, 16 km west of Konitsa, 36 km east of Gjirokastër (Albania) and 46 km northwest of Ioannina.

Facilities

In Kefalovryso, there is a primary school, a lyceum, a minor soccer team, a gymnasium, a church, a small post-office and a square in the centre with the town hall of Ano Pogoni. The factory that produces most of the Greek euro coins is located in Kefalovryso.[4][5]

Historical population

YearPopulation
19811,062
19911,122
20011,040
2011[1]838

See also

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  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. "Μεταλλουργική Βιομηχανία Ηπείρου home" (in Greek). Μεταλλουργική Βιομηχανία Ηπείρου Α.Ε. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  5. Κεφαλόβρυσο (in Greek). diakopes.gr. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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