Artemisia (Greek: Αρτεμισία, before 1927: Τσερνίτσα - Tsernitsa[2]) is a mountain village and a community in the municipality of Kalamata, Messenia, Greece. The community includes the small village Agios Ioannis Theologos. It is situated at 860 m above sea level. Many of its residents live there only during the summer months.
Artemisia
Αρτεμισία | |
|---|---|
  Artemisia | |
| Coordinates: 37°6′N 22°14′E / 37.100°N 22.233°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Kalamata |
| Municipal unit | Kalamata |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 88 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | KM |
It is located in the west part of the Taygetos mountains on the GR-82 (Pylos - Kalamata - Sparta) between Kalamata and Sparta. It is 1.5 km southwest of Alagonia and 13 km northeast of Kalamata.
Population
edit| Year | Village population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 240 | - |
| 1991 | 327 | 339 |
| 2001 | 291 | 310 |
| 2011 | 136 | 142 |
| 2021 | 88 | 88 |
History
editUntil 1927, the village was named Tsernitsa.[2] From 1835 until 1912, it was part of the municipality of Alagonia. In 1912 it became an independent community, which joined the municipality of Kalamata in 1997.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.