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 | |
  Chionato | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′36″N 21°0′54″E / 40.47667°N 21.01500°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Nestorio |
| Municipal unit | Akrites |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 114 |
| Time zone | UTC+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 114 permanent residents (2021 Greek census)[1] and is 31 km away from the city of Kastoria.
There is a municipal guest house in the settlement,[4] there is a Greek Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas (1922)[5] and a football field named after "Christina Giazitzidou" in honor of the Olympic rower Christina Giazitzidou, who is originally from Chionato.[6]
Demographics
editThe 1920 Greek census recorded 736 people in the village, and 710 inhabitants (110 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Gkerliani were from Asia Minor (58) and Pontus (29) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 326 village inhabitants.[7] n 1928, the refugee families numbered 87 (331 people).[7]
Notable people
edit- Christina Giazitzidou, Greek rower, originally from Chionato, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkerliani – Chionato". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Χιονάτο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Tourist Infrastructure". Municipality of Nestorio (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Chionato, Greece". World Orthodox Directory. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Εκδήλωση στο Χιονάτο για να τιμηθεί η Ολυμπιονίκης Χριστίνα Γιαζιτζίδου". NewsNowgr.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 77. Retrieved 28 March 2022.