Kato Vermio (Greek: Κάτω Βέρμιο, before 1926: Κάτω Σέλι - Kato Seli,[2] Aromanian: Selia de Jos[3] or just Selia[4]) is, primarily, an Aromanian (Vlach) Greek village and a community of the Veria municipality.[5] Since the 2001 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Veria, of which is a municipal district.[5] The 2021 census recorded 268 residents in the village.[1] The altitude of the village is 1400-1550 meters, making it, probably, the highest populated village in Greece. There are about 1250 households in the village. The community of Kato Vermio-Seli covers an area of 38.915 km2.[6]
Kato Vermio
Κάτω Βέρμιο Selia de Jos, Selia | |
|---|---|
 Seli ski resort | |
  Kato Vermio | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′N 22°1.6′E / 40.550°N 22.0267°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Imathia |
| Municipality | Veria |
| Municipal unit | Veria |
| Area | |
• Community | 38.915 km2 (15.025 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 268 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 591 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2331 |
| Vehicle registration | ΗΧ |
Geography
editSeli is located at a distance of 20 km from Veria and 90 km from Thessaloniki, in Imathia, Central Macedonia. The altitude of the village is about 1400 meters, making it, probably, the highest populated village in Greece.[6]
Climate
editSeli has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Summers consist of mild to warm days with cool nights. Winters are very cold by Greek standards and snowy. The climate of Seli is somewhat moderated by the Mediterranean Sea, making extreme minimum and maximum temperatures rare.
| Climate data for Seli Ski Center (2010-2019) Elevation: 1520m | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.9 (53.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.0 (−14.8) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.7 (2.31) |
82.3 (3.24) |
109.6 (4.31) |
81.3 (3.20) |
116.3 (4.58) |
76.7 (3.02) |
70.8 (2.79) |
54.8 (2.16) |
71.5 (2.81) |
69.9 (2.75) |
111.7 (4.40) |
64.6 (2.54) |
968.2 (38.11) |
| Average precipitation days | 8.9 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 106.3 |
| Source: National Observatory of Athens[7] | |||||||||||||
Tourism
editSeli is a winter sports resort located in the Vermion Mountains of northern Greece. There are many restored and newly built vacation homes, mountain cottages and chalets in the village, and the climate consists of cool summers and snowy winters. Most of the residents are native Greek-speaking Vlachs. The village has many inns & hotels and a few cafe-bars and restaurants or tavernas. During the summer months the population rises to 3000 people.
The ski lift in Seli village was the first one built in the entire country in 1934,[8] making Seli the oldest ski resort in Greece.
Notable people
edit- Cola Nicea (1886–?), Aromanian armatole during the Macedonian Struggle
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ de Puig, Lluís Maria (17 January 1997). "Document 7728 (1997) on the Aromanians". Committee on Culture, Science and Education.
- ^ Nicea, Cola (2001). "Memorii" (PDF). Scara – revistă de oceanografie ortodoxă (in Romanian) (7): 1–32.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "National Observatory of Athens". Meteo.gr. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ ".: Seli-ski.gr | Εθνικό Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Σελίου". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
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