Kerasochori (Greek: Κερασοχώρι) is a village and a community in Evrytania regional unit, Greece. It is located in the east part of Evrytania, built at a height of 1000 meters on the south slope of Agrafa range. It is the seat of Agrafa municipality, and Viniani municipal unit. Until 1930 it was called Kerasovo (Greek: Κεράσοβο).[2]
Kerasochori
Κερασοχώρι | |
|---|---|
 View of Kerasochori | |
  Kerasochori | |
| Coordinates: 38°59′N 21°41′E / 38.983°N 21.683°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Evrytania |
| Municipality | Agrafa |
| Municipal unit | Viniani |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 438 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΗ |
History edit
At the Ottoman years, Kerasochori is described, in the few sources of that period, as a big and flourishing village. Those years it was named Kerasovo. In 1821, during Greek War of Independence, the Greek chieftain Kostas Vellis or Stergiopoulos proclaimed the revolution in Agrafa region, from Kerasochori. After the liberation of Greece, Kerasochori was chosen as the seat of Agraion municipality, an old local municipality of Evrytania.[3][4] In 1930, the village was renamed from Kerasovo to Kerasochori.[5] The current name means in Greek village of cherries.
Historical population edit
| Census | Settlement | Community |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 274 | - |
| 2001 | 247 | 610 |
| 2011 | 174 | 473 |
| 2021 | 167 | 438 |
References 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.
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Kerasovon -- Kerasochori". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "Κεράσοβο". kerasovites.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Ιστορία του Κερασοχωρίου". dim-keras.eyr.sch.gr. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Kerasovon -- Kerasochori". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
External links edit
- Agrafa municipality Archived 2017-10-13 at the Wayback Machine