Sevasti
Σεβαστή
The Greek Orthodox in Sevasti.
The Greek Orthodox in Sevasti.
Sevasti is located in Greece
Sevasti
Sevasti
Coordinates: 40°21.5′N 22°32.5′E / 40.3583°N 22.5417°E / 40.3583; 22.5417
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitPieria
MunicipalityKaterini
Municipal unitKorinos
Highest elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Lowest elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Community
  Population653 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
601 00
Area code(s)+30-2351-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationKN

Sevasti (Greek: Σεβαστή) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Korinos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 653 residents in the village.[1]

Population

The village was settled by Pontic Greek refugees from Turkey in 1924.[3]

Religion

The temple of the Greek Evangelical Church in Sevasti.

Unlike other settlements in Greece, Sevasti has, besides Greek Orthodox, two Protestant communities and there is also a temple of the Greek Evangelical Church, that was established in 1924. There is also a community that follows the Greek Apostolic Church of Pentecost.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. 1 2 Σεβαστή Πιερίας (in Greek). Hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
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