Artemisia, Messenia

Artemisia (Greek: Αρτεμισία, before 1927: Τσερνίτσα - Tsernitsa[2]) is a mountain village in the municipality of Kalamata, Messenia, Greece. As of 2011, it had a population of 136 for the village and 142 for the municipal district, which 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
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityKalamata
Municipal unitKalamata
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
136
Community
 • Population142 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationKM

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
YearVillage populationMunicipal district population
1981240-
1991327339
2001291310
2011136142

History

Until 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]

gollark: I ignore generic monster #1 and steal the extant loot.
gollark: Well, that was a useful communication, so I go deeper into the very safe cave.
gollark: I communicate with the cave bee.
gollark: I enter the cool cave entrance, then.
gollark: I go past the death pit and find another thing.

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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