Sevasti
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Sevasti
Σεβαστή | |
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![]() The Greek Orthodox in Sevasti. | |
Coordinates: 40°21.5′N 22°32.5′E / 40.3583°N 22.5417°ECoordinates: 40°21.5′N 22°32.5′E / 40.3583°N 22.5417°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Pieria |
Municipality | Katerini |
Municipal unit | Korinos |
Highest elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Community | |
• Population | 653 (2011) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 601 00 |
Area code(s) | +30-2351-xxx-xxx |
Vehicle registration | KN |
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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Ekklisia_evangelic_sevasti.jpg/300px-Ekklisia_evangelic_sevasti.jpg)
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
- ^ a b c "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ a b Σεβαστή Πιερίας (in Greek). Hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.