Loutrochori, Pella

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Loutrochori
Λουτροχώρι
Church of Agii Pandes
Church of Agii Pandes
Flag of Loutrochori
Location
Loutrochori, Pella (Greece)
Loutrochori, Pella
Coordinates 40°43′N 22°6′E / 40.717, 22.1Coordinates: 40°43′N 22°6′E / 40.717, 22.1
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max): 59 - 86 m (194 - 282 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Central Macedonia
Prefecture: Pella
Municipality: Skydra
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 466
 - Area:[2] 7.506 km² (3 sq mi)
 - Density: 62 /km² (161 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal: 585 00
Area: 23810
Auto: ΕΕ

Loutrochori(on) (Greek: Λουτροχώρι(οv) meaning "bath town"; formerly Bania, Μπάνια meaning "baths"), is a village in the Pella Prefecture, of Macedonia in Greece. According to the 2001 census, population was is 466[3]), area is 3.96 square kilometers, and population density is 118 per square kilometers. The village is on a hill, giving it views over the surrounding countryside.

Loutrochori is situated 25 km north to the Egnatia Highway (or GR-2, or E90). Its nearest train stations with the OSE's SPAP line are 2.5 km east (Petrea), 5 km southeast (Episkopi) and 7 km northeast (Skydra). The famous Iamatica Loutra of Loutrochori (thermal baths)[4] is situated just 0.5 km near to the lokal mountain Canber (358 m / 1,175 feet).

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[edit] History

[edit] Ancient era

The Loutrochori area has been a spa from the 4th century BC under the Macedonian Kingdom.

[edit] Modern era

Modern Loutrochori is a relatively new village and it was founded in the 1920s by the first Greek refugees from Pontus, under the name "Μπάνια" (Bania).[5] After the Pontic Greek Genocide and the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), a large number of Pontic Greek refugees arrived in the village as a result of the population exchange according to the Treaty of Lausanne. In 1926, the village name was changed to the "Λουτροχώρι" (Loutrochori).[6]

[edit] Demographics

Location Historical populations
(Statistics, 1923-2001)
Census Population Change Percentage Density Percent of the
municipality		 Percent of the
prefecture		 Percent of
Greece
1913*
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1920
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1928**
115
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15 /km²
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≈ 0.12%
≈ 0.0019%
1940
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1951[7]
367
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49 /km²
≈ 3.77%
≈ 0.31%
≈ 0.0048%
1961[7]
435
+68
+ 18.53%
58 /km²
≈ 3.51%
≈ 0.33%
≈ 0.0052%
1971[7]
391
- 44
- 10.12%
52 /km²
≈ 2.94%
≈ 0.31%
≈ 0.0045%
1981[7]
772
+381
+ 97.44%
103 /km²
≈ 5.32%
≈ 0.58%
≈ 0.0080%
1991[7]
483
-289
- 37.43%
64 /km²
≈ 3.17%
≈ 0.35%
≈ 0.0048%
2001[7]
466
-17
- 3.52 %
62 /km²
≈ 2.98%
≈ 0.32%
≈ 0.0043%
2007***
445
-21
- 4.51 %
59 /km²
≈ 2.88%
≈ 0.30%
≈ 0.0040%
*Foundation. **Post-Population exchange. ***Estimate.

The village's population grew rapidly after 1923. After the Second World War and the Greek Civil War, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities or emigrated.

The inhabitants are (100%) ethnic Greeks and Greek Orthodox Christians.

[edit] Geography and climate

Climate chart for Loutrochori, Pella
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temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm
source: Met Office[8]
Imperial conversion

Loutrochori is the southwestern part of the municipality of Skydra. It is 20 km southeast of the prefectural capital of Edessa in Central part of Macedonia in Greece. Loutrochori is bounded by the prefecture of Imathia to the southwest and it is 25 km northwest of the capital Veria. It sits at an elevation of around 90 meters above mean sea level and the population is approximately from 500 (in winter) to 800 (in summer) inhabitants.

Loutrochori covers an area of some 7.506 km² (3 sq.mi.), between the mountains Vermio (2,052 m / 6,732 feet) to the southwest, Voras (2,524 m / 8,281 feet) to the northwest and Paiko (1,650 m / 5,413 feet) to the northeast.

Loutrochori is located at a distance of 540 kilometers northwest of the present day Greek capital - Athens by road, 38 kilometers north of the royal capital of ancient Macedon - Vergina, 53 kilometers west of the first capital of the Greek Macedonian Kingdom and birthplace of Alexander the Great - Pella and 77 kilometers northwest of Thessaloniki, the present day capital of Greek Macedonia.

The average temperature is 15 degrees Celsius and the average rainfall about 470 millimetres per year.

Loutrochori has a Mediterranean climate with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. The warmest month is August, with 18 °C to 32 °C (64 to 90 °F). Record high temperatures of up to 42 °C (108 °F). The coolest month is January, averaging 1 °C to 7 °C (34 to 44 °F).

Weather averages for Loutrochori
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Avg high °C (°F) 7 (44) 9 (48) 14 (57) 18 (64) 24 (75) 29 (84) 31 (88) 32 (90) 27 (81) 22 (71) 14 (55) 8 (46) 19,5 (67)
Avg low °C (°F) 1 (34) 3 (37) 6 (43) 8 (47) 12 (54) 17 (62) 19 (66) 18 (64) 15 (59) 12 (54) 6 (43) 3 (37) 10 (50)
Rainfall (mm) 43 51 45 35 41 28 27 23 34 39 51 53 470 (39.2 / month)
Record temp. °C (°F) 19 (66) 22 (72) 26 (79) 32 (90) 38 (100) 40 (104) 41 (106) 42 (108) 34 (93) 31 (88) 25 (77) 22 (72) 31 (88)
Source: Freemeteo, Multimap

[edit] Economy

Loutrochori produces cherries, apples, some strawberries and peaches.

[edit] Locations and distance

[edit] Nearest places

Place - Prefecture km - nm
Polla Nera Imathia 2.0 1.5
Plevroma Pella 2.0 1.5
Rizo Pella 2.5 1.5
Petrea Pella 3.0 1.8
Marina Imathia 3.1 1.9
Arseni Pella 4.5 2.7
Episkopi NE of Naousa Imathia 4.6 2.8
Sevastiana Pella 5.1 3.1
Kesariana Pella 6.1 3.7
Skydra Pella 6.1 3.7

[edit] Big cities

Cities km - nm
Naousa 15 9
Edessa 20 12
Veria 25 15
Giannitsa 33 20
Kozani 75 45
Thessaloniki 77 46
Larissa 187 113
Kavala 253 153
Athens 540 326
Constantinople 683 413

[edit] Nearest Airports

Airport IATA/"ICAO Cities km
Alexandreia ----- / LGAX Alexandreia 39.8
Filippos KZI / LGKZ Kozani 64.6
Macedonia SKG / LGTS Thessaloniki 91.9
Aristotelis KSO / LGKA Kastoria 92.5
Thessaly LRA / LGLR Larissa 148.5
Stefanovikio ----- / LGSV Stefanoviki-Volos 182.1
Alexander the Great KVA / LGKV Kavala 228.6
N.Anchialos VOL / LGBL N. Anchialos 231.4

[edit] References

  1. ^ PDF (875 KB) 2001 Census (Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ). www.statistics.gr. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ (Greek) Basic Characteristics. Ministry of the Interior. www.ypes.gr. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
  3. ^ (Greek) 2001 Census, National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ), (PDF 875 KB / GR-591109 02 : Λουτροχώρι (Loutrochori)
  4. ^ (Greek) Ιαματική Πηγή Λουτροχωρίου (Δήμος Σκύδρας)
  5. ^ (Greek) „Κατάλογος των προσφυγικών συνοικισμών της Μακεδονίας σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία της Επιτροπής Αποκαταστάσεως Προσφύγων (ΕΑΠ) έτος 1928“.
  6. ^ (Greek) „Μετονομασίες των οικισμών της Μακεδονίας 1919 - 1971“.
  7. ^ a b c d e f (Greek) Συγκριτικά στοιχεία απογραφών, ετών 1951-2001, του Δήμου Σκύδρας. Municipality of Skydra www.skydra.gr. Retrieved on 2008 01-04.
  8. ^ Local weather. Fallingrain.

[edit] External links

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