Evrostina

Evrostina Ευρωστίνα
Location
Evrostina
Coordinates	38°4′N 22°24′E / 38.067°N 22.400°E / 38.067; 22.400Coordinates: 38°4′N 22°24′E / 38.067°N 22.400°E / 38.067; 22.400
Location within the regional unit
Government
Country:	Greece
Administrative region:	Peloponnese
Regional unit:	Corinthia
Municipality:	Xylokastro-Evrostina
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1]
Municipal unit
- Population:	4,088
Community
- Population:	750
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Postal code:	200 09
Telephone:	27430
Auto:	ΚΡ

Evrostina (Greek: Ευρωστίνα) is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xylokastro-Evrostina, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The seat of administration of the former municipality was the town Derveni.

Geography

Evrostina is a mountain village, situated at about 650 m elevation between the mountain Mavro oros (elevation 1757 m) to the south and the mountain Evrostina (elevation 1208 m) to the northwest. The most populous village of the municipal unit, Derveni, is 7 km to the north on the coast of the Gulf of Corinth. Evrostina is 20 km west of Xylokastro and 50 km west of Corinth.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Evrostina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Derveni (Derveni, Mavra Litharia, Petalou)
• Elliniko
• Evrostina (Evrostina, Ano Aigialos, Koumarias, Rozena)
• Kallithea (Kallithea, Skoupaiika)
• Lygia
• Lykoporia
• Pyrgos
• Sarantapicho (Sarantapicho, Sarantapichiotika)
• Stomio
• Chelydoreo (Chelydoreo, Mentourgianika)

Historical population

See also

• List of settlements in Corinthia

References

		Gulf of Corinth
	Aigeira		Xylokastro
	Evrostina
		Feneos	Xylokastro