Kokkinopilos

Kokkinopilos
Κοκκινοπηλός
Kokkinopilos
Coordinates: 40°5.8′N 22°15.2′E / 40.0967°N 22.2533°E / 40.0967; 22.2533Coordinates: 40°5.8′N 22°15.2′E / 40.0967°N 22.2533°E / 40.0967; 22.2533
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Larissa
Municipality Elassona
Municipal unit Olympos
Highest elevation 1,195 m (3,921 ft)
Lowest elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Rural 125
Community
 • Population 592
 • Area (km2) 129.368
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 402 00
Area code(s) +30-2493-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration PIx-xxxx

Kokkinopilos (Greek: Κοκκινοπηλός, Greek pronunciation: [kocinopi'los]) is an aromanian village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Olympos.[2][3] The 2011 census recorded 125 inhabitants in the village and 592 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Kokkinopilos covers an area of 129.368 km2.[3]

Administrative division

The community of Kokkinopilos consists of two settlements:[1]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Kokkinopilos was 125 people, a decrease of almost 29% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.[1][4]

Year Population
2001[4] 176
2011[1] 125

History

Kokkinopilos was founded in the 12th century by aromanian farmers.[5] It was captured by the Ottomans in 1442 was administered as a chiflik.[6] After a failed revolt, during the Greek War of Independence, the village was captured and looted by Ottoman troops.[6] On 8 October 1912 Kokkinopilos was captured by the Greek Army.[6] During the Axis occupation of Greece the village was burned twice: in 1943 by the Italians and in 1944 by the Germans.[5][6] The latter resulted to the scattering of the population of the village, in Katerini and Thessaloniki and to the establishment of Kalyvia as a permanent settlement.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. 1 2 Πίνακας 3. Πραγματικός πληθυσμός, επιφάνεια και πυκνότητα του πληθυσμού, με διάκριση σε αστικές και αγροτικές περιοχές καθώς και σε πεδινές, ημιορεινές και ορεινές περιοχές. Μέσος σταθμικός των υψομέτρων. (PDF) (in Greek). Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (Hellenic Statistical Authority). Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 Μόνιμος πληθυσμός . Νομοί , δήμοι , κοινότητες , δημοτικά και κοινοτικά διαμερίσματα και οικισμοί (PDF) (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 Κοκκινοπηλός (in Greek). elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ιστορική Αναφορά στον Κοκκινοπλό (Historical Reference of Kokkinopilos)" (in Greek). Σύλλογος Κοκκινοπλιτών Αθηνών "Ο Όλυμπος" (Athens Club of People from Kokkinoplilos "Olympos"). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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