Vlachogianni

Vlachogianni
Βλαχογιάννι
Vlachogianni
Coordinates: 39°44.5′N 22°5.3′E / 39.7417°N 22.0883°E / 39.7417; 22.0883Coordinates: 39°44.5′N 22°5.3′E / 39.7417°N 22.0883°E / 39.7417; 22.0883
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Larissa
Municipality Elassona
Municipal unit Potamia
Elevation 150 m (490 ft)
Community[1]
  Population 895 (2011)
  Area (km2) 33.974
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 401 00
Area code(s) +30-2492-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration PIx-xxxx

Vlachogianni (Greek: Βλαχογιάννι, Greek pronunciation: [vlaxo'ʝani]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Potamia, of which it was a municipal district and the seat.[2][3] The 2011 census recorded 895 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Vlachogianni covers an area of 33.974 km2.[4]

History

Vlachogianni was first mentioned in 1513 in an Ottoman bey's will.[3] In the end of the 16th century the main occupation of the people's residents was the cultivation of Cannabis sativa.[3] In the beginning of the 19th century the village became a chiflik of Ali Pasha.[3]

Economy

The population of Vlachogianni is occupied in animal husbandry and agriculture (mainly tobacco).[3]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Vlachogianni was 895 people, a figure almost stable compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.[1][4]

Year Population
2001[4] 891
2011[1] 895

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Βλαχογιάννι (in Greek). elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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