Avramiou
Avramiou
Αβραμιού | |
|---|---|
 North Side of the village | |
  Avramiou Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 37°2′N 22°2′E / 37.033°N 22.033°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Messini |
| Municipal unit | Messini |
| Area | |
• Community | 8.12 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 424 |
| • Density | 52.2/km2 (135/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | 27220 |
| Vehicle registration | KM |
Avramiou is a village in Messenia, southern Greece. It was built before 1816; it had 32 families then. During the Turkish occupation, it was a village of Koroni province, and became a village of Messini province and capital of Leukothea Municipality ( now defunct) in 1835. In August 1840, Avramiou became a village of Aristomenis Municipality; it was almost destroyed by earthquakes in 1846. The primary school of Avramiou was founded in 1860. Ten years after, Avramiou became the capital of Aristomeni Municipality. Today, it is a community of the municipality Messini. The community contains the villages Drakoneri, Agios Avgoustinos and Avramiou.
Location
Avramiou is 10 km from Messini and 5.5 km from the beach. Some villages near Avramiou are: Lefkochora, Lykotrafos, Madena, Neochori, and Strefi.
Population
| Year | Village population | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 32 families | Dimitrios Freretos record |
| 1851 | 56 families | >> |
| 1860 | 373 | >> |
| 1896 | 615 | >> |
| 1920 | 679 | >> |
| 1928 | 739 | Community record |
| 1940 | 933 | >> |
| 1982 | 856 | >> |
| 1984 | 450 | >> |
| 1991 | 420 | >> |
| 2001 | 413 | >> |
| 2011 | 466 | Census |
| 2021 | 424 | Census |
References
- ↑ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
1. History of Avramiou (Messini) Alexandros Giannakopoulos, Athens 1984