Kerasochori

Kerasochori (Greek: Κερασοχώρι) is a village and a community in Evrytania regional unit, Greece. It is located in the east part of Evrytania, built at a height of 1000 meters on the south slope of Agrafa range. It is the seat of Agrafa municipality, and Viniani municipal unit. Until 1930 it was called Kerasovo (Greek: Κεράσοβο).[2]

Kerasochori
Κερασοχώρι
Community
View of Kerasochori
Kerasochori
Coordinates: 38°59′N 21°41′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitEvrytania
MunicipalityAgrafa
Municipal unitViniani
Elevation
1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community438
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΗ

History

At the Ottoman years, Kerasochori is described, in the few sources of that period, as a big and flourishing village. Those years it was named Kerasovo. In 1821, during Greek War of Independence, the Greek chieftain Kostas Vellis or Stergiopoulos proclaimed the revolution in Agrafa region, from Kerasochori. After the liberation of Greece, Kerasochori was chosen as the seat of Agraion municipality, an old local municipality of Evrytania.[3][4] In 1930, the village was renamed from Kerasovo to Kerasochori.[5] The current name means in Greek village of cherries.

Historical population
CensusSettlementCommunity
1991274-
2001247610
2011174473
2021167438

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Πανδέκτης: Kerasovon -- Kerasochori". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. "Κεράσοβο". kerasovites.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. "Ιστορία του Κερασοχωρίου". dim-keras.eyr.sch.gr. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. "Kerasovon -- Kerasochori". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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