Agios Vlasios, Magnesia

Agios Vlasios (Greek: Άγιος Βλάσιος meaning Saint Blaise, before 1927: Καραμπάσι - Karampasi,[2] Turkish: Karabaş "black head") is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Artemida, Magnesia, Greece. Agios Vlasios is situated on the slopes of mount Pelion, 1.5 km west of Agios Georgios Nileias, 2 km northeast of Ano Lechonia and 11 km east of Volos. Its population in 2011 was 515. The name comes from the church of the village.

Agios Vlasios

Άγιος Βλάσιος
Agios Vlasios
Coordinates: 39°20′N 23°3′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitMagnesia
MunicipalityVolos
Municipal unitArtemida
Lowest elevation
251 m (823 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
322
Community
  Population515 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
385 00
Area code(s)24280
Vehicle registrationBO

Subdivisions

The community Agios Vlasios consists of the following villages:

  • Agios Vlasios [2011 pop: 322]
  • Malaki [pop: 113]
  • Palaiokastro [pop: 55]
  • Strofilos [pop: 25]

Population

YearVillage populationCommunity population
1971568-
1981-772
1991548-
2001485785
2011322515

History

During the Turkish Era, the village Palaiokastro which is located between Ano Lechonia and Agios Vlasios was inhabited by Turks. After Thessaly joined Greece in 1881 Agios Vlasios (then Karampasi) became a part of the municipality of Nileia. In 1912, it became an independent community. In 1997, Agios Vlasios became a part of the municipality of Artemida which has its seat at nearby Ano Lechonia. In 2010 Artemida became part of the municipality of Volos.[3]

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