| Artemisia | |
| Name Local: | Αρτεμισία |
| Type: | community |
| Coordinates: | 37.1°N 36°W |
| Periph: | Peloponnese |
| Periphunit: | Messenia |
| Municipality: | Kalamata |
| Municunit: | Kalamata |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Pop Community: | 88 |
| Licence: | KM |
Artemisia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αρτεμισία, before 1927: Τσερνίτσα - Tsernitsa[1]) is a mountain village and a community in the municipality of Kalamata, Messenia, Greece. The community includes the small village Agios Ioannis Theologos. It is situated at 860 m above sea level. Many of its residents live there only during the summer months.
It is located in the west part of the Taygetos mountains on the GR-82 (Pylos - Kalamata - Sparta) between Kalamata and Sparta. It is 1.5 km southwest of Alagonia and 13 km northeast of Kalamata.
| Year | Village population | Community population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 240 | - | |
| 1991 | 327 | 339 | |
| 2001 | 291 | 310 | |
| 2011 | 136 | 142 | |
| 2021 | 88 | 88 |
Until 1927, the village was named Tsernitsa.[1] From 1835 until 1912, it was part of the municipality of Alagonia. In 1912 it became an independent community, which joined the municipality of Kalamata in 1997.[2]