Mesovouno | |
Name Local: | Μεσόβουνο |
Type: | community |
Periph: | West Macedonia |
Periphunit: | Kozani |
Municipality: | Eordaia |
Population: | 334 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Elevation: | 840 |
Coordinates: | 40.6267°N 71°W |
Postal Code: | 500 06 |
Area Code: | +30-2463 |
Licence: | ΚΖ |
Mesovouno (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μεσόβουνο), known before 1927 as Karmishta (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κρίμσια), is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vermio, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2021 census recorded 334 inhabitants in the village.
In October 1941 and April 1944, during the Axis occupation of Greece, the Wehrmacht perpetrated the Mesovouno massacres in the village. A total of 268 civilians were killed.