Sevasti Explained

Sevasti
Name Local:Σεβαστή
Type:community
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Pieria
Municipality:Katerini
Population:287
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:140
Coordinates:40.3583°N 54.5°W
Postal Code:601 00
Area Code:+30-2351
Licence:KN
Caption Skyline:The Greek Orthodox in Sevasti.

Sevasti (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σεβαστή) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Korinos, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2021 census recorded 287 residents in the village.

Population

The village was settled by Pontic Greek refugees from Turkey in 1924.[2]

Religion

Unlike other settlements in Greece, Sevasti has, besides Greek Orthodox, two Protestant communities and there is also a temple of the Greek Evangelical Church, that was established in 1924. There is also a community that follows the Greek Apostolic Church of Pentecost.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Hellenicaworld.com. http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Geo/gr/SevastiPierias.html. el:Σεβαστή Πιερίας. Greek. 16 February 2013.