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Avramiou


FieldValue
nameAvramiou
name_localΑβραμιού
typecommunity
image_skylineAvramiou Messinia.JPG
caption_skylineNorth Side of the village
coordinates
elevation68
periphPeloponnese
periphunitMessenia
municipalityMessini
municunitMessini
population_as_of2021
pop_community424
area_community8.12
area_code27220
licenceKM

Avramiou is a village in Messenia, southern Greece. It was built before 1816; it had 32 families then. During the Turkish occupation, it was a village of Koroni province, and became a village of Messini province and capital of Leukothea Municipality ( now defunct) in 1835. In August 1840, Avramiou became a village of Aristomenis Municipality; it was almost destroyed by earthquakes in 1846. The primary school of Avramiou was founded in 1860. Ten years after, Avramiou became the capital of Aristomeni Municipality. Today, it is a community of the municipality Messini. The community contains the villages Drakoneri, Agios Avgoustinos and Avramiou.

Location

Avramiou is 10 km from Messini and 5.5 km from the beach. Some villages near Avramiou are: Lefkochora, Lykotrafos, Madena, Neochori, and Strefi.

Population

YearVillage populationRecord
181632 familiesDimitrios Freretos record
185156 families
1860373
1896615
1920679
1928739Community record
1940933
1982856
1984450
1991420
2001413
2011466Census
2021424Census

References

  1. History of Avramiou (Messini) Alexandros Giannakopoulos, Athens 1984
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