Sevasti
Σεβαστή | |
|---|---|
 The Greek Orthodox in Sevasti. | |
Sevasti Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 40°21.5′N 22°32.5′E / 40.3583°N 22.5417°E / 40.3583; 22.5417 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pieria |
| Municipality | Katerini |
| Municipal unit | Korinos |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2021)1 | |
• Community | 287 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 601 00 |
| Area code | +30-2351 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
Sevasti (Greek: Σεβαστή) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.2 Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Korinos, of which it was a municipal district.2 The 2021 census recorded 287 residents in the village.1
Population
The village was settled by Pontic Greek refugees from Turkey in 1924.3
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.3
References
References
- "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- Σεβαστή Πιερίας (in Greek). Hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.