Giannakochori, Imathia

Giannakochori (Γιαννακοχώρι) Imathia

Giannakochori is a settlement in Central Macedonia in the Regional Unit of Imathia.[2]

Geographical - Historical information

Giannakochori is located at the northeastern foothills of Mount Vermio at an altitude of 325 meters, approximately 6 km north of Naoussa (the seat of the municipality), 29 km from Veria and 88 km west of Thessaloniki (via Giannitsa) or 100 km via Egnatia Motorway. To the northeast is Episkopi and to the northwest is Rodochori. After the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the population exchange of 1923, Pontic refugees settled in the village. It is known for its vineyards and the winery of the estate "Kir Giannis" (Boutari), Kelesidis Estate and others.[3]

The parish church is the church of Saints Constantine and Helen in the center of the village[4] while there is also the church of Saint Paraskevi in ​​the grove and the northern edge of the village[5]. To the northwest is the "Krasta Gorge" which owes its existence to the flow of the Mega Rema stream and above the narrow opening of which dominates the homonymous hill (height up to 200 m.) which is known for its climbing routes.[6]

The village is famous for its fruits (cherries, peaches, apples, kiwis) as well as for the excellent wine and tsipouro. The village has 3 rakokazanas and is also home to the Kelesidis Estate with the excellent wines Merchali, Arrothymies, Sambanitsa and Evodeas (white and red)

Administrative - Population data

It is officially mentioned, after the Balkan Wars and the liberation of Macedonia, in 1918 in the Government Gazette 152A - 09/07/1918 with its old name Giannakovo being annexed to the then community of Sermorinovo (Pelli), which initially belonged administratively to the then District of Vodena (Edessa), of the Prefecture of Pelli.[7]. In 1926, with the Government Gazette 97A - 18/03/1926, it was renamed Giannakochorion and in 1935, with the Government Gazette 50A - 19/02/1935, it was detached from the community of Marina and was designated the seat of the newly established community of the same name, while in 1946, with the administrative changes and the establishment of new prefectures in the country, the settlements of Koutsoufliani (Agios Pavlos), Drazilovo (Metamorfosi), Mega Rema (Rodochori), Giannakochori, Episkopi Anthemion, Marina, Lefkadia, Rodakinea (Strantza), Polyplatanos and Polla Nera, were detached from the Edessa District of the Pelli Prefecture, and became definitively part of the newly established Naoussa District, of the newly established Imathia Prefecture, which was created by compulsory law, from the western parts of the then Prefecture of Thessaloniki. According to the "Kallikratis" Program and its amendment by Kleisthenis I, it constitutes the community of Giannakochori[8] which falls under the municipal unit of Naoussa of the Municipality of the Heroic City of Naoussa, while according to the 2011 census, 415 residents were registered.[9]

The population censuses after World War II are:
Census 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021
Population 418[10] 504[11] 444[12] 440[13] 468[14] 410[15] 415 388

External links

Krasta Gorge from the website https://el.wikiloc.com/

References

GEOnet Names Server. June 11, 2018. -831179.
Encyclopedia Nea Domi. 8. Athens: Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 269.
«Local Community of Giannakochori». web.archive.org. September 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
"Skydras". HOLY METROPOLIS OF EDESSA, PELLIS & ALMOPIA (in English). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
"The Giannakochori of Naoussa". www.e-naousa.gr. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
SERVICES (www.istogramma.net), ISTOGRAMMA net INTERNET (May 19, 2022). "Vermio - Krasta Gorge". www.routes.gr. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
"Administrative changes of municipalities and communities". E.E.T.A.A. S.A. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
"Law 4555/2018 - Official Gazette 133/A/19-7-2018 (Articles 1 - 151) (CLOSED Program) (Codified)". e-nomothesia.gr | Legislation Information Bank. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
"Official Gazette of results of PERMANENT population Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.", p. 10513 (p. 39 of pdf)
Population of Greece according to the census of 7 March 1951, p. 72 of pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
Population of Greece at the census of 19 March 1961, p. 74 of the pdf.
Population of Greece at the census of 14 March 1971, p. 74 of the pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 5 April 1981, p. 85 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 17 March 1991, p. 95 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece - Census 2001, p. 97 of the pdf.

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