Mavrovouni (Kileler)

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Local community Mavrovouni
Τοπική Κοινότητα Μαυροβουνίου
(Μαυροβούνι)
Mavrovouni (Kileler) (Greece)
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Basic data
Country GreeceGreece Greece
region Thessaly
Regional district Larisa
local community Kileler
Parish Krannonas
Geographic coordinates 39 ° 32 '  N , 22 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 32 '  N , 22 ° 16'  E
Height above d. M. 106  m
surface 15.273 km²
Residents 233 (2011)
LAU-1 code no. 22040407
Local division 2
Post Code 415 00

Mavrovouni ( Greek Μαυροβούνι ( n. Sg. )) Is a village in the municipality of Kileler in the Greek region of Thessaly . Together with the settlement Krya Vrysi it forms a local community ( Τοπική Κοινότητα Μαυροβουνίου Topikí Kinótita Mavrovouníou ).

The place was originally called Taousani ( Ταουσάνη ) was in 1912 Taousian ( Ταουσιάν ) and 1928 in Makrovouni ( Μακροβούνι renamed). The village got its current name in 1940.

geography

The area of ​​Mavrovouni and the neighboring Vounena is dominated by the mountain of the same name (1054 m). A valley that cuts through the mountain is used as a route by the national road Ethniki Odos 58 . This is the main artery of the village. The stream in this valley is by a reservoir dammed.

Administrative division

The place was originally called Taousani ( Ταουσάνη ) was in 1912 Taousian ( Ταουσιάν renamed). When it was founded as a rural community in 1928, the name was again changed to Makrovouni ( Κοινότητα Μακροβουνίου Kinótita Makrovouníou ). The place got its current name in 1940. Krya Vrysi was recognized as a settlement of the rural community in 1961. With the municipal reform in 1997 , the merger with eight other rural municipalities took place to form the municipality of Krannonas . This went on in the course of the Kallikratis program in the newly created municipality of Kileler .

Mavrovouni population development

Surname Greek name code 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Mavrovouni Μαυροβούνι 2204040701 228 318 379 535 565 409 346 354 325 219
Krya Vrysi Κρύα Βρύση 2204040702 074 077 055 037 033 014th
total 22040407 - 318 379 535 639 486 401 391 358 233

Traditions

The original name Taousan could go back to the similarity of the hill with a hare, or it could have Turkish origin: tunç = bronze, or dağ şan = famous mountain (?). Every year the feast of St. Athanasius is celebrated with a dance on May 2nd and the Passion Play on Kathara Deftera is another specialty .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 75 (PDF, 793 kB)
  2. Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
  3. Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). Volume 2 (Τόμος Β, λ – ω), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , pp. 51, 93. (Greek)
  4. Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). Volume 1 (Τόμος Α, α – κ), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 558. (Greek)
  5. ^ Population figures of Mavrovouni 1920–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, digital library (Greek); Census 2011