Agios Spyridonas, Pieria
Agios Spyridonas (Template:Langx) is a village and a community of the Dio-Olympos municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Dion, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2021 census recorded 1,377 inhabitants in the village.[2] The community of Agios Spyridonas covers an area of 13.52 km2.[3]
History
Agios Spyridonas was founded in the end of the 19th century by Aromanians (Vlachs) from Samarina. They are all Orthodox Christians.[4] In the 20th Sarakatsani settled in the village and, shortly afterwards, in 1955 the village was recognised as an independent community.[4] The church of the village, dedicated to Saint Spyridon, was built in 1915.[4]
Economy
The main occupations of Agios Spyridonas' residents are agriculture (mainly tobacco) and animal husbandry.[4]
See also
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