Vrasna (Greek: Βρασνά, Vrasná [vɾas'na]) is a village and a community of the Volvi municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Agios Georgios.[2] The community of Vrasna covers an area of 41.127 km2.[3]
Vrasna
Βρασνά | |
|---|---|
  Vrasna | |
| Coordinates: 40°42.3′N 23°39.1′E / 40.7050°N 23.6517°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Volvi |
| Municipal unit | Agios Georgios |
| Area | |
• Community | 41.127 km2 (15.879 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 2,276 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 570 21 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2397 |
| Vehicle registration | NA to NX |
According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 850 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900.[4]
Administrative division
editThe community of Vrasna consists of three settlements:[5]
- Nea Vrasna
- Paliampela
- Vrasna
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2001[3] | 2,275 |
| 2011[5] | 2,879 |
| 2021[1] | 2,276 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ a b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, book 2, p. 11. Written as "Враста". (in Bulgarian)
- ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.