Kryoneri, Karditsa
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Kryoneri is a Greek
mountainous village located west of Karditsa
in the western part of the Karditsa Prefecture
. Kryoneri is in the municipal unit of Nevropoli Agrafon
. Kryoneri had a population of 692 for the village and 818 for the municipal district in 2001. Kryoneri is located 22 km from the city of Karditsa
. Its residents are based in agriculture
.
The area is in the mountainous area of Agrafa
northeast of the artificial Lake Plastiras
. The village is founded east of the present site and was known as Tsifliki. It is one of the few villages of the area where the population are mainly (it has a public school
) where the village is in a neuralgic spot and where the younger generation remain and raise families. It helps a lot in its area.
After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities and the richest countries in the world. The population grew slowly between 1981 and 2001 but residents work in agriculture and other places around the area.
Electricity arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s.
name. In the treaty of Tamasi
in 1525, the area and in Agrafa
was administered autonomously (except for the name Agrafa) in which its inhabitants were never recorded by the Sultan
s' records. The area began to move to the field near Kryoneri and the population moved and in that village, it was famous as "Mega Stoungo". Agrafa
joined Greece during the Greek War of Independence
in 1821 and not until 1881 when the present-day Karditsa prefecture finally joined Greece. After 1923, it had 102 families and lived along in Stougko and bought the price of the village. The village was renamed to its current name Kryoneri in 1935.
Greece
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mountainous village located west of Karditsa
Karditsa
Karditsa is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa peripheral unit.Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa...
in the western part of the Karditsa Prefecture
Karditsa Prefecture
Karditsa is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Thessaly. Its name is derived from its capital Karditsa, a small city of approximately 35,000 people.-Geography:...
. Kryoneri is in the municipal unit of Nevropoli Agrafon
Nevropoli Agrafon
Nevropoli Agrafon is a former municipality in the Karditsa peripheral unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lake Plastiras, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,601 . The seat of the municipality was in Pezoula....
. Kryoneri had a population of 692 for the village and 818 for the municipal district in 2001. Kryoneri is located 22 km from the city of Karditsa
Karditsa
Karditsa is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa peripheral unit.Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa...
. Its residents are based in agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
.
The area is in the mountainous area of Agrafa
Agrafa
Agrafa is a mountainous region in Evrytania and Karditsa prefectures in mainland Greece, consisting mainly of small villages. It is the southernmost part of the Pindus range...
northeast of the artificial Lake Plastiras
Lake Plastiras
Lake Plastiras also called Tavropos Reservoir is an artificial lake fed by Tavropos river, located in Karditsa Prefecture, near the city of Karditsa, Greece.-Name:...
. The village is founded east of the present site and was known as Tsifliki. It is one of the few villages of the area where the population are mainly (it has a public school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
) where the village is in a neuralgic spot and where the younger generation remain and raise families. It helps a lot in its area.
Population
| Year | Village population | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 610 | - |
| 1991 | 631 | - |
| 2001 | 692 | 818 |
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities and the richest countries in the world. The population grew slowly between 1981 and 2001 but residents work in agriculture and other places around the area.
Electricity arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s.
History
The village is founded northeast of where the village was founded. The village that time settled in Kryoneri. Others think that a large portion of the population was founded near the famous olive areas where later with the construction of the lake. The new village in the present site was named Stougko or Stoungo (Στούγκο) from stug, a TurkishTurkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
name. In the treaty of Tamasi
Tamasi
Tamaşi is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Chetriş , Furnicari and Tamaşi. It included Gioseni village until 2005, when it was split off to form a separate commune....
in 1525, the area and in Agrafa
Agrafa
Agrafa is a mountainous region in Evrytania and Karditsa prefectures in mainland Greece, consisting mainly of small villages. It is the southernmost part of the Pindus range...
was administered autonomously (except for the name Agrafa) in which its inhabitants were never recorded by the Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
s' records. The area began to move to the field near Kryoneri and the population moved and in that village, it was famous as "Mega Stoungo". Agrafa
Agrafa
Agrafa is a mountainous region in Evrytania and Karditsa prefectures in mainland Greece, consisting mainly of small villages. It is the southernmost part of the Pindus range...
joined Greece during the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
in 1821 and not until 1881 when the present-day Karditsa prefecture finally joined Greece. After 1923, it had 102 families and lived along in Stougko and bought the price of the village. The village was renamed to its current name Kryoneri in 1935.