Moschato, Karditsa
Encyclopedia
Moschato is a Greek
located south of Karditsa
in the western part of the Karditsa Prefecture
. Moschato is in the municipal unit of Plastiras
. Moschato had a population of 509 for the village and 576 for the municipal district in 2001. Its residents are based in agriculture
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The village was known as Vlasdo (Βλάσδο) or Blazd (Μπλαζντ) during the Ottoman rule
and the first fifty years with Greece
and after the Thessalian War.
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 did not change between 1981 and 1991, the population recovered in 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.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
located south 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:...
. Moschato is in the municipal unit of Plastiras
Plastiras
Plastiras 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. It was named after the Greek general and Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras. Population 3,791...
. Moschato had a population of 509 for the village and 576 for the municipal district in 2001. 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...
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The village was known as Vlasdo (Βλάσδο) or Blazd (Μπλαζντ) during the Ottoman rule
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
and the first fifty years with Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and after the Thessalian War.
Subdivisions
- Agios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος) [2001 pop: 27]
- Tsardaki
Population
| Year | Village population | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 509 | 576 |
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 did not change between 1981 and 1991, the population recovered in 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.