Artemisia
Αρτεμισία | |
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Coordinates: 37°6′N 22°14′E / 37.100°N 22.233°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Peloponnese |
Regional unit | Messenia |
Municipality | Kalamata |
Municipal unit | Kalamata |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 88 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | KM |
Artemisia (Greek: Αρτεμισία, before 1927: Τσερνίτσα - Tsernitsa[2]) is a mountain village and a community in the municipality of Kalamata, Messenia, Greece. The community includes the small village Agios Ioannis Theologos. It is situated at 860 m above sea level. Many of its residents live there only during the summer months.
It is located in the west part of the Taygetos mountains on the GR-82 (Pylos - Kalamata - Sparta) between Kalamata and Sparta. It is 1.5 km southwest of Alagonia and 13 km northeast of Kalamata.
Year | Village population | Community population |
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1981 | 240 | - |
1991 | 327 | 339 |
2001 | 291 | 310 |
2011 | 136 | 142 |
2021 | 88 | 88 |
Until 1927, the village was named Tsernitsa.[2] From 1835 until 1912, it was part of the municipality of Alagonia. In 1912 it became an independent community, which joined the municipality of Kalamata in 1997.[3]