Akrites, Kastoria

Municipal Unit in Macedonia, Greece

For the Byzantine border guards, see Akritai.

Municipal unit in Macedonia, Greece

Akrites

Ακρίτες

Municipal unit

Akrites

Location of Akrites

Coordinates: 40°29′N 21°00′E﻿ / ﻿40.483°N 21.000°E﻿ / 40.483; 21.000
Country| Greece
Geographic region| Macedonia
Administrative region| Western Macedonia
Regional unit| Kastoria
Municipality| Nestorio
Area

• Municipal unit| 85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Municipal unit

| 590
• Municipal unit density| 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration| KT
Website| nestorio.gr

Akrites (Greek: Ακρίτες) is a municipal unit of Nestorio Municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 85.724 km2[3] with a population of 590 inhabitants according to 2021 Greek census.[1]

## Communities[edit]

The communities of the municipal unit are (settlements in brackets):[2][1]

* Chionato[4]
* Dipotamia[5] (incl. Kali Vrysi[6] and Mesovracho[7])
* Komninades[8]
* Polyanemo[9]

## Notable people[edit]

* Symeon Kortsalis, Greek revolutionary from Polyanemo who participated in Greek revolution of 1821[10]
* Christina Giazitzidou, Greek rower, originally from Chionato, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "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.
2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF). Hellenic Statistical Authority (in Greek). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
4. ^ "Χιονάτο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
5. ^ "Διποταμιά ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
6. ^ "Καλή Βρύση ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
7. ^ "Μεσόβραχο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
8. ^ "Κομνηνάδες ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
9. ^ "Πολυάνεμο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
10. ^ Chionidis, Georgios. "Greek fighters of 1821, listed Macedonians" (PDF). Society for Macedonian Studies.
11. ^ "Εκδήλωση στο Χιονάτο για να τιμηθεί η Ολυμπιονίκης Χριστίνα Γιαζιτζίδου". NewsNowgr.com (in Greek). 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

## External links[edit]

* Kastoria to Dipotamia: Bouzouki evening on greekhiking.com

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Nestorio

Municipal unit of Akrites|

* Chionato
* Dipotamia
* Komninades
* Polyanemo

Municipal unit of Arrenes|

* Chrysi
* Eptachori
* Zouzouli

Municipal unit of Gramos|

* Gramos

Municipal unit of Nestorio|

* Kotyli
* Kypseli
* Nestorio
* Ptelea

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