Artemisia, Messenia

For other uses, see Artemisia.

Community in Greece

Artemisia

Αρτεμισία

Community

Artemisia

Coordinates: 37°6′N 22°14′E﻿ / ﻿37.100°N 22.233°E﻿ / 37.100; 22.233
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.

## Population[edit]

Year | Village population | Community population

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1981 | 240 | \-
1991 | 327 | 339
2001 | 291 | 310
2011 | 136 | 142
2021 | 88 | 88

## History[edit]

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]

## See also[edit]

* List of settlements in Messenia

## References[edit]

1. ^ "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 Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Kalamata

Municipal unit of Arfara|

* Agios Floros
* Agrilos
* Arfara
* Pidima
* Platy
* Stamatino
* Velanidia
* Vromovrisi

Municipal unit of Aris|

* Alonia
* Ammos
* Anemomylos
* Ariochori
* Aris
* Aspropoulia

Municipal unit of Kalamata|

* Alagonia
* Antikalamos
* Artemisia
* Asprochoma
* Elaiochori
* Kalamata
* Karveli
* Ladas
* Laiika
* Mikri Mantineia
* Nedousa
* Piges
* Sperchogeia
* Verga

Municipal unit of Thouria|

* Aithaia
* Amfeia
* Antheia
* Mikromani
* Poliani
* Thouria

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