Chionato

Village in Macedonia, Greece

Community in Macedonia, Greece

Chionato

Χιονάτο

Community

Village centre

Chionato

Coordinates: 40°28′36″N 21°0′54″E﻿ / ﻿40.47667°N 21.01500°E﻿ / 40.47667; 21.01500
Country| Greece
Geographic region| Macedonia
Administrative region| Western Macedonia
Regional unit| Kastoria
Municipality| Nestorio
Municipal unit| Akrites
Population

(2021)[1]

• Community

| 114
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)

Chionato (Greek: Χιονάτο, before 1928: Γκέρλιανη – Gkerliani)[2] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. Administratively it belongs to the Akrites Municipal Unit of Nestorio Municipality in Western Macedonia.[3]

It is located in the western part of the regional unit on the northern side of the Ammouda peak at an altitude of 960m. with 114 permanent residents (2021 Greek census)[1] and is 31 km away from the city of Kastoria.

There is a municipal guest house in the settlement,[4] there is a Greek Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas (1922)[5] and a football field named after "Christina Giazitzidou" in honor of the Olympic rower Christina Giazitzidou, who is originally from Chionato.[6]

## Demographics

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The 1920 Greek census recorded 736 people in the village, and 710 inhabitants (110 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Gkerliani were from Asia Minor (58) and Pontus (29) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 326 village inhabitants.[7] n 1928, the refugee families numbered 87 (331 people).[7]

## Notable people

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* Christina Giazitzidou, Greek rower, originally from Chionato, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "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. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkerliani – Chionato". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
3. ^ "Χιονάτο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
4. ^ "Tourist Infrastructure". Municipality of Nestorio (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
5. ^ "Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Chionato, Greece". World Orthodox Directory. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
6. ^ a b "Εκδήλωση στο Χιονάτο για να τιμηθεί η Ολυμπιονίκης Χριστίνα Γιαζιτζίδου". NewsNowgr.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
7. ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 77. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

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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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