Knowledge

Korinos

Source 📝

47: 73: 54: 370:
and its origin is unknown, there are several different explanations for this name. According to one of them, Korinos was named after the many Korinia (Κορίνεια) trees existed in the area during its foundation (approximately1900). The second explanation is that Korinos was named after a general.
566: 329:, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 70.909 km, the community 30.726 km. Korinos has approximately 4,500 residents and it is located 5 km northeast of the city of 354:, rumours that the people of Korinos had "supernatural faculties" were taken seriously by some Italian racial theorists, who believed the town's inhabitants had successfully predicted the 337:(Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) is situated to the west. Korinos is famous for its beaches -lying to its east- and hotels in the area, which make the village an ideal place for tourism. 347:
Korinos became famous in Greece, after an economic scandal (during 2000) concerning the distribution of building grounds from Korinos' municipality to the villagers.
994: 555:[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024. 709: 372: 609: 584: 33: 736: 91: 295: 693: 657: 643: 157: 627: 552: 351: 383:
The municipal unit Korinos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
265: 46: 570: 285: 729: 355: 145: 924: 871: 400: 714: 318: 273: 150: 722: 591: 371:
Finally, some people believe that the name originates from the word "καρίνα" (keel), because
244: 832: 334: 254: 8: 944: 856: 387: 999: 905: 895: 817: 623: 138: 133: 798: 615: 553:"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" 900: 887: 793: 697: 690: 664: 773: 768: 522: 367: 341: 310: 988: 939: 934: 916: 788: 106: 93: 619: 585:"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" 514: 325:. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality 963: 783: 510: 822: 778: 235: 837: 827: 809: 746: 330: 326: 162: 590:(in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from 955: 929: 876: 866: 755: 405: 395: 744: 968: 763: 518: 322: 261: 240: 126: 366:
Although the word "Korinos" does not have any meaning in the
72: 973: 644:"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" 567:"ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" 986: 710:List of settlements in the Pieria regional unit 730: 646:(in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 995:Populated places in Pieria (regional unit) 737: 723: 559: 547: 545: 317:) is a town and a former municipality in 607: 411: 636: 542: 333:(Κατερίνη), the capital of Pieria. The 185:30.726 km (11.863 sq mi) 177:70.909 km (27.378 sq mi) 987: 718: 577: 745:Subdivisions of the municipality of 375:was a constructing place for keels. 211: • Municipal unit density 13: 528: 392:Korinos (Korinos, Paralia Korinou) 71: 14: 1011: 684: 68:Location within the regional unit 611:Racial Theories in Fascist Italy 52: 45: 521:after nearly five centuries of 378: 53: 650: 601: 517:, it finally became a part of 227: • Community density 1: 536: 509:Korinos was liberated by the 340:Additionally, Korinos has a 7: 703: 203: • Municipal unit 174: • Municipal unit 10: 1016: 504: 428:Municipal unit population 953: 914: 885: 846: 807: 753: 513:and after the end of the 314: 294: 284: 272: 251: 234: 226: 218: 210: 202: 197: 189: 181: 173: 168: 156: 144: 132: 122: 87: 40: 31: 21: 608:Gillette, Aaron (2003). 25: 16:Municipal unit in Greece 361: 230:100/km (270/sq mi) 193:35 m (115 ft) 219: • Community 214:63/km (160/sq mi) 182: • Community 76: 620:10.4324/9780203164891 422:Settlement population 412:Historical population 253: • Summer ( 134:Administrative region 75: 691:Directory of Korinos 425:Community population 319:Pieria regional unit 296:Vehicle registration 356:Italo-Ethiopian War 103: /  954:Municipal unit of 915:Municipal unit of 886:Municipal unit of 857:Kato Agios Ioannis 847:Municipal unit of 808:Municipal unit of 754:Municipal unit of 696:2007-12-10 at the 571:Government Gazette 388:Kato Agios Ioannis 77: 982: 981: 818:Ano Agios Ioannis 502: 501: 304: 303: 139:Central Macedonia 107:40.317°N 22.583°E 1007: 739: 732: 725: 716: 715: 679: 678: 676: 675: 669: 663:. Archived from 662: 654: 648: 647: 640: 634: 633: 605: 599: 598: 596: 589: 581: 575: 574: 563: 557: 556: 549: 416: 415: 316: 258: 118: 117: 115: 114: 113: 108: 104: 101: 100: 99: 96: 56: 55: 49: 19: 18: 1015: 1014: 1010: 1009: 1008: 1006: 1005: 1004: 985: 984: 983: 978: 949: 925:Agios Dimitrios 910: 881: 872:Nea Trapezounta 842: 803: 794:Palaio Keramidi 749: 743: 706: 698:Wayback Machine 687: 682: 673: 671: 667: 660: 656: 655: 651: 642: 641: 637: 630: 606: 602: 594: 587: 583: 582: 578: 565: 564: 560: 551: 550: 543: 539: 531: 529:Twinning cities 507: 414: 401:Nea Trapezounta 381: 364: 280: 252: 111: 109: 105: 102: 97: 94: 92: 90: 89: 83: 82: 81: 80: 79: 78: 69: 64: 63: 62: 61: 57: 36: 27: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1013: 1003: 1002: 997: 980: 979: 977: 976: 971: 966: 960: 958: 951: 950: 948: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 921: 919: 912: 911: 909: 908: 903: 898: 892: 890: 883: 882: 880: 879: 874: 869: 864: 859: 853: 851: 844: 843: 841: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 814: 812: 805: 804: 802: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 766: 760: 758: 751: 750: 742: 741: 734: 727: 719: 713: 712: 705: 702: 701: 700: 686: 685:External links 683: 681: 680: 649: 635: 628: 600: 597:on 2015-09-21. 576: 558: 540: 538: 535: 530: 527: 506: 503: 500: 499: 496: 493: 490: 486: 485: 482: 479: 476: 472: 471: 468: 465: 462: 458: 457: 454: 451: 448: 444: 443: 440: 437: 434: 430: 429: 426: 423: 420: 413: 410: 409: 408: 403: 398: 393: 390: 380: 377: 368:Greek language 363: 360: 342:public library 302: 301: 298: 292: 291: 288: 282: 281: 278: 276: 270: 269: 259: 249: 248: 238: 232: 231: 228: 224: 223: 220: 216: 215: 212: 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 195: 194: 191: 187: 186: 183: 179: 178: 175: 171: 170: 166: 165: 160: 154: 153: 148: 142: 141: 136: 130: 129: 124: 120: 119: 112:40.317; 22.583 85: 84: 70: 67: 66: 65: 59: 58: 51: 50: 44: 43: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34:Municipal unit 32: 29: 28: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1012: 1001: 998: 996: 993: 992: 990: 975: 972: 970: 967: 965: 962: 961: 959: 957: 952: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 922: 920: 918: 913: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 893: 891: 889: 884: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 854: 852: 850: 845: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 815: 813: 811: 806: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 789:Moschopotamos 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 761: 759: 757: 752: 748: 740: 735: 733: 728: 726: 721: 720: 717: 711: 708: 707: 699: 695: 692: 689: 688: 670:on 2016-01-15 666: 659: 653: 645: 639: 631: 629:9781134527076 625: 621: 617: 613: 612: 604: 593: 586: 580: 572: 568: 562: 554: 548: 546: 541: 534: 526: 524: 520: 516: 512: 497: 494: 491: 488: 487: 483: 480: 477: 474: 473: 469: 466: 463: 460: 459: 455: 452: 449: 446: 445: 441: 438: 435: 432: 431: 427: 424: 421: 418: 417: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 391: 389: 386: 385: 384: 376: 374: 373:Korinos Beach 369: 359: 357: 353: 352:Fascist Italy 348: 345: 343: 338: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 312: 308: 299: 297: 293: 289: 287: 283: 277: 275: 271: 267: 263: 260: 256: 250: 246: 242: 239: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 167: 164: 161: 159: 155: 152: 149: 147: 146:Regional unit 143: 140: 137: 135: 131: 128: 125: 121: 116: 88:Coordinates: 86: 74: 48: 39: 35: 30: 20: 861: 848: 833:Neokaisareia 672:. Retrieved 665:the original 652: 638: 610: 603: 592:the original 579: 569:(in Greek). 561: 532: 523:Ottoman Rule 508: 382: 379:Subdivisions 365: 349: 346: 344:since 2006. 339: 306: 305: 286:Area code(s) 158:Municipality 945:Moschochori 658:"Twinnings" 515:Balkan Wars 335:A1 motorway 274:Postal code 110: / 989:Categories 964:Elatochori 784:Lagorrachi 674:2015-01-05 537:References 511:Greek Army 198:Population 906:Peristasi 896:Kallithea 823:Ganochora 779:Katalonia 236:Time zone 190:Elevation 1000:Katerini 838:Svoronos 828:Katerini 810:Katerini 799:Trilofos 747:Katerini 704:See also 694:Archived 331:Katerini 327:Katerini 163:Katerini 956:Pierioi 930:Foteina 901:Paralia 888:Paralia 877:Sevasti 867:Koukkos 862:Korinos 849:Korinos 756:Elafina 505:History 406:Sevasti 396:Koukkos 315:Κορινός 307:Korinos 123:Country 98:22°35′E 95:40°19′N 60:Korinos 26:Κορινός 23:Korinos 969:Ritini 774:Exochi 769:Elafos 764:Aronas 626:  519:Greece 498:4,488 484:5,557 470:6,611 456:5,757 323:Greece 279:600 62 151:Pieria 127:Greece 940:Milia 935:Lofos 917:Petra 668:(PDF) 661:(PDF) 595:(PDF) 588:(PDF) 533:none 495:3,153 492:3,115 481:3,543 478:3,487 467:4,097 464:4,054 450:3,705 439:3,185 311:Greek 290:23510 262:UTC+3 241:UTC+2 222:3,153 206:4,488 974:Vria 624:ISBN 489:2021 475:2011 461:2001 447:1991 433:1981 419:Year 362:Name 266:EEST 169:Area 616:doi 350:In 255:DST 245:EET 991:: 622:. 614:. 544:^ 525:. 442:- 358:. 321:, 313:: 300:KN 738:e 731:t 724:v 677:. 632:. 618:: 573:. 453:- 436:- 309:( 268:) 264:( 257:) 247:) 243:(

Index

Municipal unit
Korinos is located in Greece

40°19′N 22°35′E / 40.317°N 22.583°E / 40.317; 22.583
Greece
Administrative region
Central Macedonia
Regional unit
Pieria
Municipality
Katerini
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Postal code
Area code(s)
Vehicle registration
Greek
Pieria regional unit
Greece
Katerini
Katerini
A1 motorway
public library
Fascist Italy
Italo-Ethiopian War
Greek language

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.