Skotina

Coordinates: 40°01′N 22°33′E / 40.017°N 22.550°E / 40.017; 22.550
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Skotina
Σκοτίνα
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
600 63
Area code(s)23520
Vehicle registrationKN

Skotina (Greek: Σκοτίνα) is a rural settlement of the former municipality of East Olympos, itself part of the municipality of Dion-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece.

Name

The name is taken due to handmade costumes (woolen fabrics, handmade costumes), which were made in the region that made the cloaks and the sails for sailing ships of the era.

Geography

The village is built on the southeastern edge of the

Leivithra
(2 km).

Population

The community of Skotina had a population 857 inhabitants as of 2021.

Paralia Skotinas and the nowadays uninhabited Palia Skotina.[2]

References

  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. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

Notes

  • Encyclopedia Μαλλιάρης- Παιδεία, Volume 24, p. 27.