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Gonnoi

Gonnoi
Γόννοι
Location within the regional unit
Location within the regional unit
Gonnoi is located in Greece
Gonnoi
Gonnoi
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 39°52′N 22°28′E / 39.867°N 22.467°E / 39.867; 22.467
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityTempi
Districts3
Area
  Municipal unit113.333 km2 (43.758 sq mi)
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Municipal unit
2,110
  Municipal unit density18.6/km2 (48.2/sq mi)
  Community
1,727
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
400 04
Area code24950
Vehicle registrationΡΙ (Rho Iota)

Gonnoi (Greek: Γόννοι, before 1927: Δερελί - Dereli[2]) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tempi, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 113.333 km2.[4] The municipality was created under the Kapodistrias Law in 1997 out of the former communes of Gonnoi, Kallipefki, Itea and Elaia. About 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the town lies the site of the ancient city of Gonnus,[5] after which the present town is named.

Subdivisions

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The municipal unit Gonnoi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Population

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YearSettlement populationCommunity populationMunicipal unit population
19812,660--
19912,443-3,622
20012,1902,2883,119
20111,9091,9832,462
20211,6821,7272,110

History

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The ancient city of Gonnoi was situated in a hillside near the contemporary Gonnoi, now called "Kastri" (i.e. castle). The area was consecutively ruled by the Kingdom of Macedonia, the Roman, the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empires. With most of Thessaly, Gonnoi became a part of Greece in 1881.

See also

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References

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  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. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
  5. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
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