Sevasti

Sevasti (Greek: Σεβαστή) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Korinos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 653 residents in the village.[1]

Sevasti Σεβαστή
The Greek Orthodox in Sevasti.
Sevasti
Coordinates: 40°21.5′N 22°32.5′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pieria
Municipality	Katerini
Municipal unit	Korinos
Highest elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Lowest elevation	125 m (410 ft)
Community [1]
• Population	653 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	601 00
Area code(s)	+30-2351-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration	KN

Population

The village was settled by Pontic Greek refugees from Turkey in 1924.[3]

Religion

The temple of the Greek Evangelical Church in Sevasti.

Unlike other settlements in Greece, Sevasti has, besides Greek Orthodox, two Protestant communities and there is also a temple of the Greek Evangelical Church, that was established in 1924. There is also a community that follows the Greek Apostolic Church of Pentecost.[3]

See also

• Korinos
• List of settlements in the Pieria regional unit

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. Σεβαστή Πιερίας (in Greek). Hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.