Apostolias (Greek: Αποστολιάς, before 1927: Κάτω Κάνιανη - Kato Kaniani[2]) is a village in the municipal unit of Gravia, in the northeastern part of Phocis, Greece. Apostolias is situated at the foot of Mount Oeta at 520 m above sea level. Until World War II, many of its residents worked in the bauxite mine on the east side of the Agios Vasileios mountain. The mine was destroyed by the occupying Italian forces.
Apostolias
Αποστολιάς | |
|---|---|
  Apostolias | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′N 22°24′E / 38.717°N 22.400°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Phocis |
| Municipality | Delphi |
| Municipal unit | Gravia |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 59 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΜ |
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 244 |
| 1991 | 204 |
| 2001 | 83 |
| 2011 | 53 |
| 2021 | 59 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece