Ano Lechonia
| Ano Lechonia Άνω Λεχώνια |
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 Ano Lechonia
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| Coordinates | 39°19′N 23°3′E / 39.317°N 23.05°ECoordinates: 39°19′N 23°3′E / 39.317°N 23.05°E |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Thessaly |
| Regional unit: | Magnesia |
| Municipality: | Volos |
| Municipal unit: | Artemida |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 1,220 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation: | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Postal: | 370 06 |
| Telephone: | 24230 |
| Auto: | BO |
Ano Lechonia (Greek: Άνω Λεχώνια) is a Greek town located 11 km (7 mi) east of Volos in the Pelion area in the Magnesia regional unit. Ano Lechonia was the seat of the municipality of Artemida. The population of the village in 2001 was 1,220, the population of the municipal district (including Platinidia) was 1,439. The sea is 1 km (1 mi) south near the settlement of Platanidia.
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[edit] Nearest places
- Platinidia, south
- Volos, west
[edit] Population
| Year | Town population | Municipal district population |
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| 1981 | 1,335 | - |
| 1991 | 1,224 | - |
| 2001 | 1,220 | 1,439 |
[edit] Geography
The mountains dominate the northeast, the Pagasetic Gulf covers the southern part and farmlands are within the village and it produces fruits, olives and vegetables.
[edit] History
[edit] Ancient times
The name Lechonia along with nearby Kato Lechonia comes from the Slavic words leh meaning fields and from one Lechona, hegemony of the area. It said it was the ancient Methone. At the hill named Nevestiki (Νεβεστίκι) saved the artifacts from the ancient wall. The residents took places in the Argonautic league with ships that they brought to them.
[edit] Byzantine Era
During the Byzantine Era, the sources said as the Frankish Empire. That time, Michael II Palaeologus married someong who was with the Achaean Villehardoun.
[edit] Ottoman period
After the Ottomans invaded and occupied Greece, the Turks moved in and built homes.
The Greek War of Independence of 1821 did not affect this the village, which did not become Greek for another 60 years (as a consequence of the transfer of Thessaly to Greece following Treaty of Berlin (1878) the Treaty of Berlin 1878.
[edit] Greek Ano Lechonia and modern times
The village joined Greece in 1881 when the Greeks liberated Thessaly and the Turkish population fled the area. The village became Hellenized and Christianized once again.
The village saw a factory opened in 1875, it became linked by rail to Volos in 1896, another factory was built in Koutoupi (Κουτούπη) in 1900, rich people moved and founded companies (Archontika Kontou, Kassiopoulo, Chatzikyriaki or Hatzikiriaki) The union (SPOLK) made poles for the international market. The ice factory opened in 1920 and first produced and fed electricity to the town.
After World War II and the Greek Civil War, things changed a lot, it opened a school in 1956, paved roads, a health center added, a kindergarten school, today, the town is the easternmost suburb of Volos.
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