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Ano Lechonia

Coordinates: 39°19′N 23°3′E / 39.317°N 23.050°E / 39.317; 23.050
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Ano Lechonia
Άνω Λεχώνια
Ano Lechonia's railway station.
Ano Lechonia's railway station.
Ano Lechonia is located in Greece
Ano Lechonia
Ano Lechonia
Coordinates: 39°19′N 23°3′E / 39.317°N 23.050°E / 39.317; 23.050
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitMagnesia
MunicipalityVolos
Municipal unitArtemida
Lowest elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community1,252
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
370 06
Area code(s)24230
Vehicle registrationBO

Ano Lechonia (Greek: Άνω Λεχώνια) is a town and community in the Magnesia regional unit, Greece. Ano Lechonia was the seat of the former municipality of Artemida. The community includes the coastal village Platinidia. Ano Lechonia is situated in the northwestern part of the Pelion peninsula, 1.5 km from the Pagasetic Gulf coast, 3 km southwest of Agios Georgios Nileias, 4 km southeast of Agria and 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Volos.

Population

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Year Town population Community population
1981 1,335 -
1991 1,224 -
2001 1,220 1,439
2011 1,068 1,429
2021 983 1,252

History

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The name Lechonia may come from the Slavic word lech meaning "field". Historians say it was the ancient city Methone. At the hill named Nevestiki the ruins of an ancient wall have been found. The residents of Methone supported the Argonauts with ships. After four centuries of Ottoman rule, Ano Lechonia became part of Greece in 1881, as a consequence of the transfer of Thessaly to Greece following the Treaty of Berlin (1878). It was connected by a railway to Volos in 1895.

View of the railway station

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.