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Kato Vermio
Κάτω Βέρμιο
Settlement
Seli ski resort
Seli ski resort
Map
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitImathia
MunicipalityVeria
Municipal unitVeria
 • Community38.915 km2 (15.025 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,540 m (5,050 ft)
Lowest elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Community
75
 • Community density1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
591 00
Area code(s)+30-2331-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationΗΧ

Kato Vermio (Template:Lang-el, before 1926: Κάτω Σέλι - Kato Seli,[2] Template:Lang-rup[3]) is a village and a community of the Veria municipality.[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Veria, of which it was a municipal district.[4] The 2011 census recorded 75 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Kato Vermio covers an area of 38.915 km2.[5]

Geography

The village of Kato Vermio is located at a distance of 24 km from Veria and 95 km from Thessaloniki, in Imathia, Central Macedonia. The altitude of the village is 1400–1540 meters, the highest village in Greece.

Tourism

Kato Vermio is a winter sports resort located in the Vermion Mountains of northern Greece. There are many restored and newly built vacation homes, mountain cottages and chalets in the village and the climate consists of cool summers and snowy winters. Most of the residents are native Greek speaking Vlachs. The village has many Inns & Hotels and a few cafe-bars and restaurants or tavernas.

The ski lift in Seli was the first one built in the entire country in 1934,[6] making Seli the oldest Ski resort in Greece.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ http://assembly.coe.int
  4. ^ a b Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior Template:El icon
  5. ^ Πίνακας 3. Πραγματικός πληθυσμός, επιφάνεια και πυκνότητα του πληθυσμού, με διάκριση σε αστικές και αγροτικές περιοχές καθώς και σε πεδινές, ημιορεινές και ορεινές περιοχές. Μέσος σταθμικός των υψομέτρων. (PDF) (in Greek). Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (Hellenic Statistical Authority). Retrieved 11 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ http://www.seli-ski.gr/ins_index.php