Ano Lechonia
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Ano Lechonia is a Greek
town located 11 km (7 mi) east of Volos
in the Pelion
area in the Magnesia peripheral 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 (0.621372736649807 mi) south near the settlement of Platanidia.
covers the southern part and farmlands are within the village and it produces fruits, olives and vegetables.
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.
, the sources said as the Frankish Empire
. That time, Michael II Palaeologus married someong who was with the Achaean Villehardoun.
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.
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.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
town located 11 km (7 mi) east of Volos
Volos
Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 326 km north of Athens and 215 km south of Thessaloniki...
in the Pelion
Pelion
Pelion or Pelium is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in central Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea...
area in the Magnesia peripheral unit. Ano Lechonia was the seat of the municipality of Artemida
Artemida, Magnesia
Artemida is a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,583 . The seat of the municipality was in Ano Lechonia....
. 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 (0.621372736649807 mi) south near the settlement of Platanidia.
Population
| Year | Town population | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,335 | - |
| 1991 | 1,224 | - |
| 2001 | 1,220 | 1,439 |
Geography
The mountains dominate the northeast, the Pagasetic GulfPagasetic Gulf
The Pagasetic Gulf is a rounded gulf in the prefecture of Magnesia that is formed by the Mount Pelion peninsula. It is connected with the Euboic Sea...
covers the southern part and farmlands are within the village and it produces fruits, olives and vegetables.
Ancient times
The name Lechonia along with nearby Kato Lechonia comes from the Slavic words leh meaning fieldsField (agriculture)
In agriculture, the word field refers generally to an area of land enclosed or otherwise and used for agricultural purposes such as:* Cultivating crops* Usage as a paddock or, generally, an enclosure of livestock...
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.
Byzantine Era
During the Byzantine EraByzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
, the sources said as the Frankish Empire
Frankish Empire
Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire , Frankish Kingdom , Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was the territory inhabited and ruled by the Franks from the 3rd to the 10th century...
. That time, Michael II Palaeologus married someong who was with the Achaean Villehardoun.
Ottoman period
After the OttomansOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
invaded and occupied Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, the Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
moved in and built homes.
The Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
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.
Greek Ano Lechonia and modern times
The village joined GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in 1881 when the Greeks liberated Thessaly
Thessaly
Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
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
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, 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.