Mesovouno

Community in Greece

Mesovouno Μεσόβουνο
Community
40°37.6′N 21°50′E / 40.6267°N 21.833°E / 40.6267; 21.833
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Kozani
Municipality	Eordaia
Municipal unit	Vermio
Elevation	840 m (2,760 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	334
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	500 06
Area code(s)	+30-2463
Vehicle registration	ΚΖ

Mesovouno (Greek: Μεσόβουνο), known before 1927 as Karmishta (Greek: Κρίμσια), is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.^[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vermio, of which it was a municipal district.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 334 inhabitants in the village.^[1]

History

In October 1941 and April 1944, during the Axis occupation of Greece, the Wehrmacht perpetrated the Mesovouno massacres in the village. A total of 268 civilians were killed.

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.