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Agios Vlasios, upper left side in the image of the Artemida municipality, Satellite Images, Greece Agios Vlasios, also Agios Vlassios, Ayios Vlasios and Ayios Vlassios (Greek: Άγιος Βλάσιος meaning Saint Blas) is a Greek village located 15 km east of Volos in the Magnesia prefecture. Agios Vlasios is built on the slopes of Pelion. Ano Lechonia is the seat of the municipality of Artemida. Its population in 2001 was 785 for the municipal department. The name comes from the church of the village. The older name of the village was Karabasi or Karabasi (Greek: Καραμπάς, Karabaş or Καραμπάσι from Turkish kara and baş) in which was the Turkish word meaning black head Division of the municipal department
Agios Vlasios Magnisia (Source) Year population 1991 772 Geography The mountains dominate the area which is parly forested and some grasslands and bushes, farmlands are within the village and it produces fruits, olives and vegetables. History Ottoman Era During the Turkish Era, the settlement of Palaiokastro which is located between Ano Lechonia and Agios Vlasios was inhabited bu the Turks, it was partly destroyed until the end of the 20th century. Greek and Modern Era The Ottoman rule over Thessaly as well as much of today's northcentral Greece had finally went to an end after being liberated and joined the rest of Greece in 1881, Karabassi became a part of the old municipality of Nileias. In 1914, it was finally renamed to Agios Vlassios, named after its own church and became an non-municipal commune. Since 1998, Agios Vlassios is a municipal district and became a part of the present municipality of Artemida which has its seat at nearby Ano Lechonia. Other Agios Vlasios has a school, church and a few squares (plateia), its nearest lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (high school) are in Ano Lechonia. Links
Coordinates: 39°20′19″N, 22°3′49″E
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