Sevasti () is a village and a

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of the

Katerini Katerini (, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Regional Unit of Piera in Central Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mount Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude ...

municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of

Korinos Korinos () is a town and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Katerini, of which it is a municipal unit (Kallikratis Programme). The municipal unit has an area ...

, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 287 residents in the village.

Population

The village was settled by

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refugees from Turkey in 1924.

Religion

Unlike other settlements in Greece, Sevasti has, besides

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, two

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communities and there is also a temple of the

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, that was established in 1924. There is also a community that follows the Greek Apostolic Church of Pentecost.

References

{{Katerini div Populated places in Pieria (regional unit)

Population

Religion

See also

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