Gerontas, Evoia

Gerontas (Γέροντας) Evoia

Gerontas is a village in the municipality of Eretria in the Regional Unit of Evoia. According to the 2011 census it has 4 inhabitants. It is built at an altitude of 450 m. [1] on Mount Olympus. It is about 10 km from Eretria. [2]

The village is mentioned in an Ottoman tax register of 1474 under the name Yeronda. According to the store, it had 12 houses and belonged to Nahiyye Vathias. [3] In 1835 Gerontas was annexed to the municipality of Lilantia. With the abolition of the municipalities in 1912, it was initially annexed to the community of Theologos, but in 1961 it was annexed to the community of Eretria. [4] With the plan of Kapodistrias, it was annexed to the municipality of Eretria.

The course of the population according to the censuses:
Census 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1991 2001 2011
Population 80 [1] 88 [1] 31 [1] 25 [1] 82 [1] 9 [1] 12 [1] 27 4

Near the village is the chapel of St. Anna. [5]

References

Stamatelatos, Michael? Vamba-Stamatelatou, Fotini (2006). Geographical Dictionary of Greece. Athens: Hermes. p. 162. ISBN 9603201332.
"Gerontas". servitoros.gr. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
Balta, Evangelia (1989). L 'Eubee a la fin du XV siecle: economie et population: les registres de l'annee 1474. Αθήνα: Εταιρεία Ευβοϊκών Μελετών. pp. 124, 314.
"Gerontas (Evia)". Residential Changes - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA Retrieved November 4, 2019.
"Eretria> Destinations / Sights". www.diakopes.gr. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

Municipal Community Eretria
Agia Triada (Αγία Τριάδα, η)
Gerontas (Γέροντας, ο)
Eretria (Ερέτρια, η)
Magoula (Μαγούλα, η)
Malakonta (Μαλακώντα, η)

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