Aisonia
Encyclopedia
Aisonia 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 3,031 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Dimini
.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
in Magnesia, 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....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality 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...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,031 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Dimini
Dimini
Dimini is a village near the city of Volos, in Thessaly , in Magnesia. It was the seat of the municipality of Aisonia. The name Aisonia dates back to ancient times and it is the westernmost place in the Volos area. The Dimini area contains both a Mycenean settlement and a Neolithic settlement...
.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Aisonia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- DiminiDiminiDimini is a village near the city of Volos, in Thessaly , in Magnesia. It was the seat of the municipality of Aisonia. The name Aisonia dates back to ancient times and it is the westernmost place in the Volos area. The Dimini area contains both a Mycenean settlement and a Neolithic settlement...
(Dimini, Kakkavos, Paliouri) - SeskloSeskloSesklo is a village nearby the city of Volos, in Thessaly , in the prefecture of Magnesia. It is part of the municipality Aisonia...
(Sesklo, Chrysi Akti Panagias)
Population
Year | Dimini district | Aisonia municipality |
---|---|---|
1981 | 1,608 | - |
1991 | 1,956 | 2,897 |
2001 | 2,125 | 3,031 |