Sevasti
Community in Greece
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Sevasti (Greek: Σεβαστή) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Korinos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 287 residents in the village.[1]
Sevasti
Σεβαστή | |
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The Greek Orthodox in Sevasti. | |
  Sevasti | |
| Coordinates: 40°21.5′N 22°32.5′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pieria |
| Municipality | Katerini |
| Municipal unit | Korinos |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 287 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 601 00 |
| Area code | +30-2351 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
Population
The village was settled by Pontic Greek refugees from Turkey in 1924.[3]
Religion
Unlike other settlements in Greece, Sevasti has, besides Greek Orthodox, two Protestant communities and there is also a temple of the Greek Evangelical Church, that was established in 1924. There is also a community that follows the Greek Apostolic Church of Pentecost.[3]