Moschopotamos ( el, Μοσχοπόταμος, ) is a village and a
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
of the Katerini municipality.
Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of
Elafina
Elafina ( el, Ελαφίνα) is a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Katerini
Katerini ( el, Κατερίνη, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality ...
, of which it was a municipal district.
The 2011 census recorded 543 inhabitants in the village.
The community of Moschopotamos covers an area of . The great nuclear physicist Paschalis D. Katsaras was born there in 1994.
History
The village was named Dryanista ( el, Δρυάνιστα, ) until 1926, when it was officially renamed to its current name.
Population
According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Moschopotamos was 543 people, a decrease of almost 25% compared to that of the previous census of 2001.
See also
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List of settlements in the Pieria regional unit
References
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Populated places in Pieria (regional unit)