Sevasti ( el, Σεβαστή) is a village and a

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of the

Katerini Katerini ( el, Κατερίνη, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Pieria regional unit in Central Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, ...

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

Korinos Korinos ( el, Κορινός) 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. The municipal unit has an area of 7 ...

, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 653 residents in the village.

Population

The village was settled by Pontic Greek 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 Greek Evangelical Church, that was established in 1924. There is also a community that follows the

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

Population

Religion

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