KORINOS

'Korinos' (Greek: Κορινός) is a village located in Pieria prefecture, Greece. Korinos has approximately 5000 citizens. Korinos is 5 km northeast of the city of Katerini (Κατερίνη), the capital of Pieria prefecture. GR-1 is situated to the west serving a nearby interchange near Katerini. Korinos is famous for its beaches and hotels in the area. The beaches lie to its east. Korinos features a public library. Near Korinos is the beautiful sea of Pieria. Korinos considered as an ideal place for tourism. The word "Korinos" does not have any meaning in the Greek language; its origin is unknown.

Contents

Subdivisions

Municipal districts

Historical population

History

Other

External links

See also

Subdivisions

★ Korinos Beach (''Παραλία Κορινού'' = ''Paralia Korinou'')

Municipal districts

★ Kato Agios Ioannis

★ 'Korinos'

★ Koukkos

★ Nea Trapezounta

★ Sevasti

Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Municipal district population	Municipal population	Change	Percent of the municipal district	Percent of the prefecture
1981	3,185	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	3,705	+520 or +16.33%	-	5,757	-	-	-	-
2001	4,054	+349 or +9.42%	4,097	6,611	-

History

Korinos was liberated by the Greek Army and after the end of the Balkan Wars, it finally became a part of Greece after nearly five centuries of Ottoman Rule. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, devastated buildings were rebuilt. Electricity and radio were introduced in the mid-20th century, in the same time, tourism was introduced and later boomed to become its main industry over agriculture, television in the 1980s and computer in the late-1990s along with Internet. On June 9, 2007, a low pressure system that arrived from Southern and Central Europe brought in torrential downpours enough to ruin fruits, vegetable and other crops, it turned several farmlands into ponds and lakes.

Other

Korinos has two elementary schools, a gymnasium, a post office, and squares (''plateies'').

External links

★ Mapquest - Korinos, street map not yet available

★ Coordinates:

★ Directory of Korinos

See also

★ List of settlements in the Pieria prefecture

★ Corinos

★ Corinus