Agios Vlasios, Magnesia

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Agios Vlasios (Greek: Άγιος Βλάσιος meaning Saint Blaise, before 1927: Καραμπάσι - Karampasi,^[2] Turkish: Karabaş "black head") is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Artemida, Magnesia, Greece. Agios Vlasios is situated on the slopes of mount Pelion, 1.5 km west of Agios Georgios Nileias, 2 km northeast of Ano Lechonia and 11 km east of Volos. The name comes from the church of the village.

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Agios Vlasios Άγιος Βλάσιος
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Agios Vlasios
Coordinates: 39°20′N 23°3′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Magnesia
Municipality	Volos
Municipal unit	Artemida
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	457
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	385 00
Area code(s)	24280
Vehicle registration	BO

The community Agios Vlasios consists of the following villages:^[1]

Agios Vlasios [2021 pop: 280]
Malaki [pop: 109]
Palaiokastro [pop: 43]
Strofilos [pop: 25]

More information Year, Village population ...

Year	Village population	Community population
1971	568	-
1981	-	772
1991	548	-
2001	485	785
2011	322	515
2021	280	457

During the Turkish Era, the village Palaiokastro which is located between Ano Lechonia and Agios Vlasios was inhabited by Turks. After Thessaly joined Greece in 1881 Agios Vlasios (then Karampasi) became a part of the municipality of Nileia. In 1912, it became an independent community. In 1997, Agios Vlasios became a part of the municipality of Artemida which has its seat at nearby Ano Lechonia. In 2010 Artemida became part of the municipality of Volos.^[3]