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Vasiliko
Βασιλικό | |
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Coordinates: 40°1′N 20°36′E / 40.017°N 20.600°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Epirus |
Regional unit | Ioannina |
Municipality | Pogoni |
Municipal unit | Ano Pogoni |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 161 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Vasiliko (Greek: Βασιλικό, before 1928: Τσαραπλανά - Tsaraplana[2]) is a village in the municipality of Pogoni, Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. It is situated at an altitude of 800 m. It is 3 km east of Kefalovryso, 13 km west of Konitsa, 16 km south of Leskovik (Albania) and 44 km northwest of Ioannina.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1981 | 507 | — |
1991 | 416 | −17.9% |
2001[3] | 259 | −37.7% |
2011[4] | 228 | −12.0% |
2021[1] | 161 | −29.4% |
Vasiliko is home to an Aromanian community. Vasiliko is the place of birth of the Patriarch of Constantinople Athenagoras I (1948–1972), who was born there on 25 March 1886 as Aristoklis Spyrou.