Artemisia (, before 1927: Τσερνίτσα - TsernitsaName changes of settlements in Greece) is a mountain village and a community in the municipality of Kalamata, Messenia, Greece. The community includes the small village Agios Ioannis Theologos. It is situated at 860 m above sea level. Many of its residents live there only during the summer months.
It is located in the west part of the Taygetos mountains on the EO82 road (Sparta–Kalamata–Pylos) between Kalamata and Sparta. It is 1.5 km southwest of Alagonia and 13 km northeast of Kalamata.
Population Year Village population Community population 1981 240 - 1991 327 339 2001 291 310 2011 136 142 2021 88 88
History
Until 1927, the village was named Tsernitsa. From 1835 until 1912, it was part of the municipality of Alagonia. In 1912 it became an independent community, which joined the municipality of Kalamata in 1997.
See also List of settlements in Messenia
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