Agios Nikolaos (Municipality)

Municipality of Agios Nikolaos
Δήμος Αγίου Νικολάου (Άγιος Νικόλαος)

Basic data

State :

Greece

Region :

Crete

Regional District :

Lasithi

Geographic coordinates :

35 ° 11 ' N , 25 ° 43' E Coordinates: 35 ° 11 ' N , 25 ° 43' E

Area :

511.99 km²

Residents :

27,074 (2011)

Population density :

52.9 inhabitants / km²

Community logo:

Seat:

Agios Nikolaos

LAU-1 code no .:

7201

Districts :

3 municipal districts

Local self-government :

4 city districts
21 local communities

Website:

www.dimosagn.gr

Location in the Crete region

Agios Nikolaos ( Greek Άγιος Νικόλαος ) has been a municipality in the east of the Greek island of Crete since its official recognition in 1924 . The administrative center is the city of the same name, Agios Nikolaos . There are 27,074 inhabitants in the entire municipality.

On January 1, 2011, the neighboring communities Neapoli and Vrachasi were incorporated.

structure

Since January 1st, 2011 Agios Nikolaos has been divided into three parishes and 25 localities. The localities, which are called dimotiki kinotita or topiki kinotita depending on the number of inhabitants , elect their own local representatives. The population figures come from the results of the 2011 census.

Municipality of Agios Nikolaos - Δημοτική Ενότητα Αγίου Νικολάου - 20,679
- Agios Nikolaos Municipality - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Αγίου Νικολάου - 12,638
  - Agii Pandes - Άγιοι Πάντες (uninhabited island)
  - Agios Nikolaos - Άγιος Νικόλαος - 11,421
  - Atzimbraga - Ατζιμπράγα - 52
  - Ellinika - Ελληνικά - 114
  - Katsikia - Κατσίκια - 297
  - Keratidia - Κερατίδια - 28
  - Mirkonisi - Μικρονήσι (uninhabited island)
  - Pissidos - Πίσσιδος - 221
  - Xirokambos - Ξηρόκαμπος - 505
- District Elounda - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ελούντας - 2.193
  - Agia Paraskevi - Αγία Παρασκευή - 23
  - Epano Elounda - Επάνω Ελούντα - 115
  - Epano Pines - Επάνω Πινές - 35
  - Kalydon - Καλυδών (uninhabited island)
  - Kato Elounda - Κάτω Ελούντα - 86
  - Kato Pines - Κάτω Πινές - 62
  - Mavrikiano - Μαυρικιανό - 142
  - Schism - Σχίσμα - 1.730
- Kritsa District - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Κριτσάς - 2,637
  - Ammoudara - Αμμουδάρα - 493
  - Kalyvos - Κάλυβος - 66
  - Katharo - Καθαρό - 18
  - Kritsa - Κριτσά - 1,296
  - Mardatio - Μαρδάτιο - 191
  - Rousa Limni - Ρούσα Λίμνη - 279
  - Tapes - Τάπες - 81
  - Theologos - Θεολόγος - 2
  - Vathy - Βαθύ - 211
- Local community Exo Lakonia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Έξω Λακωνίων - 312
  - Exo Lakonia - Έξω Λακώνια - 144
  - Fioretzides - Φιορέτζηδες - 31
  - Karterides - Καρτέρηδες - 29
  - Marnellides - Μαρνέλληδες - 78
  - Peponides - Πεπόνηδες - 7
  - Vlachides - Βλάχηδες - 23
- Local community Exo Potami - Τοπική Κοινότητα Έξω Ποτάμων - 43
  - Argyro Nero - Αργυρό Νερό - 0
  - Exo Potami - Έξω Ποτάμοι - 15
  - Mesa Potami - Μέσα Ποτάμοι - 24
  - Roussakiana - Ρουσσακιανά - 4
- Local community Kalo Chorio - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καλού Χωρίου - 1.198
  - Forti - Φορτί - 93
  - Istro - Ίστρο - 665
  - Kalo Chorio - Καλό Χωρίο - 353
  - Pyrgos - Πύργος - 87
  - Vryonisi - Βρυονήσι (uninhabited island)
- Local community Kroustas - Τοπική Κοινότητα Κρούστα (Κρούστας) - 476
- Local community Limnes - Τοπική Κοινότητα Λιμνών - 351
  - Agia Pelagia - Αγία Πελαγία - 9
  - Agios Ioannis - Άγιος Ιωάννης - 4
  - Drakos - Δράκος - 11
  - Dyo Prini - Δύο Πρίνοι - 1
  - Kalos Lakkos - Καλός Λάκκος - 2
  - Limnes - Λίμνες - 324
- Local community Loumas - Τοπική Κοινότητα Λούμα - 52
  - Epano Loumas - Επάνω Λούμας - 16
  - Kato Loumas - Κάτω Λούμας - 10
  - Kato Selles - Κάτω Σέλλες - 1
  - Selles - Σέλλες - 25
- Local community Mesa Lakkonia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Μέσα Λακκωνίων - 307
  - Chamilo - Χαμηλό - 60
  - Flamouriana - Φλαμουριανά - 100
  - Kakokamotes - Κακοκάμωτες - 53
  - Margielio - Μαργιέλιο - 18
  - Schism - Σχίσμα - 76
- Local community Prina - Τοπική Κοινότητα Πρίνας (Πρίνα) - 90
- Local community Skinias - Τοπική Κοινότητα Σκινιά - 86
  - Agios Georgios - Άγιος Γεώργιος - 12
  - Chondovolaki - Χονδροβολάκοι - uninhabited
  - Skinias - Σκινιάς - 48
  - Valtos - Βάλτος - 19th
  - Vlichadia - Βλιχάδια - 7
- Local community Vrouchas - Τοπική Κοινότητα Βρουχά - 229
  - Myronikitas - Μυρωνικήτας - uninhabited
  - Plaka - Πλάκα - 94
  - Vrouchas - Βρουχάς - 135
- Local community Zenia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Ζενίων - 67
  - Adrianos - Αδριανός - 6
  - Amygdali - Αμυγδάλοι - 9
  - Ano Amygdali - Άνω Αμυγδάλοι - 25
  - Roussapidia - Ρουσσαπιδιά - uninhabited
  - Zenia - Ζένια - 27
Municipality of Neapoli - Δημοτική Ενότητα Νεάπολης - 4,463
- Neapoli District - Δημοτική Κοινιτητα Νεαπόλεως - 2,838
  - Agios Nikolaos - Άγιος Νικόλαος - uninhabited
  - Amygdalia - Αμυγδαλιά - uninhabited
  - Dilakkos - Δίλακκος - 7
  - Finokalia - Φινοκαλιά - 7
  - Koudoumalos - Κουδούμαλος - 4
  - Kourounes - Κουρούνες - 45
  - Makrygennisa - Μακρυγέννησα - 2
  - Neapoli - Νεάπολη - 2,683
  - Nispitas - Νισπήτας - 25
  - Nofalias - Νοφαλιάς - 28
  - Patsopoulos - Πατσόπουλος - 15
  - Perambela - Περάμπελα - 5
  - Peronides - Περονίδες - 5
  - Petros - Πέτρος - uninhabited
  - Romanos - Ρωμανός - 2
  - Souvlos - Σούβλος - 10
  - Xera Xyla - Ξερά Ξύλα - uninhabited
- Local community Agios Andinios - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αγίου Αντωνίου - 45
  - Agios Andonios - Άγιος Αντώνιος - 8
  - Amygdalolakkos - Αμυγδαλόλακκος - 1
  - Anogia - Ανώγεια - 4
  - Frathias - Φραθιάς - uninhabited
  - Kounali - Κουνάλι - 21
  - Tsambi - Τσαμπί - 11
  - Frathias - Φραθιάς - uninhabited
- Local community Choumeriakos - Τοπική Κοινότητα Χουμεριάκου - 177
  - Agios Konstandinos - Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος - 3
  - Choumeriakos - Χουμεριάκος - 174
- Local community Fourni - Τοπική Κοινότητα Φουρνής - 265
  - Chavgas - Χαυγάς - 5
  - Dories - Δοριές - 36
  - Fourni - Φουρνή - 221
  - Syrmeso - Σύρμεσο - 3
- Local community Karydi Mirabellou - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καρυδίου Μιραμπέλλου - 85
  - Karydi - Καρύδι - 83
  - Aretiou Monastery - Μονή Αρετίου - 2
- Local community Kastelli Fournis - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καστελλίου Φουρνής - το Καστέλλιον - 95
- Local community Latsida - Τοπική Κοινότητα Λατσίδας - 249
  - Agori - Αγόροι - 2
  - Latsida - Λατσίδα - 247
  - Zourva - Ζούρβα - uninhabited
- Local community Nikithianos - Τοπική Κοινότητα Νικηθιανού - 68
  - Nikithianos - Νικηθιανός - 63
  - Platypodi - Πλατυπόδι - 5
- Local community Voulismeni - Τοπική Κοινότητα Βουλισμένης - 348
  - Voulismeni - Βουλισμένη - 337
  - Xirolimni - Ξηρολίμνη - 11
- Local community Vryses - Τοπική Κοινότητα Βρυσών - 293
  - Drasi - Δράσι - uninhabited
  - Giofyri - Γιοφύρι - uninhabited
  - Vryses - Βρύσες - 293
Vrachasi parish - Δημοτική Ενότητα Βραχασίου - 1.932
- Local community Vrachasi - Τοπική Κοινότητα Βραχασίου - 1.932
  - Agia Varvara - Αγία Βαρβάρα - 102
  - Avgo - Αυγό (uninhabited island)
  - Epano Sisi - Επάνω Σίσι - 115
  - Katsinianos - Καρτσινιανός - 13
  - Milatos - Μίλατος - 178
  - Paralia Milatou - Παραλία Μιλάτου - 157
  - Pyrgos - Πύργος - 48
  - Selinari - Σεληνάρι - 5
  - Sisi - Σίσι - 1.003
  - Vrachasi - Βραχάσι - 311

history

Results of the 1881 census

Already in the 19th century there was an eparchy Mirambello ( Greek Μιραμπέλλο ), the dimensions of which corresponded exactly to today's municipality of Agios Nikolaos. It was named after the Venetian fort Mirambello, which existed in the port of Agios Nikolaos in the Middle Ages. The place was already meaningless at that time, which is why Kenourio Chorio, today's Neapoli, was chosen as the capital. Occasionally the Lasithi district was also included in the eparchy. The Ottomans had settled Muslims from Turkey on the island with the aim of converting all of Crete to Islam . For this reason, censuses were carried out regularly.

1834 census

Mirambello
place	today's name	Christian families	Muslim families
Mílato	Milatos	35	0
Latsida	Latsida	35	5
Voulismeni	Voulismeni	50	15th
Kenúrgio chorió	Neapolis	100	2
Neochorió	Neapolis	20th	20th
Vrachási Vrysis Kommeriakó Platy-Pódi Nikithianó Limnes	Vrachasi Vrises Houmeriakos Platypodi Nikithianos Limnes	80	80
Krítsa	Kritsa	180	2
Krusta	Kroustas	30th	0
Prina	Prina	40	0
Kaló Chorió	Kalo Chorio	10	0
Alúda	Elounda	40	0
Spína Lónga	Spinalonga	0	81
Vruká	Vrouchas	30th	0
Lúma	Epano Loumas Kato Loumas	15th	0
Skiniá	Skinias	30th	0
Furní-kastéli	Kastelli	50	0
Káto Furní	Fourni	40	0
Epáno-Furní	Fourni	30th	0
Four monasteries		35	0
Others		50	30th
Lasithi
Gaigourómadra Gerontomurí	Kato Metochi Agios Charalambos	30th	0
Pláti	Plati	25th	0
Psychró	Psychro	35	0
Magulá	Magoulas	25th	0
Kamináki	Kaminaki	30th	0
Avrakódi Koudoumaliá Platianó Agio Geórgi	Avrakondes Koudoumalia Platanos Agios Georgios	100	0
Agio Kostantino	Agios Konstantinos	30th	0
Mésa Lasitháki Mésa Lasíthi	Mesa Lasithakion Mesa Lasithi	30th	0
Panagía Marmakéto Monastery	Krystallenias Monastery	25th	0
Farsáros Dzermiáda	Farsaro Tzermiadon	120	0
Lagoú with Pinikianó	Lagou with Pinakiano	20th	0
Potamus	Messa Potami Exo Potami	20th	0
total		1390	235

20th century until today

Since the independence of Crete there was a province of Mirambello in the Lasithi prefecture . While Agios Nikolaos became the prefecture capital, Neapolis became the administrative center of the province of Mirambello. In the course of local reform in 1997, the province was dissolved and all previous municipalities were incorporated into the two municipalities of Neapoli and Agios Nikolaos. In 2006, Vrachasi split from Neapoli. In 2011 these three parishes were downgraded to parishes and merged into the parish of Agios Nikolaos.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
↑ Agios Nikolaos on alpha-omegaonline.com
^ Robert Pashley, Travels in Crete , Volume II, Cambridge, 1837, p. 325
^ Robert Pashley, Travels in Crete , Volume II, Cambridge, 1837, pp. 321–322
^ Siegfried Lauffer (Ed.): Greece, Lexicon of Historic Sites , Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-4144-3 , p. 467

[VZ2011-1] Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)

[2] Agios Nikolaos on alpha-omegaonline.com

[3] Robert Pashley, Travels in Crete , Volume II, Cambridge, 1837, p. 325

[4] Robert Pashley, Travels in Crete , Volume II, Cambridge, 1837, pp. 321–322

[5] Siegfried Lauffer (Ed.): Greece, Lexicon of Historic Sites , Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-4144-3 , p. 467