Aperitif

Local community Aperi Τοπική Κοινότητα Απερίου (Απέρι)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	South Aegean
Regional district	Karpathos and Kasos
local community	Karpathos
Parish	Karpathos
Geographic coordinates	35 ° 33 '  N , 27 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 33 '  N , 27 ° 10'  E
Height above d. M.	319  m (average)
surface	25.825 km²
Residents	355 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	62010102
Post Code	85700
Telephone code	22450-2

Aperi ( Greek Απέρι ( n. Sg. )) Is a village in the southeast of the Greek island of Karpathos , about six kilometers northwest of the city of Karpathos , the capital of the island.

The village, together with three other settlements, forms the local community of the same name (Τοπική Κοινότητα Απερίου Topiki kinotita Aperiou ) in the municipality of Karpathos (Δημοτική Ενότητα Καρπάθου Dimotiki Enotita Karpathos of the municipality of Karpathos) .

The townscape of Aperi is characterized by the white houses and stately villas with the red tile roofs. Aperi is considered the "richest" village on the island, as many wealthy "American returnees" or their family members live here.

location

View from Aperi to Pigadia (Karpathos (city))

Aperi is located in the east of Karpathos on the connecting road to the north of the island. The village of Volada borders immediately to the west, Othos is about 2 kilometers to the southwest. The distance to the hamlets of Kyra Panagia , Katapodi and Myrtonas further north is between 3.5 and 4.5 kilometers. The city of Karpathos is located about 6 kilometers to the southwest .

The local community Aperi (Τοπική Κοινότητα Απερίου) is bordered by Volada in the northwest , Othos in the west and an exclave of Volada and the municipality of Karpathos in the south.

history

On the Achata beach (Παραλία Αχάτας), northeast of Aperi, ancient building remains, graves and ceramics document the settlement from the middle of the Geometric period to at least the end of the Hellenistic period . One of the most important fortresses on the island was located in the same area in the Middle Ages.

The city was built in the Middle Ages when the islanders withdrew from the coastal regions inland to protect themselves from the constant pirate attacks and founded new settlements there. Aperi was the island's capital until 1894 and is still the seat of the bishop of Karpathos and Kasos today .

The monastery of Agios Georgios Vaston (Μονή του Αγίου Γεωργίου των Βατσών), about 2 kilometers southwest of Aperi, was the first school on Karpathos; it served as a school for wealthy families even before the Greek Revolution . After the Second World War , the monastery housed a boarding school for the Archdiocese of Karpathos and Kasos for some time.

administration

Aperi received shortly after the annexation of the Dodecanese to Greece the status of a rural community (Κοινότητα Απερίου Kinotita Aperiou ). The coastal town of Kyra Panagia as well as Katapodi and Myrtonas were recognized as Aperis settlements in 1981. With the implementation of the municipal reform in 1997 , seven other rural municipalities were merged to form what was then the municipality of Karpathos, the current municipality of Karpathos . Due to the administrative reform in 2010 , the former municipalities of the island were merged to form the new municipality of Karpathos (Δήμος Καρπάθου Dimos Karpathou ).

Population development in Aperi

Surname	1947	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Aperitif	804	787	768	603	407	402	463	353
Katodio					-	016	004th	000
Kyra Panagia					034	012	000	000
Myrtonas					016	020th	002	002
total	804	787	768	603	457	450	469	355

Attractions

As a sight that counts Episcopal Church , which of Mary Dormition dedicated (Assumption); August 15 is accordingly celebrated with an aperitif with music and dance. The church was built from 1856 for around 30 years on the site of a small chapel.

literature

• Antje Schwab, Gunther Schwab: Karpathos . Verlag Michael Müller, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-89953-537-2 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 110 (PDF, 793 kB)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
3. ↑ Λείψανα αρχαίου ιερού - Απέρι, πριν την παραλία της Αχάτας, South Aegean Region (Greek)
4. ↑ Ἱερὰ Μητρόπολις Καρπάθου καὶ Κάσου , Ecumenical Patriarchate (Greek)
5. ↑ Άγιος Γεώργιος - Απέρι, Βάτσες, South Aegean Region (Greek)
6. ↑ Population of Aperi 1947–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)