Arkasa

Local community Arkasa Τοπική Κοινότητα Αρκάσας (Αρκάσα)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	South Aegean
Regional district	Karpathos and Kasos
local community	Karpathos
Parish	Karpathos
Geographic coordinates	35 ° 29 ′  N , 27 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′  N , 27 ° 7 ′  E
Height above d. M.	48  m (average)
surface	16.828 km²
Residents	564 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	62010103
Post Code	85700
Telephone code	22450-2

Arkasa ( Greek Αρκάσα ( f. Sg. )) Is a coastal village in the extreme southwest of the Greek island of Karpathos , about nine kilometers southwest of the city of Karpathos , the capital of the island. The village, together with the northern port town of Finiki, forms the local community of the same name (Τοπική Κοινότητα Αρκάσας Topiki Kinotita Arkasa ) in the municipality of Karpathos (Δημοτική Ενότητα Καρπάθου Dimotiki Enotita Karpathos ) of the municipality of Karpathos .

location

The village of Arkasa is located about 9 kilometers southwest of the city of Karpathos and 6 kilometers northwest of the island's airport, opposite the island of Kassos . The port town of Finiki (Φοινίκι) is located at the end of the same bay about 2 kilometers north. The Arkasa community borders Pyles in the north and Menetes in the east .

administration

Shortly after the connection of the Dodecanese to Greece, the rural community of the same name (Κοινότητα Απερίου Kinotita Arkasas ) was founded with its seat in Arkasa. The amalgamation of seven other rural communities to form what was then Karpathos, today's Karpathos district, took place after the municipal reform in 1997 . The administrative reform in 2010 brought the former municipalities of the island together to form the new municipality of Karpathos (Δήμος Καρπάθου Dimos Karpathou ).

Arkasa population development

Surname	1947	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Arkasa	562	479	457	436	379	394	473	531
Finiki	071	088	053	010	011	084	026th	033
total	633	567	510	446	390	478	499	564

The local community Arkasa includes the two uninhabited islands Diakoftis and Charkias.

history

During the Mycenaean period (1400 BC) there was a mighty fortress on the Paleókastro peninsula, which juts out into the sea with its mighty stone cliffs in front of Arkasa . During the reign of the Dorians the city was at this point ARKESIA . Remains of the former Mycenaean Cyclopean wall are still there today. On the edge of this peninsula are the white chapel of Agia Sophía and directly in front of it are the remains of the early Christian basilica of Agía Anastasía with its mosaic floor. Today's Arkasa was built around the middle of the 19th century.

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. ↑ Population of Arkasa 1947-2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)