Asomatos (Crete)
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Local community Asomatos Τοπική Κοινότητα Ασωμάτου (Ασώματος) |
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| Basic data | |||
| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Crete | ||
| Regional district | Rethymno | ||
| local community | Agios Vasilios | ||
| Parish | Finikas | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 35 ° 12 ' N , 24 ° 27' E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
226 m (average) |
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| surface | 18.619 km² | ||
| Residents | 232 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 12.46 inhabitants / km² | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 931105 | ||
| Local division | 3 settlements | ||
Asomatos ( Greek Ασώματος ( m. Sg. )) Is a mountain village on the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete . It belongs together with the two Preveli monasteries as a local community to the municipality of Finikas in the municipality of Agios Vasilios in the south of the island.
location
Asomatos is located on the connecting road from the prefecture capital Rethymno to the resort of Plakias directly at the southern exit of the rugged Kourtaliotiko gorge . It is 7.5 kilometers to Plakias.
The village of Asomatos, located at an altitude of about 230 meters above sea level , has a population of 230 registered residents according to the 2011 census. Administratively, with only two inhabitants, the old and the new Preveli monastery together with the surrounding area including the touristically important palm beach of Preveli of the locality (Τοπική Κοινότητα) Asomatos.
description
A sight in Asomatos is the nationally known Museum of Papa ('Priest') Michalis Georgoulakis . Over 60 years of contemporary history are gathered here in the form of everyday objects, posters and documents. Papa Michalis died in October 2008 and his family continues to run the museum under the name "Oriseum".
From a tourist point of view, Asomatos is a "transit village", there are only two kafenia , a pottery , a tavern during the season and a few private accommodations. The main livelihood of the inhabitants is still agriculture, especially olive cultivation in the fertile valley, which stretches from Asomatos in a south-westerly direction to the sea. A company for building and agricultural needs with an attached olive mill is the only company in town.
The Byzantine chapel "Agii Asomati" ( Greek Άγιοι Ασώματοι ), which gives the village its name , is one of the oldest and most beautiful in the region.
Web links
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)