Chrisso (Fokida)
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Local community Chrisso Τοπική Κοινότητα Χρισσού (Χρισσό) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Central Greece | ||
| Regional district | Fokida | ||
| local community | Delfi | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 38 ° 28 ′ N , 22 ° 28 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
203 m (average) |
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| surface | 35.234 km² | ||
| Residents | 743 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 21.09 Ew. / km² | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 070502 | ||
The village of Chrisso ( Greek Χρισσό ( n. Sg. ); Alternative spelling Chriso Χρισό) is a local community in the municipality ( dimos δήμος) Delfi in the former Fokida prefecture , Central Greece region .
Location and geography
Chrisso is located on the south-south- western foothills of the Parnassos Mountains a short distance west of ancient Delphi , southeast of the city of Amfissa and northeast of the port cities of Itea and Galaxidi . Desfina is located south-southeast of Chrisso. Chrisso is located at the beginning of the eastward foothills of the Krissa plain (today the Amfissa-Itea plain) in the direction of Delphi or on the eastern edge of the Krissa or Amfissa-Itea plain. South of Chrisso runs a small river called Plistos or Krissa, which passes the village coming from Delphi and Arachova from the east and then flows into the Gulf of Itea (formerly: Gulf of Krissa) near the ancient city of Kirra (east of today's Itea).
history
The name Chrisso is derived from the ancient city of Krissa ( Greek Κρίσσα ), which was built between the 14th and 15th centuries BC. According to Homer , it is said to have been founded by the Cretans. It was inhabited by the Phokers.
In the 19th century Chrisso was the seat of a bishop with a population between 1,200 and 1,500.
literature
- Heinrich Nikolaus Ulrichs : About the cities of Crissa and Cirrha . Munich 1840 ( digitized version )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2001 Census, National Statistics Agency of Greece (EYSE). ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
- ↑ Johann Gottfried Sommer (Ed.). Paperback for the dissemination of geographical knowledge. An overview of the newest and most worth knowing in the area of the whole country and ethnology. JG Calve'sche Buchhandlung, Prague 1830, p. 268.
- ↑ See also: Johannes Baptista Friedrich: The Realien in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1856, p. 74.
- ↑ Johann Gottfried Sommer (Ed.): Pocket book for the dissemination of geographical knowledge. An overview of the newest and most worth knowing in the area of the whole country and ethnology. JG Calve'sche Buchhandlung, Prague 1830, p. 267.