Diafani
Diafani Διαφάνι |
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Basic data | ||
Country | Greece | |
region | South Aegean | |
Regional district | Karpathos and Kasos | |
local community | Karpathos | |
Parish | Olymbos | |
status | Local community | |
Geographic coordinates | 35 ° 45 ' N , 27 ° 13' E | |
Residents | 228 (2011) | |
LAU-1 code no. | 6201020105 | |
Post Code | 85700 | |
Telephone code | 22450-2 |
Diafani ( Greek Διαφάνι ( n. Sg. )) Is a port on the north east coast of Karpathos . Together with other settlements and hamlets, the village belongs to the local community (Τοπική Κοινότητα Topiki Kinotita ) and the municipality of the same name of Olymbos (Δημοτική Ενότητα Ολύμπου Dimotiki Enotita Olymbou ). Diafáni was founded around the end of the 18th century by the inhabitants of Olymbos as their harbor settlement. Even today the village takes over the port function of Olymbos, especially for the boats with the day tourists to Olymbos.
- Population development of Diafani
1947 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
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196 | 246 | 313 | 254 | 198 | 247 | 312 | 228 |
Attractions
- The village church Zoodóchou Pigí ( Eng . Source of Life) was built in the early 1970s on the foundations of a Byzantine chapel destroyed by an earthquake. The interior of the church was subsequently completely painted with frescoes.
- The Neptune Fountain was designed by local artist Vassílis Chatzivassílis. In the middle there is a dolphin made of many small stones, in the lower part scenes from the everyday life of the locals are depicted on twelve tiles. Directly next to the fountain is a house wall designed as a work of art, with the stone figure of a woman in traditional costume looking at the sea.
- Three old windmills, the cemetery and the small are on a hill to the north Agios Nikolaos Chapel one
Photo gallery
literature
- Antje Schwab, Gunther Schwab: Karpathos . Verlag Michael Müller, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-89953-537-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Population of Diafani 1947-2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)