Drakei

Local community Drakei Τοπική Κοινότητα Δρακαίων (Δρακαίοι)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	North Aegean
Regional district	Samos
local community	Dytiki Samos
Parish	Karlovasia
status	Local community
Geographic coordinates	37 ° 46 ′  N , 26 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 46 ′  N , 26 ° 37 ′  E
Height above d. M.	278  m
surface	10.001 km²
Residents	112 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	56010203
Local division	2
Post Code	83200
Telephone code	22730-3

The village of Drakei ( Greek Δρακαίοι ( m. Pl. )) Is located in the northwest of the Greek island of Samos on the northern foothills of the Kerkis at about 300 m altitude. Drakei has 89 inhabitants, the small coastal settlement of Agios Isidoros (Όρμος Αγίου Ισιδώρου) 23 inhabitants.

The oldest evidence in the place are the frescoes from the 13th century in the cemetery church of Agios Georgios, one of the oldest churches on the island. During the hegemony Drakei formed the municipality Kalabachtasi (Δήμος Καλαμπαχτασίων) together with Prinia .

Drakei is the most remote village on Samos and can only be reached via Kallithea. In the hope of building a road to the closer town of Karlovasi , the residents decided against belonging to Marathokambos . Road construction has been required for around 30 years. There is a bus connection only twice a week.

The inhabitants live almost exclusively from growing olives and also keep animals. In the past, charcoal was also produced in the area. Agios Isidoros is one of the last Kaíki shipyards in the Aegean Sea.

With the implementation of the municipality reform according to the Kapodistrias program in 1997, Drakei was incorporated into the municipality of Karlovasia. The 2010 administrative reform brought the former municipalities of the island together to form the municipality of Samos . Since the correction of the administrative reform in 2019 in two municipalities, Drakei belongs to the municipality of Dytiki Samos .

Due to the remote location, the population decline, which has persisted for years, has led to an aging of the village.

Population development of Drakei

Surname	Greek name	1913	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Drakei	Δρακαίοι	285	272	280	315	254	215	188	163	148	118	89
Ormos Agiou Isidorou	Όρμος Αγίου Ισιδώρου			15th							11	23
total			272	295	315	254	215	188	163	148	129	112

Web links

• Drakei on www.samosin.gr (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 117 (PDF, 793 kB)
2. ↑ 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. ↑ KTEL (KTEΛ) - bus timetable (Greek)
4. ↑ Population of Drakei 1913–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)