Ionia (Greece)

Ionia parish Δημοτική Ενότητα Ιωνίας (Ιωνία)
Basic data
State :	Greece
Region :	North Aegean
Regional District :	Chios
Municipality :	Chios
Geographic coordinates :	38 ° 18 '  N , 26 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 18 '  N , 26 ° 6'  E
Height above d. M .:	0-505 (501) m
Area :	48.272 km²
Residents :	3,956 (2011)
Population density :	82 inhabitants / km²
Code No .:	570104
Structure:	1 city district 10 local communities
Located in the municipality of Chios and the Chios regional unit

Ionia ( Greek Ιωνία ) has been one of the eight municipal districts on the Greek island of Chios since 2010 . It was formed in 1989 as the municipality of Ionia from the amalgamation of five rural communities around the main town of Nenita, and in 1997 it was united with the municipality of Anemonas, which was formed in 1989 from six rural communities, with its administrative seat Kallimasia becoming the capital of the new community. This municipality in turn merged into the newly formed municipality of Chios, which covers the entire island , on the occasion of the administrative reform in 2010 . Since then Ionia has been a municipality of Chios; the eleven municipal districts, which were independent until 1989, choose their own representations as municipal districts and local communities.

The villages of the municipality are in the growing area of ​​the mastic bushes ( Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia ) and are assigned to the mastic villages ( Mastichochoria , Μαστιχοχωρία).

location

The municipality of Ionia is located in the hilly southeast of the island. The heights rarely reach more than 300 meters, only in the northwest on the border with the district Kampochora reached the southern continuation of Provatas (Προβατάς), the Prophet Elias, just meters above the 500th In addition, the parishes of Agios Minas in the northeast and Mastichochoria in the west border on Ionia. In the east, the coast of Asia Minor is 10 km away.

history

From ancient times, ruins have been found near Kallimasia and Kini. During the occupation by the Genoese (1346–1566), the villages were fortified or newly founded as defensive villages to protect the rural population because of ongoing pirate attacks and to ensure control over mastic production and trade.

From the devastation of the earthquake on March 22nd ^July / April 3, 1881 ^greg. with an epicenter in the Strait of Chios ( Steno tis Chiou Στενό της Χίου) and a magnitude of 6.5 on the surface wave magnitude scale , the villages of Ionia on the island of Agios Minas, Kambochora and Chios were most affected.

Administrative division

The municipality is divided into a city district and ten local communities. The population figures are from the 2011 census.

District local community	Greek name	code	Area (km²)	2001 residents	Residents 2011	Villages and settlements
Kallimasia	Δημοτική Κοινότητα Καλλιμασιάς	57010401	7.274	1073	1100	Kallimasia, Agios Emilianos, Voudotopos, Moni Panagia Kimiseos Plakidiotissis, Monolia
Vouno	Τοπική Κοινότητα Βουνού	57010402	4,575	0299	0180	Vouno, Agios Ioannis, Lilikas
Exo Didyma	Τοπική Κοινότητα Έξω Διδύμας	57010403	2,375	0056	0040	Exo Didyma
Tholopotami	Τοπική Κοινότητα Θολοποταμίου	57010404	7.049	0809	0692	Tholopotami, slave
Katarraktis	Τοπική Κοινότητα Καταρράκτου	57010405	4,850	0425	0408	Katarraktis
Kini	Τοπική Κοινότητα Κοινής	57010406	4,600	0283	0146	Kini
Mesa Didyma	Τοπική Κοινότητα Μέσα Διδύμας	57010407	3.350	0192	0169	Mesa Didyma, Moni Agias Matronis Chalandron
Myrmingi	Τοπική Κοινότητα Μυρμηγκίου	57010408	1.725	0089	0092	Myrmingi
Nenita	Δημοτική Κοινότητα Νενήτων	57010409	9.474	1156	0924	Nenita, Vokaria, Gridia, Moni Taxiarchon
Pagida	Τοπική Κοινότητα Παγίδος	57010410	0.950	138	0129	Pagida
Flatsia	Τοπική Κοινότητα Φλατσίων	57010411	2.050	110	0076	Flatsia, nekta
total		570104	48.272	4650	3956

Localities and villages

Kallimasia

Kallimasia (Καλλιμασιά ( f. Sg. )) Is located on the border with Agios Minas in the northeast of the municipality about 13 km south of the city ​​of Chios on a plain at about 100 m height surrounded by olive trees.

history

A settlement from the 4th century BC could be found west of the village. BC based on antique building materials, inscriptions and a large coin find. At the end of the Byzantine period, towards the end of the 12th century, the previous settlement structure was abandoned. The fortified village of Kallimasia with a fortified tower was created from seven scattered settlements. As the French explorer Jean de Thévenot reports, the defense tower is said to have been built four centuries before his trip. During the Ottoman rule, Kallimasia was one of the then 21 mastic villages, which had to pay the highest taxes on the island. Together with Anemonia, Kallimasia was the border post of the mastic-producing villages. Foreigners were only allowed to stay in this area with permission and accompanied. The watchtower at Monolia was built to prevent smuggling across the sea.

Katarraktis

The port of Katarraktis (Καταρράκτης ( m. Sg. )) Is located in the middle of the Bay of Afaleros (Όρμου του Αφαλερού) on the site of the ancient settlement Faliros (Φαληρός). The district of Koukoula (Κουκούλα, 'hood'), also called Kalamagra (Καλαμάγρα), is located on a hill north of the Kalathos stream (Καλαθός ( f. Sg. )) To the south is Limandi (Λιμάντι) or Pera Chorio (Πέωιόό). After the village of Katarraktis, located about 3 km south-west inland, with a fortress was destroyed in the earthquake in 1881, the inhabitants founded a new village by the sea and used the previous name Katarraktis.

To distinguish, the destroyed old village is now called Palios Katarraktis (Παλιός Kαταρράκτης, 'Old Waterfall', 'Old Katarraktis') or Pano Chorio (Πάνω Χωριό, 'Upper Village').

During the Genoese period, the village of Katarraktis arose in 1442 from seven scattered settlements in order to provide the people with more security from recurring pirate attacks. It was named after the waterfalls (Καταρράκτες, pl. Katarraktes ) of the torrents between the old village and the church of Panagia Rouchouniotissas to the north (also Moni Rouchouniou, Παναγιάς της Ρουχουνιώτισσοννς or Μουste), one of the most abundant monasteries on the island. The Genoese Antonio di Rocca Giustiniani had a castle built in 1484. When in 1639 the consul of Venice visited Chios in Smyrna , he described Katarraktis as a clever fortress built by della Rocca, inhabited by more than 1,500 souls, with 20 priests, 16 churches and a monastery of Panagia.

Due to the influx of refugees from Asia Minor after the Greco-Turkish War , the population reached its highest level in the 1920s.

Since employment in shipping and in the city of Chios, 14 km away, is more profitable, the production of the traditionally grown mastic is declining.

Tholopotami

Tholopotami (Θολοποτάμι ( n. Sg. )), Is located in the northwest of the municipality at an altitude of almost 300 m southeast of Profitis Ilias, which is the highest elevation in the municipality with a little more than 500 m. The road from the town of Chios in the south of the island runs in the immediate vicinity southeast of the village. In the 12th century the place was founded on a rocky hill as a defensive village because of pirate attacks . Both entrances were secured with iron gates. Most of the residents were murdered during the Chios massacre in 1822 . The few survivors had hidden in caves in the nearby mountains. The place was almost completely destroyed in the earthquake in 1881. By the end of the 1950s the village had a population of around 1200, when many emigrated to Canada and the United States. Today around 2500 descendants live there.

The plot of the feature film The Spring Meeting of the Field Custodians (Η εαρινή σύναξις των αγροφυλάκων) by Dimos Avdeliodis takes place in Tholopotami.

• Sklavia (Σκλαβιά ( n. Pl. )) Is 240 m high about 2 km north of Tholopotami. During the Genoese era, the place was mostly owned by the Giustiniani family. Although most of the buildings from this period have been destroyed, they are architecturally considered to be the forerunners of the mansions of Kambos .

Myrmingi

Myrmingi is 235 m high 2 km south of Tholopotami. In 1999, 650 hectares of land were destroyed in a fire caused by arson. The places south of Myrmingi to Kini were affected.

Mesa Didyma

Mesa Didyma (Μέσα Διδύμα ( f. Sg. )) Is located east of the road from Tholopotami to Kini at a height of about 170 m on an east-facing slope. Oral tradition says that quarreling twin brothers (δίδυμος 'twin') were the founders of Mesa Didyma and Exo Didyma, 800 m south. The place was settled during the Genoese period between 1280 and 1320 AD. A little out of the way in Pigi was a fortified village from Genoese times. In the 1950s, when the village still had about 500 inhabitants, today's road was built with their help, which was paved in 1975. At the beginning of the 1980s the connection to the telephone network took place.

• Moni Agias Matronis Chalandron (Μονή Αγίας Ματρώνης Χαλάνδρων ( f. Sg. )) Is 1 km northeast

Exo Didyma

The village of Exo Didyma (Έξω Διδύμα ( f. Sg. )) Is only 800 m south of Mesa Didyma. The existence of the village is certain during the Genoese period. After the earthquake in 1881, the inhabitants settled a little outside in the area known as Anathymiaria (Αναθυμιάρια). Around 300 people lived in the village in the 1950s, and tobacco was still grown at that time. Today the population has decreased significantly to 23 (2005) even compared to the official figures. Over 80% of the villagers are older than 50 years.

Pagida

The village of the same name Pagida (Παγίδα ( f. Sg. )), Also Pagis (Παγίς), is located at a little over 100 m altitude about 2 km north of Nenita on the road to Katarraktis.

While the village had over 150 permanent residents in the late 1940s, there are only about 40 predominantly elderly people in winter today, officially 129 are given (2011). Because of the steadily decreasing number of students from more than 30 between 1945 and 1950 to five in 1985, the village school was finally closed. A fire destroyed the area around the village in 1994.

Kini

Kini (Κοινή ( f. Sg. )) Is located on the east side of a ridge running in north-south direction at about 140 m height 3 km northwest of Nenita and is one of the youngest villages in the region. The name is said to be derived from Kini gi (Κοινή γη), the 'common ground' of the surrounding villages.

Ruins of a temple from the Hellenistic period and a marble slab with an inscription pointing towards the monastery of Monastiri tis Episkepsos (Μοναστήρι της Επισκέψεως) about 500 meters southeast were discovered in 1930. The church of the monastery founded in 1667 is said to have been built at the same time as the Nea Moni monastery . At the site of today's Panagia Dafni church (Παναγία Δάφνη) was the fortified settlement of Dafni (Δάφνη 'laurel') with a defense tower and defensive wall based on the Byzantine model .

Old sources report from a chalasmeno Chorio (χαλασμένο χωριό 'abandoned village') in the direction of Patrika in the neighboring municipality of Mastichochoria . Another source calls the name Somata (Σώματα pl.'body ') a name that is also in use today. Numerous people are said to have died in this place between a plague epidemic on the island around 1600 and the earthquake in 1881. The few survivors went to Kini, others founded Patrika.

Vouno

Vouno (Βουνό ( n. Sg. )) Is located halfway south of the road from Kini to Nenita, slightly elevated on rocky ground at a height of about 150 m. The founding of the village can be traced back to the Genoese occupation and was invisible from the sea because of the pirate attacks. Originally the village was surrounded by a defensive wall with two gates, the streets were narrowly laid out and the houses built close to one another.

• Agios Ioannis (Άγιος Ιωάννης ( m. Sg. )) Is about 4.5 km south of the sea
• Lilikas (Λιλικάς ( m. Sg. )) Is located by the sea 1 km west of Agios Ioannis directly on the border with the local community Kalamoti in the municipality of Mastichochoria. The border is formed by the valley of the stream Lamanos (Λάμανος).

Flatsia

The village of Flatsia (Φλάτσια ( n. Pl. )) Is located 500 m south of Vouno about 130 m high. Presumably, people settled around a watchtower in the Genoese period.

• Nekta (Νεκτά ( f. Sg. ))

In the 1930s and 40s the place still had about 200 inhabitants, around 1960 there were 130 and in 2004 there were still 63 people living in the village. Tobacco was grown until 1960. Today, herbs are grown mainly caraway seeds and especially aniseed to meet the growing demand for ouzo . People are increasingly turning to mastic production again.

Nenita

Nenita (Νένητα ( n. Pl. )) Is one of the largest villages in the south of the island with 903 inhabitants (2001). At the site of today's Agios Georgios Church, the first male monastery on the island of Agios Georgios Katargou (Άγιος Γεώργιος Καταργού) was founded in the 6th century. In the 16th century the village was founded on a wide ridge at a height of about 50 m. At that time, Nenita was the largest of all mastic villages (Mastichochora) with around 2,500 inhabitants. The name comes from Neoktita (Νεόκτιτα) and means "newly built". After the destruction by the earthquake in 1881, the facades of numerous houses were built in the neoclassical style.

• Vokaria (Βοκαριά ( f. Sg. )) Is about 2 km east of the sea and has a small sheltered harbor.
• Gridia (Γρίδια ( n. Pl. )) Is about 5 km south of the sea. A street has only led into the port town since 1989. Until then there was no water, electricity or telephone. The beach served as a garbage dump for the surrounding villages until the late 1990s. For individual travelers, some private rooms are being rented out this summer.
• Moni Taxiarchon (Μονή Ταξιαρχών ( f. Sg. )) Is a little further north and was founded in 1305 as the Monastery of the Assumption of Mary (Κοίιμηση της Θεοτόκου) by a nun from Vasileoniko . The earthquake in 1881 caused great damage, the current buildings are more recent.

Attractions

Museums

Kallimasia Folklore Museum

The Folklore Museum Kallimasia is housed in the basement of the local grammar school (Γυμνάσιο- Λύκειο Καλλιμασιάς). The exhibits are presented on an area of ​​550 m² and come mainly from donations that have been collected from Kallimasia and the surrounding villages since 1995. A traditional village square (platia) with a café polio, a threshing floor and room for demonstrations of traditional trades from the 19th and 20th centuries such as shoemaker, tailor, blacksmith was set up. An ouzo distillery and an oil press were built.

Museums of the Proodos Cultural Association, Kallimasia

The Proodos cultural association (Πρόοδος, progress') maintains two small museums

• Natural History Museum Kallimasia (Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας). Insects, mussels and sea snails are exhibited as well as rocks and fossils.
• Pharmaceutical Museum (Πανελλήνιο & Διεθνές Φαρμακευτικό Μουσείο). Various objects and devices related to the pharmacist's profession are shown.

Churches

Agios Ioannis Argenti

The church of Agios Ioannis Argenti (Άγιος Ιωάννης ο Αργέντης) is located near Palios Katarraktis and was owned by the Argentis family. The single nave church with a vaulted narthex is dated to the 14th century. After the earthquake of July 28, 1949, Filippo Argenti had the damage repaired. At the beginning of the 1990s, the Office for Byzantine Antiquities (3η Εφορεία Βυζαντινών Αρχαιοτήτων) stopped further restoration work on the church. In the following years the church fell into disrepair, although it is considered an important cultural monument. Officials such as the prefecture, the administration of antiquities and the ministry of culture behaved inconsistently with the municipality of Ionia and avoided entering into concrete commitments. The cost of restoring the monument was given in 2005 with 235,320 to 280,000 euros. Since the municipality does not have the financial means, private initiatives try to repair irreversible damage in order to prevent the final decline.

Panagia Sikelia

The church of Panagia Sikelia (Παναγία Σικελιά), probably built in the last decade of the 13th or at the beginning of the 14th century, is one of the most important examples of Byzantine architecture on Chios. The former monastery is located on the top of a hill about 3 km west of the village of Exo Didyma. Only a few remains of the wall have survived from the monastery. The destroyed tower in the immediate vicinity was owned by the influential Chiot family Zivos in the 13th century. The church is mentioned for the first time in a treaty of 1346 between the Genoese and Ioannis Zivos. The cross-domed church probably served as the owner's burial chapel and was later extended by a nave. The simple construction in connection with economical sculptural decorations in gray marble is relatively rare. Only a few interventions, such as coating the dome, have changed the very good state of preservation of the Katholikon . The scarcely preserved wall paintings leave suspicions about the saints depicted.

Ionia Botanical Garden

On February 2, 2008, the 6 hectare (60 stremmata ) botanical garden of the community (Βοτανικός Κήπος Ιωνίας) with 6000 plants was opened southeast of the village of Nenita at the former monastery of Agios Tryfonas (Αγιος Τρύφωνας) . The costs of almost 1.2 million euros were taken over by a program ( Periferiako Epichiriako Programma , Περιφερειακό Επιχειρησιακό Πρόγραμμα (Π.Ε.Π.) Βορείου Αιγαίου) of the prefecture of Chios and 25% from the Greek state of Chios, where 75% of the Greek state of Chios, where 75% of the Greek state come. A special goal is the protection and preservation of the island flora but also the plants of the entire Aegean region. The project is under the scientific supervision of the National Institute for Agricultural Research ( Ethniko Idryma Agrotikis Erefnas , Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Αγροτικής Έρευνας (ΕΘ.Ι.ΑΓ.Ε.)) based in Marousi . Due to the ongoing work, the Botanical Garden should be open to visitors in September 2008.

Population development

Population development of Ionia

year	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Residents	5,082	4,383	4,739	4,650	3,953

economy

The population concentration in the city ​​of Chios leads to changes in the economic and social fabric of the rural areas. In the municipality of Ionia, this has brought economic stagnation as the decline and aging of the population go hand in hand with a lack of infrastructure and initiatives. Due to the better income opportunities in the city of Chios, the number of commuters is growing.

The largest proportion of the working population works in the service sector. Traditionally, this area is dominated by small grocery stores and restaurants. The big supermarket chains have become more and more present in rural areas in recent years.

Agriculture

About 30% of the population is employed in agriculture, the second most important economic sector. Mastic only thrives in the southern part of Chios, production in the municipality is around 40% of the island.

The cultivation area of ​​olive trees is 21 km², but the tree population is not particularly dense, as trees destroyed by fires have not been replaced. The small amount of olive oil from the three oil mills is mainly used for self-sufficiency. Other tree cultures make up an area of ​​over 19 km². Mainly almonds and figs are grown. Almond cultivation is worthwhile because of the particularly favorable climatic conditions. More than 130,000 trees, about 48% of the prefecture of Chios, are in the municipality. Lemons for the local market are grown in the northern villages.

The conditions for growing grain are favorable due to the mild winters and the rainfall until spring. The municipality has 40% of the cultivated area in the prefecture. Thanks to subsidies, wheat cultivation is becoming more important and the area under cultivation for barley is being reduced. Oats are also cultivated.

Due to the increased year-round demand for vegetables and the modernization of production, vegetable growing is seen as a growing area. Potatoes are grown on a third, tomatoes on a quarter of the area, and onions are also grown. The cultivation under foil is gaining in importance. Tomatoes, in particular, are increasingly grown under foil, the area under cultivation is around 15% (10 hectares) of the vegetables.

Viticulture has a long tradition on Chios. The growing areas were in the north and south of the island. The explorer Joseph Pitton de Tournefort had wine exported to France at the beginning of the 18th century. In the 19th century, the destruction caused by the so-called "Turkish horrors" during the Greek Revolution and, towards the end of the century, the phylloxera invasion brought viticulture to a standstill. In the municipality there are currently 410 hectares planted with traditional varieties, predominantly with Nenitousiko (Kypriotiko).

Due to the increased demand for local ouzo, the cultivation areas for aniseed have increased in recent years.

Animal husbandry serves only for self-sufficiency with meat, dairy products and eggs, pasture farming is not operated. The small-scale beekeeping activities, which are supported by the EU with programs to improve quality and production conditions and to combat disease in the bee colonies, offer growth potential . The fishing is of little importance, only in Katarraktis and Gridia there are few professional fishermen.

tourism

In recent years, the seaside places have tried to develop a tourist offer.

Personalities

Kallimasia is the birthplace of

• Joachim II (1802–1878), Patriarch of Constantinople (1860–1863, 1873–1878)
• Joachim IV. (1837-1887), Patriarch of Constantinople (1884-1887)
• Kostas Perrikos (1905–1943), resistance fighter in World War II
• Nikolaos Syllas (1914–1986), discus thrower and participant in the Olympic Games

Mesa Didyma is the birthplace of

• Dimos Avdeliodis (* 1952), film and theater director and actor

literature

• Χίος / Chios, Τουριστικός Οδηγός / Guide Book . Ι Αλήθεια / I Alithia.

Web links

• General information about the island of Chios , Greek
• Photographs of Chios on www.trekearth.com
• Map of Chios ( Memento of February 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 5.3 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 211 Chios, 1: 60,000 (map) . Road Editions, ISBN 960-8481-91-0 .
2. ↑ ^{a b} 10.31 Northern Aegean Topo Χίος / Chios, 1: 60,000 (map) . Anavasi, ISBN 978-960-8195-30-1 .
3. ↑ ^{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)
4. ^ Geography of Mastichochoria, website of the Association of Mastix Producers ( Memento of April 17, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), Greek
5. ↑ Information from the NSDL about the earthquakes of April 3, 1881 and July 23, 1949  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; English  
6. ↑ Earthquake of April 3, 1881 at www.trekearth.com
7. ↑ Kallimasia, Dimokratiki newspaper (Δημοκρατική Ανεξάρτητη Χιώτικη Eφημερίδα) , March 17, 2008
8. ↑ Katarraktis , Greek
9. ↑ Katarraktis, daily newspaper Dimokratiki (Δημοκρατική Ανεξάρτητη Χιώτικη Eφημερίδα) , July 2, 2008
10. ↑ Palios Katarraktis, www.dafninet.gr ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ Katarraktis, daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 17, 2005 
12. ↑ Tholopotami, daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , February 14, 2005 
13. ↑ Tholopotami on www.tholopotamousika.gr ( Memento from April 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), Greek
14. ↑ Film review  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the NZZ  
15. ↑ Daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 10, 2005 
16. ↑ Exo Didyma, daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , April 11, 2005 
17. ↑ Pagida, daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , September 27, 2005 
18. ↑ Kini, daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , November 17, 2005 
19. ↑ Flatsia, daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 21, 2004 
20. ^ Church of Agios Georgios ( Memento from January 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
21. ↑ Nenita, daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 11, 2005 
22. ↑ Nenita, daily newspaper I Alitheia (Η Αλήθεια) ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , December 19, 2007 
23. ↑ Photos of Vokaria ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
24. ↑ Gridia, daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from June 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 8, 2006 
25. ↑ Moni Taxiarchis Monastery, chios-echo.gr ( Memento from January 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
26. ↑ People's History Museum Kallimasia , Greek
27. ↑ Natural History Museum Kallimasia ( Memento from September 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Greek
28. ↑ Pharmaceutical Museum Kallimasia ( Memento from September 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Greek
29. ↑ Church of Agios Giannis Argentis, chis-echo.gr ( Memento of 21 January 2011 at the Internet Archive )
30. ↑ Church of Agios Ioannis Argentis ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης), September 9, 2004 
31. ↑ Church of Agios Ioannis Argentis, daily newspaper Politis (Πολίτης) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , December 23, 2005 
32. ↑ Church of Agios Ioannis Argentis, Dimokratiki newspaper (Δημοκρατική Ανεξάρτητη Χιώτικη Eφημερίδα) , June 30, 2008
33. ↑ Church of Agios Ioannis Argentis, Dimokratiki newspaper (Δημοκρατική Ανεξάρτητη Χιώτικη Eφημερίδα) , September 12, 2008
34. ↑ Panagia Sikelia, site of the Greek Ministry of Culture
35. ↑ Website of the Chios Prefecture  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. for the opening of the Botanical Garden on February 2, 2008, February 4, 2008  
36. ↑ Opening of the Botanical Garden on February 2, 2008, daily newspaper Dimokratiki (Δημοκρατική Ανεξάρτητη Χιώτικη Eφημερίδα) , February 4, 2008
37. ↑ Chios Prefecture, Περιφερειακό Επιχειρησιακό Πρόγραμμα (Π.Ε.Π.) ( Memento from August 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
38. ↑ ^{a b c} page no longer available , search in web archives: information from the municipality of Ionia
39. ^ Website of the Association of Mastic Producers (Ένωσης Μαστιχοπαραγωγών Χίου) ( Memento from January 1, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), Greek
40. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Economy of the municipality of Ionia