Kalamata
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Municipality of Kalamata Δήμος Καλαμάτας (Καλαμάτα) |
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| Region : | Peloponnese | ||
| Regional District : | Messinia | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 37 ° 2 ' N , 22 ° 6' E | ||
| Area : | 442.64 km² | ||
| Residents : | 69,849 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 157.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Post Code: | 24100 | ||
| Prefix: | (+30) 27210 | ||
| Seat: | Kalamata | ||
| LAU-1 code no .: | 4401 | ||
| Districts : | 4 municipal districts | ||
| Local self-government : |
2 city districts 32 local communities |
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| Website: | www.kalamata.gr | ||
| Location in the Peloponnese region | |||
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Kalamata ( Greek Καλαμάτα ( f. Sg. )), The ancient Pharai , is the center of the Greek regional district Messenia on the Peloponnese peninsula . During the administrative reform in 2010, the three formerly independent municipalities Arfara, Aris and Thouria were incorporated into the municipality of Kalamata, resulting in the municipality growing to 69,849 inhabitants.
The city is known for the export of olives . The “Kalamon” variety owes its name to the city.
Location and appearance
Kalamata is the largest port in Messinia. It lies in the shadow of the castle, which was built in the 13th century by the Frankish crusaders under William II of Villehardouin ; a small Byzantine church still stands on its northern flank .
The city's name probably comes from the reeds ( καλάμι kalámi ) of the Nedon River or one of the churches dedicated to Panagia Kalomata. The city was first mentioned under this name in 1142 in a document about Saint Nikon of Crete .
Below the castle is the old town and the Kalogreon nunnery , where famous silk fabrics are woven. Of the many churches in Kalamata, the Apostle Church from the 11th and 13th centuries is the oldest. In addition, the city has an archaeological and a folklore -Museum, an art gallery and a library with 60,000 volumes including some rare editions.
history
The beginning of the struggle for freedom against the Turks was officially announced in the Apostle Church on March 23, 1821 . A battle had broken out the day before.
On 28/29 In April 1941, shortly before the end of the Balkan campaign , British and Greek troops fought against Wehrmacht troops . About 1700 of them ended up in German captivity; many others were evacuated from Kalamata by the Royal Navy .
Kalamata was badly damaged by severe earthquakes on September 13 and 15, 1986. In the city center (as of 2014) there are ruins of houses that were uninhabitable due to the quake.
traffic
- Kalamata is connected via a well-developed road network (via the motorways 8 ( Aftokinitodromos 8 ) and 7 ( Aftokinitodromos 7 ), or the European roads E94 / E65 ( European route 65 ) from Athens via Corinth , Tripoli and Megalopoli ); Highway 7 extends up to approx. 6 km to Kalamata.
- Kalamata can be easily reached via the long-distance bus network operated by the KTEL bus company in Messenia . These buses run u. a. to Athens-Kifisou KTEL (12 times a day), Thessaloniki , Patras , Tripoli , Ioannina and to Messinian towns and villages.
- Eight kilometers west of Kalamata is an airport that is also used by the military. Aegean Airlines opened a base there in early 2013.
- Kalamata also has a marina for yachts and a commercial port.
- The train service was stopped in December 2010.
Attractions
- 13th century castle. Summer festivals with concerts and performances by the city theater take place there every year.
- several Byzantine churches
- Benakeion (Archaeological Museum) in the city center
- Railway Museum
Harbor front
Apostle Church
Memorial to the memory of the beginning of the freedom struggles
Climate table
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Town twinning
Personalities
- Nikolaos Doxaras (1706 / 1710–1775), painter
- Maria Poliduri (1902–1930), author
- Vassilis Photopoulos (1934–2007), painter, director and set designer
- John Iliopoulos (* 1940), particle physicist
- Nikolaos Salavrakos (* 1946), politician and lawyer
- Prokopis Pavlopoulos (* 1950), legal scholar, politician, Greek President
- Nikos Liberopoulos (* 1975), football player
- Sokratis (* 1988), football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Ιστορία. In: Kalamata. Retrieved April 26, 2019 (Greek).
- ↑ Ernst Münch : The military campaigns of Christian Europe against the Ottomans and the attempts of the Greeks to freedom . Volume 3: The history of the latest incidents with the Ottomans, and the events of the great uprising of the Hellenes up to the declaration of the Congress of Kalamata to the princes and peoples of Europe . Schweighauser, Basel 1823.
- ↑ With these battles ended the fighting of the Balkan campaign (in which the German Empire occupied the kingdoms of Yugoslavia and Greece) on the Greek mainland.
- ↑ KTEL Messinias , long-distance bus cooperative Kalamata and Messenia ( ΚΤΕΛ Μεσσηνίας)
- ↑ KTEL Messinias: Ticket Prices , accessed: March 13, 2013
- ↑ Press release aegeanair.com
- ↑ Homepage
- ^ Municipal Railway Park