Katafygi caves

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In Greece , a number of caves bears the name Katafygi ( Greek σπηλιές καταφυγής ), but mainly on the Mani peninsula / Peloponnese . In Greek καταφυγή ( katafygi ) means “retreat, refuge”.

Five of the caves are within 40 kilometers as the crow flies on the west coast of the Mani Peninsula. The description is from north to south.

Surname ASM Corridor length location place prefecture region
K. Megali Madinia ? ? ! 536.9609335522.157700536 ° 57 ′ 39 ″  N , 022 ° 09 ′ 28 ″  E Megali Madinia Messinia Peloponnese
K. Vatsinidi 0620 ? ! 536.8684635522.245126536 ° 52 ′ 06 "  N , 022 ° 14 ′ 42"  E Kardamyli Messinia Peloponnese
K. Selinitsas 0036 3500 m ! 536.8029005522.297550536 ° 48 ′ 10 "  N , 022 ° 17 ′ 51"  E Agios Nikolaos Messinia Peloponnese
K. Trachilas ? ? ? Trachila Messinia Peloponnese
K. Dirou 0287 0700 m ! 536.6383335522.373889536 ° 38 '18 "  N , 022 ° 22' 26"  E Pyrgos Dirou Laconia Peloponnese
K. Dryopidas ? 1200 m ! 537.3827755524.430847537 ° 22 ′ 58 "  N , 024 ° 25 ′ 51"  E Dryopida Kythnos South Aegean

Katafygi Megali Madinia

entrance

Location: Peloponnese / Messenia ; near 36 ° 57 '39 "  N , 22 ° 9' 28"  O , one kilometer northwest of Megali Madinia ( Greek Μεγάλη Μαντίνεια ).

Katafygi Vatsinidi

Shaft / lake

Also: Katafygi Kardamylis

Location: Peloponnese / Messenia ; 36 ° 52 '6 "  N , 22 ° 14' 42"  O , 3.6 kilometers south of Kardamyli ( Greek Καρδαμύλη ) 250 meters north of the Fonias -Bay ( Greek κόλπος Φονιάς ).

The main entrance is in a sinkhole , the second above-ground access is a shaft . The cave is connected to the sea by a "drowned" portal about 20 meters deep . The cave covers 2400 m², of which 1100 m² is a lake.

It was first described by Ioannis Petrocheilos in the early 1950s. Sintered stone walls prove the centuries-old use.

Katafygi Selinitsas

entrance

Location: Peloponnese / Messenia ; 36 ° 48 ′ 10 ″  N , 22 ° 17 ′ 51 ″  E , 3.5 kilometers south of Agios Nikolaos ( Greek Άγιος Νικόλαος ).

Findings of human bones and black pottery testify to its earlier importance as a place of worship or a place of protection.

With a total length of four kilometers, the Selinitsa-Drakos system is the fourth longest cave in Greece (as of 2005).

Katafygi Trachilas

Location: Peloponnese / Messenia ; about 2.5 kilometers south of Trachila ( Greek Τραχήλα ).

The cave consists of three floors; the entrance is blocked by a protective wall.

Katafygi Dirou

Location: Peloponnese / Laconia ; 36 ° 38 '18 "  N , 22 ° 22' 26"  O , at Pyrgos Dirou ( Greek Πύργος Διρού ) below Areopoli ( Greek Αρεόπολη ).

One of the three caves of Pyrgos Dirou (next to Glyfada and Alepotrypa ). The cave consists of two floors; the entrance is closed by a wall with loopholes. The aisle length is 700 meters with an area of ​​2700 m². The use of the cave has been documented from the Neolithic to this day; especially during the increase in piracy under Ottoman rule .

Katafiki Dryopidas

Show part

Location: Cyclades / Kythnos ; near 37 ° 22 '58 "  N , 24 ° 25' 51"  O at the location Dryopida ( Greek Δρυοπίδα ) near Fires ( Greek Φιρές ).

In contrast to the other Katafygi caves, the Katafiki Dryopidas is not a stalactite cave ; Speleothems (with the exception of a few sintered plumes) are completely absent. The visit by the Saxon geologist Karl Gustav Fiedler is considered the first scientific description of a cave in Greece.

The corridor length is 1200 meters. Part of the cave served as an iron ore mine from 1908 to 1939 and is set up as a show cave .

literature

Anna Petrocheilou: The Caves of Greece . Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1992, ISBN 960-213-195-0 (Greek: Τα σπήλαια της Ελλάδας . Translated by Ingrid Livieratou).

  1. ↑ p. 137
  2. ↑ pp. 26-29
  3. ↑ pp. 136-137
  4. ↑ pp. 135-136
  5. ↑ pp. 148-149

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Giannis Kofinas: Katafygi Cave Kardamylis (Slavic: Vatsinidi); ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΙ ΚΑΡΔΑΜΥΛΗΣ (ΒΑΤΣΙΝΗΔΗ στα σλάβικα). (No longer available online.) June 5, 2004, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved September 26, 2010 (Greek). 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gianniskofinas.com
  2. ↑ Kambolis S. Isidoris: Geomorphological investigation of the underwater karst system of the underground "dragon" river, Messinian Mani . Ed .: University of Athens, Institute of Geology and Paleontology. Athens 2007, p. 5 ( speleo.gr [PDF; 11.8 MB ; accessed on 27 September 2010] Greek: Γεωμορφολογική μελέτη του υποθαλασσίου καρστικού συστήματος, του υπογείου ποταμού " Δράκος " Μεσσηνιακής Μάνης )..
  3. ↑ Anon .: Finally united . In: SP.EL.EO (ed.): SPELEO NEWS . tape 1 , no. 1 , January 2005, p. 1–2 ( online [accessed on September 19, 2010] in Greek: Επιτέλους έγινε η ένωση .). online ( Memento of the original from March 6, 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.actiongr.com
  4. ↑ Giannis Kofinas: Katafygi Trachilas cave [in] the municipality of Lefktro (Σπήλαιο Καταφύγι Τραχήλας Δήμου Λεύκτρου). (No longer available online.) May 4, 2004, archived from the original on November 30, 2015 ; Retrieved September 26, 2010 (Greek). 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gianniskofinas.com
  5. ^ Giorgos A. Papathanasopoulos: The Dirou caves. Publications of the Center for Neolithic Studies Dirou, Athens 2008, p. 13 (Greek)
  6. ↑ Republic of Greece - Ministry of Tourism - Greek National Tourist Board: Caves >> Cyclades  ( 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. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.mintour.gr   . Retrieved October 22, 2009
  7. ^ Wilhelm von Gümbel:  Fiedler, Karl Gustav . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 7.
  8. ^ Karl Gustav Fiedler: The Kalafidg Cave on Thermia . In: Journey through all parts of the Kingdom of Greece on behalf of the Royal. Greek government from 1834 to 1837 . tape 2 . Friedrich Fleischer, Leipzig 1841, p. 102-105 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed September 23, 2010]).
  9. ↑ Jochen Duckeck: Spilia Katafiki - Cave of Katafiki - Katafýki Cave - Katafaki Cave. (No longer available online.) May 19, 2010, archived from the original on May 25, 2011 ; accessed on September 23, 2010 (English). 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.showcaves.com

Remarks

  1. ↑ ASM: Cave register of the Greek speleological society ESE ( Greek ΑΣΜ - Αριθμό του Σπηλαιολογικού Μητρώου, ΕΣΕ - Ελληνική Σπηλαιολαογική Εταιρει )

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