Katakolo

Local community Katakolo Τοπική Κοινότητα Κατακόλου (Κατάκολο)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	West Greece
Regional district	Elis
local community	Pyrgos
Geographic coordinates	37 ° 39 ′  N , 21 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 39 ′  N , 21 ° 19 ′  E
Height above d. M.	5  m (average)
surface	3.747 km²
Residents	513 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	39010110
Local division	2
Post Code	GR-270 67
Cruise ship in the port of Katakolo

Katakolo ( Greek Κατάκολο ( n. Sg. )) Is a port of the western Greek municipality of Pyrgos in the Peloponnese . Together with the small coastal town of Agios Andreas, it forms the local community Katakolo ( Τοπική Κοινότητα Κατακόλου Topikí Kinótita Katakólou ) and has a total of 513 inhabitants.

location

The local community Katakolo ( Τοπική Κοινότητα Κατακόλου Topikí Kinótita Katakólou ) extends over 3,747 square kilometers on the south oriented Katakolo Peninsula, the Gulf of Kyparissia ( Κυπαρισσιακός Κόλπος Kyparissiakos Kólpos in the north to) the Ionian Sea separating out and by a more than 80 meters high, wooded ridge is criss-crossed. From ancient times the name Ichthys ( Ἰχθῦς ) has been handed down for the headland by several authors . On the east side of the peninsula on the Bay of Katakolo ( Όρμος Κατακόλου Órmos Katakólou ) is the village of Katakolo with one of the most important cruise ports in Greece. Towards the southern tip of Cape Katakolo ( Ακρωτήρι Κατάκολο Akrotíri Katákolo ) is the Katakolo lighthouse , which was listed in 2001 . To the northwest of Katakolo on the Tigani Bay ( Όρμος Τηγάνι Órmos Tigáni ) and the rocky island of Tigani ( Τηγάνι ) lies the small town of Agios Andreas with the remains of the fortified ancient city of Pheia ( Φειά ), the former port of Olympia . The Byzantine castle Pondikokastro ( Ποντικόκαστρο ) located above Agios Andreas was built on the ancient acropolis of Pheias. To the north of it, the approximately 30 m high Katakolo Pass forms the connection to the Peloponnese peninsula.

Administrative structure and population development

Katakolo was confirmed in 1879 as a settlement of the then community Letrini ( Δήμος Λετρίνων Dímos Letrínon ), in 1912 it was spun off as a rural community Katakolo ( Κοινότητα Κατακώλου Kinótita Katakólou ). The port of Limin Katakolou ( Λιμήν Κατακώλου ) was recognized as a settlement in 1920 and was attached to the main town of Katakolo as early as 1928. With the change of the Greek spelling from Κατάκωλο to Κατάκολο in 1940, Alkyon ( Αλκυών ) was confirmed as a settlement and in 1961 it was incorporated into the main town. In 1971 the coastal town of Agios Andreas was recognized as a rural community settlement. With the territorial reform in 1997 , the connection with 17 other rural communities to what was then the municipality of Pyrgos took place . This in turn merged with the implementation of the administrative reform in 2010 as a municipality in the new municipality of Pyrgos , where Katakolo has since formed a local community.

Population development of Katakolo

Surname	Greek name	code	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Katakolo	Κατάκολο ( n. Sg. )	3901011001	449	732	727	748	873	690	717	594	595	509
Agios Andreas	Άγιος Ανδρέας (Τ.Κ.Κατακόλου) ( m. Sg. )	3901011002						008th	011	018th	006th	004th
total		39010110	560 *	732	1022 square	984 ³	873	698	728	612	601	513

* 1920 Limin Katakolou ( Λιμήν Κατακώλου ) 111 inhabitants
² 1940 Alkyo ( Αλκυώ ) 295 inhabitants
³ 1951 Alkyo 236 inhabitants

Personalities

The shipowner and oil tyccoon Giannis Latsis was born in 1910 in what was then a fishing village.

Web links

Commons : Katakolo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Katakolo on the GTP (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
2. ↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). 1 ( Τόμος A, a – K), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , Volume 1, p. 465. (Greek)
3. ↑ Law 2539/1997, «Συγκρότηση της Πρωτοβάθμιας Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης." ΦΕΚ 244Α / December 4, 1997, Άρθρο 1. Σύσταση δήμων και κοινοτήτων. P. 8802. PDF Online (Greek)
4. ↑ Kallikratis Program, Law 3852/2010, «Νέα Αρχιτεκτονική της Αυτοδιοίκησης και της Αποκεντρωμένης ΔιοκεντρωμΠνης Διοίκησης - Πρόγραμημα άρτάτης τρτάτης. ΦΕΚ 87 Α / 7.6.2010, Άρθρο 1. Σύσταση δήμων. P. 1788. PDF Online (Greek)
5. ↑ Population of Katakolo 1920–2011 Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library ; Census 2011 (Greek)