Kazaviti (Thasos)
Two mountain villages on the island of Thasos are listed under the name Kazaviti , the larger Megalo Kazaviti and the smaller Mikro Kazaviti . Colloquially, Kazaviti actually refers to the larger town.
The Megalo Kazaviti or Megalos Prinos is located about 5 km inland on the west side of the island of Thasos at an altitude of about 350 m above sea level in the southern valley slope. The place, formerly a stately settlement, had only 26 inhabitants in 2011. Another settlement without village character is the place Mikro Kazaviti or Mikros Prinos with 30 inhabitants (2011).
Kazaviti can be reached via an asphalt road with the village of Kalyves, also known as Prinos, on the island's circular road. There is no public transport connection to Kalyves. Ferries and hydrofoils run to and from Kavala from the nearby port, Skala Prinou .
The two villages are embedded in an old cultural landscape with structures created in the early centuries. Extensive terraces, on which the famous Thasitian wine, the Limnio grape variety and older plants grew, characterize the valley slopes. Both places have a large number of traditional stone houses and old trees. The village square of Kazaviti is one of the most beautiful in Thasos. The village church Dodeka Apostolon , built in 1804, is worth seeing. In addition to a few taverns, there are a few smaller hotels and traditional guest houses as tourist facilities.
As part of a development project aimed at preserving the traditional local appearance and the cultural values of Kazaviti, three self-contained local areas and the rich natural environment with the gorges leading up the valley are to be made accessible for tourism.
history
In the wide basin of Kazaviti there are numerous indications of early settlements. There are building remains and finds from prehistoric to Byzantine times. The numerous terraced fields indicate early agricultural cultivation. Slag residues suggest metallurgical ore processing. To the east of the village, at Tsuknida (Τσουκνίδα), are the remains of an ancient Greek square tower.
The location of Kazaviti appears for the first time in 1570 in the tax and customs books of Süleyman I.
On the upper edge of the village, the Athos monastery Esfigmenou built a stately monastery in 1807 for the cultivation of extensive lands. The monasteries Megisti Lavra and Xiropotamou also operated goods in the Kazaviti area. By the end of the 18th century, over a hundred families had settled in Kazaviti.
In one of the first descriptions of the settlement of Kazaviti by an early traveler , in 1828 , there was talk of a handsome place in a sea of chestnut, cherry, nut, mulberry and olive trees .
The coastal plain and valley of Kazaviti are described in 1839 as the only forest of olive trees and a carefully tended plantation . The navy of Kazaviti , today's Skala Prinou, was busier than the port of Panagia (the port of today's Limenas). There were only poor huts at the landing stage , but 10 coasters and 2 large seagoing vessels were anchored here .
In 1856 the settlement on the southern valley flank, today's small village, is mentioned for the first time. Kazaviti is in 3rd place in terms of importance on the island and a beautiful place on the two flanks of a large valley. There is no place on the island that is so quiet and comfortable to live .
In 1858 the large settlement was called Tzingura (Τζινγκούρα), the smaller one was called Papamachalas (Παπαμαχαλάς, Pfaffenviertel). The agricultural importance of the settlement area Kazaviti manifests itself in the eleven mills that were in the village and the surrounding area in 1903.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kazaviti (Mikro & Megalo) ( Memento of the original from August 10, 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. in the portal www.thassos-island.org (English).
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
- ↑ A. Conze: Journey on the Islands of the Thracian Sea , Chapter I: Thasos , p. 40
- ↑ Ε. Μπαλτά: Η Θάσος στης οθωμανικές απογραφές του 16ου και 17ου αιώνα , Θασιακά τ. 10ος, 2001, σελ. 502-521
- ↑ A. Prokesch von Osten: Memoirs and memories from the Orient , Volume 3, pp. 608-632
- ^ A. Grisebach: Journey through Rumelien and to Brussa in the year 1839 , 2nd volume, p. 219
- ↑ G. Perrot: Memoire de l'ile de Thasos , Paris 1864, p. 70
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Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ' N , 24 ° 37' E