Kefalos

Kefalos
Κέφαλος

Basic data

Greece

Kos

Kos

Kefalos

Geographic coordinates

36 ° 45 ′ N , 26 ° 57 ′ E Coordinates: 36 ° 45 ′ N , 26 ° 57 ′ E

Height above d. M.

90 m

Residents

2156 (2011)

LAU-1 code no.

6401030301

View from Mount Zini to the town of Kefalos and the Gulf of Kefalos

Kefalos ( Greek Κέφαλος ( f. Sg. )) Is a small town on the peninsula of the same name, Kefalos, on the Greek island of Kos .

Location, geography, traffic

To the west of a 1.6 km narrow isthmus of the island of Kos lies the Kefalos Peninsula ( Κέφαλος χερσόνησος ) with the 426 m high mountain Latra (also Lathra or Λάτρα , formerly known as prion ) in the extreme south.

The small town of Kefalos is about 3.5 kilometers southwest of this isthmus and about 42 kilometers southwest of the city of Kos or about 33 kilometers as the crow flies at about 100 meters above sea level (center of the city) on a high plateau. In front of Kefalos is the Gulf of Kefalos . The main road connecting the island between Kos and Kefalos ends here. Kefalos is around 13 km as the crow flies from Kos Airport (around 17 km by road).

Upstream of Kefalos is Kamari, which is the port for Kefalos (about one kilometer southeast of Kefalos). Kamari is very touristy. From the town of Kefalos the settlement of Kambos and the two small islands in the bay in front of it can be seen. On the larger one, Kastri ( Καστρί ), is the chapel of Agios Nikolaos ( Άγιος Νικόλαος ). Opposite the small island of Kastri on the beach at Kambos are the ruins of two churches ( Agios Stefanos ), which gave the bay its name.

history

Due to the excavations in the cave of Aspri Petra in 1922, it is documented that there was already a settlement on the Kefalos peninsula in the Neolithic Age . Near Kefalos (about 3 kilometers away) was the capital of Kos in ancient times: Astypalaia ( Ἀστυπάλαια ). Hippocrates of Kos (* around 460 BC; † around 370 BC), one of the most famous doctors of antiquity, is said to have been born near this ancient capital. The earthquake of 213 BC Most of the old buildings were destroyed on the Kefalos peninsula.

In June 1457 the island of Kos was besieged by the Ottoman Empire. After the fortress Neratzia in the city of Kos and the Peripato castle and the surrounding area had been abandoned, the island population (12,000 people) withdrew to the fortresses Palio Pyli , the fortress near Kefalos and the fortress Andimachia . The ruins of the medieval castle of the Order of St. John near Kefalos still bear witness to the strategic importance of the bay in the Middle Ages.

In 1915 the Suffren , a ship of the line of the French Navy returned to its anchorage at Kamari and collided with the British freighter Saint Oswald, which was evacuating horses from Gallipoli. The freighter Saint Oswald sank and the Suffren was severely damaged.

Population and political structure

Kefalos belongs to the municipality of Iraklidis which is home to 6,826 people (2011). The parish of Iraklidis is divided into three districts. 2638 people (2011) live within the municipality of Kefalos ( Δημοτική Κοινότητα Κεφάλου ). In the small town of Kefalos itself live 2,156 people, in Kamari ( Καμάρι ( n. Sg. )) 154 people, in Kambos ( Κάμπος ( m. Sg. )) 228 people and in Onia ( Όνια ( f. Sg. )) 100 Persons (all information as of 2011).

year	1905	1947	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
population number	1405	1809	1886	1861	2197	2072	2451	2609	2638

Attractions

In the vicinity of the town of Kefalos there are some attractions:

Aspri Petra , a rock formation and cave,
Agios Stefanos ,
Traditional house (folklore museum), in which the agricultural life of the time is presented. There is a traditional windmill next to it
Gulf of Kefalos with port, several beaches, tourist facilities and resorts.

literature

Nikos Varelas: Kos. DumontExtra, DuMont Buchverlag Cologne 2002. ISBN 3-7701-5759-1

Web links

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

Kefalos on kosinfo.gr

Individual evidence

↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ)
^ Ferdinand Peter Moog: Euripides and medicine. (= Cologne contributions to the history and ethics of medicine. Volume 3). kassel university press, Kassel 2017, ISBN 978-3-7376-0340-9 , p. 340.
↑ The city districts are: Andimachia ( Δημοτική Κοινότητα Αντιμαχείας ), Kardamena ( Δημοτική Κοινότητα Καρδαμαίνης ) and Kefalos ( Δημοτινόε άοαυτυτυτυτυτνε ημοτινόε .
↑ Kefalos , website: kosinfo.gr.

[VZ2011-1] Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ)

[2] Ferdinand Peter Moog: Euripides and medicine. (= Cologne contributions to the history and ethics of medicine. Volume 3). kassel university press, Kassel 2017, ISBN 978-3-7376-0340-9 , p. 340.

[3] The city districts are: Andimachia ( Δημοτική Κοινότητα Αντιμαχείας ), Kardamena ( Δημοτική Κοινότητα Καρδαμαίνης ) and Kefalos ( Δημοτινόε άοαυτυτυτυτυτνε ημοτινόε .

[4] Kefalos , website: kosinfo.gr.