Kyparissi (Lokri)
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Local community Kyparissi Τοπική Κοινότητα Κυπαρισσίου (Κυπαρίσσι) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Central Greece | ||
| Regional district | Fthiotida | ||
| local community | Lokri | ||
| Parish | Atalandi | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 38 ° 38 ′ N , 23 ° 4 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
20 m (average) |
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| surface | 15.552 km² | ||
| Residents | 194 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 12.47 inhabitants / km² | ||
Kyparissi ( Greek Κυπαρίσσι ( n. Sg. )) Is a village in the municipality of Atalandi in the municipality of Lokri . The village was recognized as a rural municipality in 1932, became part of Atalandi municipality in 1997 and was merged with this on January 1, 2011 in the newly formed municipality of Lokri, where it has the status of a local community. In the Middle Ages, the place was called Gardenitsa ( Greek Γαρδενίτσα ) or Gardinitsa (Greek Γαρδινίτσα).
structure
The local community Kyparissi, which corresponds exactly to the former municipality Kyparissi, includes the settlements Kyparissi (Κυπαρίσσι, 184 Ew.) And Evkalyptos (Ευκάλυπτος, 10 Ew.)
geography
The place Kyparissi is located on the Gulf of Atalanti about 1.5 km from the coast. The island of Gaidaros is only about 200 m off the coast, and further north is the island of Atalanti . The Greek national road Aftokinitodromos 1 (A1) between Athens and Lamia passes close to the place (140th kilometer). The nearest places are Atalandi in the west (6 km), Skala in the north (4 km) and Tragana in the east (5 km).
history
The oldest finds were found at the Agios Ioannis Chapel, they range from the late Mycenaean ( SH III ) to the Classical period . The acropolis of this city was on the eastern Kastraki hill. A fortified upper town and the remains of a temple and a large portico were found here. A second acropolis was on the hill to the west. While it used to be assumed that the ancient opus was here , today it seems more likely that it was at today's Atalanti. The main occupation consisted of agriculture, viticulture, cattle breeding and pottery.
Early Christian ruins can be found east on the beach of Paliomagaza ( Greek Παλιομάγαζα = old workshops ). In the 10th century there was an economic decline due to looting. From 1204 until the conquest by the Ottomans in 1458, the Eastern Locris belonged to the Duchy of Athens . The foundations of a Franconian tower on the Kastraki hill have been preserved from this time. Gardenitsa were probably founded by Slavs in the 15th century . In 1466 the place had 77 inhabitants and 1506 105 houses. Osios David was probably born in Gardenitsa in 1519 . In 1521 there were already 126 houses and the tax to be paid was 8,503 Akçe . The number of houses was reduced to 96 in 1540 and the tax burden was 7,030 Akçe. In 1571 there were only 66 houses and 3,000 Akçe taxes.
The traveler Argyris Filippidis reported that Gardenitsa is identical to Kyparissi and, in 1815, consisted of 15 residential buildings that were exclusively inhabited by Christian families. After the establishment of the Kingdom of Greece , Kyparissi was assigned to the municipality of Atalanti in 1836. In 1838 13 families lived here and in 1879 there are 153 inhabitants. In the great earthquake of 1894, 4 of the 183 inhabitants were killed. In 1896 the place had 80 inhabitants and in 1907 91. In 1932 the village of Kyparissi was founded, which was previously part of the village of Tragana. The population increased from 1940 with 187 inhabitants to 242 in 1961 and 302 in 1991. In 1998, according to the Kapodistrias plan , the municipality of Kyparissi was assigned to the newly founded municipality of Atalanti and in 2001 had 291 inhabitants.
tourism
Several small chapels attract visitors to Kyparissi. There are also some cycling and hiking trails. The two beaches Armyra ( Greek Αρμυρά = brine ) and Paliomagaza, which are suitable for swimming, camping and fishing, are shared with Skala . In the lagoon, a wetland just behind Armyra Beach, you can spot various species of birds during the winter months.
Web links
History of the municipality of Lokroi (gr.)
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)
- ^ Siegfried Lauffer : Greece. Lexicon of Historic Places. Augsburg 1999, p. 491.
- ^ Photograph from June 3, 1911: View from the West to the East Acropolis.
- ↑ Max Vasmer : The Slaves in Greece , Berlin 1941 (online)
- ↑ Kemal Çiçek: Pax Ottomana: studies in memoriam Prof. Dr. Nejat Göyünç. Yeni Türkiye, ISBN 90-804409-6-5 (online)