Linopotis

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Linopotis
Λινοπότης
Linopotis (Greece)
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Basic data
Country GreeceGreece Greece
region South Aegean
Regional district Kos
local community Kos
Parish Dikeos
Borough Asfendiou
Geographic coordinates 36 ° 52 ′  N , 27 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 52 ′  N , 27 ° 11 ′  E
Height above d. M. 21  m
Residents 258 (2011)
LAU-1 code no. 6401020105
old Italian administrative center (listed). The initial recording hotspot should have been set up here
old Italian administrative center (listed). The initial recording hotspot should have been set up here
Steel mast on a hill near Linopotis in the restricted military area

Linopotis ( Greek Λινοπότης ( m. Sg. )) Is a small place on the Greek island of Kos .

Location, geography, traffic

Linopotis is about 10 kilometers as the crow flies west of the city ​​of Kos at about 21 meters above sea level directly on the main road between Kos and Kefalos . It is also about 10 kilometers as the crow flies to Kos Airport near Andimachia . In the north the next town is Tigaki , in the east Zipari , in the south Pyli and in the west Marmari . It is about 2 kilometers as the crow flies from Linopotis to the sea, and about 1.5 kilometers to the salt water lake Alykes .

Linopotis is connected to Kos and Kefalos and the places in between by bus lines.

history

Linopotis was founded in 1936 as a model rural settlement of the Italian occupation forces on Kos on an area of ​​around 1000 hectares for Italian settlers. This model settlement was first called Anguillara , but also Fiorenza , Primavera and from 1939 Vittorio Egeo . In addition to Linopotis, a village in the Lambi area was laid out as a second settlement , today's Lambi (then also called: Torre di Lambi ). These model settlements were a long-term planned measure as part of the agro-cultural colonization propagated by the Italian fascists (see also: Italian Aegean Islands 1912–1943). The creation of such rural settlements on Kos and other islands as well as in Italy was also used as an employment measure for the unemployed between 1928 and 1934 . In Linopotis, the construction of soil improvement and waterworks (e.g. dams, retention basins, canals, etc.), a center of the new village and 25 farmhouses were built.

In October 1943, in the vicinity of Linopotis, several dozen Italian officers in captivity were shot by members of the German Wehrmacht in violation of international law and buried in six mass graves (see: Massacre of Kos ).

In December 2015, local demonstrations took place in Linopotis against the establishment of an initial reception hotspot for refugees.

Population and political structure

Linopotis belongs to the municipality of Dikeos ( Δημοτική Ενότητα Δικαίου ) with a total of 7130 inhabitants (2011), which in turn is subdivided into two districts (Asfendio and Pyli) with eight towns. The municipality of Asfendiouu ( Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ασφενδιού ), to which Linopotis belongs, has a total of 4094 inhabitants (2011).

Attractions

Trivia

To the south, above the village of Linopotis, there is a restricted military area and a steel mast that can be seen from afar on the hill. The church of Agios Sevastianos ( Άγιος Σεβαστιανός ), located opposite the historic Italian administration building, is already in this restricted area.

To the north by the historic administration building there is a spacious church complex and the church of Agios Pavlos ( Αγιος Παυλος Λινοπότι ).

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
  2. ^ Italian Egeo in the sense of Aegean Sea .
  3. ^ Italian Architects and Scholars in the Levant. The case of Rhodes and the Dodecanese Islands under the Italian Fascist Rule , p. 93 (website: academia.edu).
  4. ↑ Αφορά στην αξιοποίηση του κεντρικού πυρήνα του πρώην αγροτικού οικισμού "Λινοπότι» για δημιουργία ενός πολυ-λειτουργικού κέντρου με χαρακτήρα αγροτουριστικό, πολιτιστικό και εκπαιδευτικό , Website: stathmosnet.gr of 27 January 2017th
  5. ↑ History of the island of Kos ( Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Greek) . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kosisland.org
  6. ↑ On December 9, 2015 it was z. B. 250 locals according to UNHCR, Europe's Emergency Response, Update # 13.
  7. ↑ Zipari , Agios Dimitrios , Asfendiou , Lagoudi - Zia , Linopotis, Tigaki , Pyli and Marmari .