Livanates
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Municipality of Livanates Δημοτική Κοινότητα Λιβανατών (Λιβανάτες) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Central Greece | ||
| Regional district | Fthiotida | ||
| local community | Lokri | ||
| Parish | Dafnousia | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 38 ° 43 ' N , 23 ° 3' E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
60 m (average) |
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| surface | 37.054 km² | ||
| Residents | 2559 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 69.06 inhabitants / km² | ||
Livanates ( Greek Λιβανάτες ) is a small town and seat of the parish of Dafnousia in the parish of Lokri . Livanates was spun off as a rural community from Dafnousia in 1912 and incorporated again in 1997. In 2011, Dafnousia became part of the new Lokri community.
history
The area was already inhabited in ancient times, with the port city of Kynos on the coast . To the west in the mountains there were two fortified places Palaikastro and Roustiana . Slavic tribes immigrate and settle in the 5th to 6th centuries. Little is known about the period up to the 14th century. As governor general of the Duchy of Athens , Ramon de Vilanova settled Arvanites in the Eastern Locris around 1380 . The place name Livanates comes from this time.
In 1458 the country was conquered by the Ottomans. At the end of the 18th century, the Livanate Andreas Androutsos fought against Ottoman rule. However, he was captured by the Venetians, extradited to the Ottomans, and executed. During the Greek Revolution of 1821, 18 freedom fighters from Livanates took part in the fighting: Demetrios Angelis, Georgios Vergos, Anestis Georgios, Antonios Ioannis, Ioannis Karalymba, Kyriakos Katsaros, Lukas or Pseftouras Konstas, Panagiotis or Tsiotis Mitzios, Lukas Mitros, Angelis Michael or Michalopoulos, Georgios Mougkos, Verousis Nikolaos (first cousin of Odysseas Androutsos) Giannakis Papatheodosios, Dimitrios Polymeropoulos, Niko Stampoulotas, Dimos Stergios, Makris Sterianos or Stergios and Ioannis Tselikas.
In 1825 Odysseas Androutsos came to Livanates with 600 Greeks. His political opponents Giannis Gouras and Rouki fought against him from March 31st to April 1st until they surrounded him in the monastery of Metamorphosis Sotiros , arrested him and had him executed in Athens .
In the great earthquake of 1894, 5 of the 1,021 inhabitants were killed and 20 were injured.
economy
The inhabitants of Livanate live mainly from agriculture, livestock and tourism. The region mainly produces vegetables, olives, tobacco, cotton, beans, tomatoes and peanuts.
tourism
About 1.2 km east of the town center is the small port of Livanates and the beach Kyani Akti ( Greek Κυανή Ακτή = blue beach ), where there are also some hotels. To the north of this are the two beaches of Ai-Yiannis ( Greek Αϊ-Γιάννης = Saint John ) and Skoinias ( Greek Σχοινιάς ). All beaches have been awarded the Blue Flag .
About 2 km north of the port is the church of Agios Ioannis on a rock on the coast, after which the adjacent beach was named. Opposite it is the archaeological site of Kynos . The small Byzantine church of Agioi Theodoroi, whose origins go back to the 11th or 12th century, is about 400 m west of here. To the south of this there is another small church with a vaulted crypt under it. This is said to have served as a secret school during the Ottoman rule , in which the Greek language was taught. A tunnel should also lead from here to the sea. About 3.5 km west of Livanates is the Monastery of Metamorphosis Sotiros .
A statue was dedicated to the freedom fighter Odysseas Androutsos on Agios Charalambos Square in Livanates .
Livanates
Livanates Harbor
Clubs and celebrations
In 1979 the cultural association was founded by Livanates, which was named after the Greek freedom fighter Odysseas Androutsos ( Greek Οδυσσέας Ανδρούτσος ). The association organizes events, dance performances and workshops in order to preserve the cultural heritage and customs. The Livanates women's association is named after the mythical woman Deukalions Pyrrha , who found her final resting place in Kynos.
The oldest village festival is celebrated with the two holy Theodors . A festival for Agia Kyriaki has also been celebrated since the beginning of the 20th century .
sons and daughters of the town
- Andreas Androutsos , father of the freedom fighter Odysseas Androutsos
Web links
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)
- ↑ List of Greek beaches that have been awarded the Blue Flag at eepf.gr ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2013 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.
