Marmari (Kos)

Marmari Μαρμάρι
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	South Aegean
Regional district	Kos
local community	Kos
Parish	Dikeos
Borough	Pyli
Geographic coordinates	36 ° 52 '  N , 27 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 52 '  N , 27 ° 9'  E
Height above d. M.	7  m
Residents	567 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	6401020202
View from the road from Pyli to Kardamena (Καρδάμαινα) to Mamari (Μαρμάρι) in the center of the picture.

Marmari Beach (2006)

Marmari ( Greek Μαρμάρι ( n. Sg. )) Is a small town on the Greek island of Kos .

Location, geography, traffic

Marmari is about 13 kilometers west of the city ​​of Kos as the crow flies, at about 0 to 7 meters above sea level. Marmari is one kilometer away from the island's main road, which runs between Kos and Kefalos . It is about ten kilometers as the crow flies to Kos Airport near Andimachia . In the east the next places are Tigaki , Zipari and Linopotis , in the south Pyli and in the west Mastichari . It is about one kilometer as the crow flies from the village center of Marmari to the sea, and about 1.5 kilometers to the salt water lake Alykes . In the north, about 5 kilometers above the sea, is the island of Pserimos and the uninhabited island of Platy . To the northwest, about 12 kilometers over the sea, the island of Kalymnos (Kalymnos is the fourth largest Dodecanese island ).

Marmari is connected by bus lines with Kos and Kefalos and the places in between.

Population and political structure, economy

Marmari belongs to the municipality of Dikeos ( Δημοτική Ενότητα Δικαίου ) which was home to 7,130 people (2011). The district of Dikeos is divided into two districts (Asfendiou and Pyli) with eight places. 3036 people lived within the urban district of Pyli (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Πυλίου) (2011). This district includes the small town of Pyli (Πυλί) with 2469 people (2011) and the village of Marmari (Μαρμάρι) with 567 people (2011).

Marmari has changed from an agriculturally oriented village or fishing village to a holiday resort in the last few decades.

Trivia

The Hotel Casa Cook Kos in Marmari received the Prix ​​Versailles (2018, continental award winner: Europe) for its exterior design . Responsible for the exterior design was: Mastrominas ARChitecture, Athens .

literature

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

Web links

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

• Marmari on the community website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
2. ↑ Zipari , Agios Dimitrios , Asfendiou , Lagoudi - Zia , Linopotis , Tigaki , Pyli and Marmari.
3. ↑ Population of Pyli Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library ; Census 2011 (Greek)
4. ↑ 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) . 
5. ↑ Marmari , Website: kosinfo.gr.