Mastichochoria
Mastichochoria parish Δημοτική Ενότητα Μαστιχοχωρίων (Μαστιχοχώρια) |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Greece | |
Region : |
North Aegean
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Regional District : | Chios | |
Municipality : | Chios | |
Geographic coordinates : | 38 ° 15 ′ N , 25 ° 59 ′ E | |
Height above d. M .: | 0-526 m Strongylla |
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Area : | 211.687 km² | |
Residents : | 3,672 (2011) | |
Population density : | 17.3 in / km² | |
Code No .: | 570107 | |
Structure: |
8 local communities |
1 city district |
Located in the municipality of Chios and the Chios regional unit | ||
The municipality of Mastichochoria ( Greek Μαστιχοχώρια , mastic villages') has been one of eight municipal districts of the municipality of Chios on the Greek island of Chios since 2011 . It emerged from the former municipality of Mastichochoria and is divided into a city district and eight local communities. The administrative seat was Pyrgi. The municipality is located in the south and southwest of the island and is the largest administrative unit in terms of area.
Traditionally, as Mastichochoria villages in the growing area of Mastixstrauchs called, this also includes the neighboring municipalities of Ionia , Agios Minas and in the south of the municipality Kampochora villages Agios Georgios Sykousis and Vavili.
location
The municipality with the largest area Mastichochoria extends to 211.687 km² in the south of the island of Chios. Adjacent parishes are from north to east Omiroupoli , Kambochora and Ionia .
Administrative division
The municipality of Mastichochoria was created in 1989 through the merger of the previously independent rural communities of Kalamoti, Patrika and Armolia. As a result of the municipal reform in 1997 , the municipality was expanded to include the rural municipalities of Vessa, Elata, Pyrgi, Mesta, Lithi and Olymbi, which had existed since 1918. The administrative seat became Pyrgi. With the administrative reform in 2010 , the municipalities of the island were merged to form the municipality of Chios on January 1, 2011. Since then, Masichochoria has been one of eight municipal districts. The former nine municipal districts form a city district and eight local communities. The population figures are from the 2011 census.
District local community |
Greek name | code | Area (km²) | 2001 residents | Residents 2011 | Villages and settlements |
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Pyrgi | Δημοτική Κοινότητα Πυργίου | 57010701 | 59,551 | 1304 | 832 | Pyrgi, Dotia, Emborios , Karynda, Moni Agiou Georgiou, Venetiko , Pelagonisi |
Armolia | Τοπική Κοινότητα Αρμολίων | 57010702 | 14,598 | 611 | 442 | Armolia |
Vessa | Τοπική Κοινότητα Βέσσης | 57010703 | 20.853 | 251 | 113 | Vessa |
Elata | Τοπική Κοινότητα Ελάτας | 57010704 | 17.404 | 308 | 248 | Elata, Agios Stefanos |
Kalamoti | Τοπική Κοινότητα Καλαμωτής | 57010705 | 15,448 | 855 | 706 | Kalamoti, Almyros, Komi |
Lithi | Τοπική Κοινότητα Λιθίου | 57010706 | 15,047 | 455 | 398 | Lithi, Limenas Lithiou |
Mesta | Τοπική Κοινότητα Μεστών | 57010707 | 33.733 | 565 | 437 | Mesta, Limenas, Merikounda, Trachylia, Kalogeros, Nisaki |
Olymbi | Τοπική Κοινότητα Ολύμπων | 57010708 | 31.728 | 309 | 376 | Olymbi |
Patrika | Τοπική Κοινότητα Πατρικών | 57010709 | 3.325 | 86 | 120 | Patrika |
total | 570107 | 211.687 | 4744 | 3672 |
history
The south of Chios has always been one of the most densely populated parts of the island due to its fertile soil. Of the 19 prehistoric sites known to date, 9 are in the area of the municipality. Emborio on the southeast coast was settled from the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age, another 6 Early Bronze Age sites are known. The site of Kato Phana is dated to the Mycenaean period .
As a result of raids by Arab pirates, the coastal towns were abandoned from the 7th century onwards and, in the interior of the island, especially the prosperous villages from mastic production were increasingly fortified. During the Genoese period between the 14th and 16th centuries, these villages flourished and their population increased.
The trade in mastic brought Chioten to great influence and provided great privileges. Among other things, the inhabitants of the Mastichochoria were spared the 1822 massacre of Chios , so that the mastic supplies for the sultan and his harem would not be endangered. In 2012 the mastichochoria and especially the mastic stocks were threatened by a forest fire .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
- ↑ Mastiha Villages, Chios Mastiha Growers Association (English)
- ↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). 1 (Τόμος Α, α – κ), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 89.
- ↑ Ourania Kouka: Settlement organization in the North and East Aegean during the Early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC). In: International Archeology. 58, Marie Leidorf Verlag, Rahden 2002, ISBN 978-3-89646-330-2 , pp. 251-257 (dissertation: University of Heidelberg, 1996).