Megalokambos

Local community Megalokambos
Τοπική Κοινότητα Μεγαλοκάμπου (Μεγαλόκαμπος)

Basic data

Country

Greece

region

East Macedonia and Thrace

drama

Sitagri

Local community

Geographic coordinates

41 ° 7 ′ N , 24 ° 0 ′ E Coordinates: 41 ° 7 ′ N , 24 ° 0 ′ E

Height above d. M.

70 m

surface

7.261 km²

Residents

309 (2011)

LAU-1 code no.

02050204

Local division

1

Megalokambos ( Greek Μεγαλόκαμπος ( m. Sg. )) Is a village in the northern Greek region of East Macedonia and Thrace . It is administered by the Prosotsani community .

location

Megalokambos lies in the valley of the Angitis . About 2 km east is the village of Sitagri , in the north the place Mikrokambos .

Administrative division

Under the then name Megalo Sivindrik (Μεγάλο Σιβιντρίκ), the village was first incorporated into the Prosotsani community in 1922 and then added to the Minare Tsiflik rural community (Κοινότητα Μιναρέ Τσιφλίκ) in 1925 . In 1927 the name was changed to Megalokambos, in the same year Megalokambos became a rural municipality until the municipality reform in 1997 , when seven rural municipalities merged to form the municipality of Sitagri. Since the administrative reform in 2010 , Megalokambos has formed a local community in the municipality of Sitagri in the municipality of Prosotsani.

population

The place is predominantly inhabited by Pontic Greeks , most of whom were resettled to Greece in 1923 after the Asia Minor catastrophe .

Population development of Megalokambos

1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
537	756	740	675	486	478	474	427	309

Around 1200 megalocambites live abroad, mostly in Germany, Canada and the USA. In Germany, the majority live in the Stuttgart area.

Attractions

Megalokambos has a church, Agios Konstantinos and Eleni and a primary school. The main attraction is the Angitissee, which was created by a technical dam on the Angitis River.

Sons and daughters of the place

Andreas Theodoridis , Greek national volleyball player
Sofoklis Theodoridis , volleyball player

Individual evidence

↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 85 (PDF, 793 kB)
↑ Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
↑ Μεγάλο Σιβιντρίκ - Μεγαλόκαμπος, Μετονομασίες των οικισμών της Ελλάδας
↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). 2 (Τόμος Β, λ – ω), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , pp. 98, 422.
↑ Population of Megalokambos 1928–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)

[ESYE2001-1] National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 85 (PDF, 793 kB)

[VZ2011-2] Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)

[3] Μεγάλο Σιβιντρίκ - Μεγαλόκαμπος, Μετονομασίες των οικισμών της Ελλάδας

[4] Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). 2 (Τόμος Β, λ – ω), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , pp. 98, 422.

[5] Population of Megalokambos 1928–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)