Moudros
Moudros municipality Δημοτική Ενότητα Μούδρου (Μούδρος) |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Greece | |
Region : |
North Aegean
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Regional District : | Lesbos | |
Municipality : | Limnos | |
Geographic coordinates : | 39 ° 52 ′ N , 25 ° 16 ′ E | |
Height above d. M .: | 0 - over 250 m | |
Area : | 185.127 km² | |
Residents : | 3,925 () | |
Population density : | 21.2 inhabitants / km² | |
Code No .: | 550103 | |
Structure: |
11 local communities |
1 city district |
Located in the municipality of Limnos and in the regional district of Lesvos | ||
Moudros ( Greek Μούδρος ( m. Sg. )) Is a village with 974 inhabitants (as of 2011) in the east of the Greek island of Limnos and the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name. Until the administrative reform in 2010 , Moudros was an independent municipality.
location
The predominantly flat, in the north and south slightly hilly area of the municipality extends over the entire eastern peninsula, which in turn is divided into two approximately equal peninsulas. One peninsula extends to the northeast and the other to the south. In the west at the narrowest point of Limnos with less than 4 km borders the municipality of Atsiki . This is followed to the south by the 12 km long and 4 km wide Gulf of Moudros (Κόλπος Μουδρου) with the administrative center of the same name, Moudros. The eastern section of the coast is characterized by five sandy beaches stretching over several kilometers between Cape Petsia (Ακρωτήριο Πετσιά) and Cape Agios Soson (Ακρωτήριο Άγιος dieωζών). Here are the approximately 6 km² large salt lagoon Alyki (Λίμνη Αλυκή), the 2.3 km² brackish water lake Chortarolimni (Χορταρολίμνη) and between the two the Asprolimni (Ασπρόλιμνη) with about 0.42 km². Overall, the north-south extension from Cape Plaka (Ακρωτήριο Πλάκα) the northeasternmost point of the island and Cape Agia Irini (Ακρωτήριο Ειρήνη) the southeasternmost 29 km. West of Cape Plaka is the Agios Charalambos Bay (Όρμος Άγιος Χαράλαμπος) then the coast runs southwest to Kotsinas at the apex of the Gulf of Pournia (Κόλπος Πουρνιας) the second largest bay on the island.
history
Several locations of microliths along the east coast prove the human presence at the end of the last glacial period about 15,000 years ago. Ouriakos is interpreted as a storage place for groups of hunters and gatherers .
In Poliochni have archaeological excavations v to a settlement in the 5th or 4th century. BC, which earned the prehistoric city the nickname "oldest city in Europe".
Moudros gained importance in the First World War through the British efforts under Winston Churchill in early 1915 to gain control of the Dardanelles. In addition, the port was the base for the Allies' blockade of the Dardanelles ( Battle of Gallipoli ) during World War I.
The port went down in world history when the Moudros armistice between Turkey and the Allies was signed on October 30, 1918 on board the HMS Agamemnon , which meant the surrender of the Ottoman Empire .
Administrative division
The municipality of Moudros is divided into one municipality and eleven 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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Moudros | Δημοτική Κοινότητα Μούδρου | 55010301 | 19.095 | 1039 | 974 | Moudros, Koukonisi |
Kalliopi | Τοπική Κοινότητα Καλλιόπης | 55010302 | 12.097 | 334 | 207 | Kalliopi |
Kaminia | Τοπική Κοινότητα Καμινίων | 55010303 | 12,847 | 347 | 243 | Kaminia, Voroskopos |
Kondopouli | Τοπική Κοινότητα Κοντοπουλίου | 55010304 | 37.040 | 703 | 634 | Kondopouli, Agios Alexandros, Agios Theodoros |
Lychna | Τοπική Κοινότητα Λύχνων | 55010305 | 3,650 | 338 | 320 | Anemoessa, Lychna |
Panagia | Τοπική Κοινότητα Παναγίας | 55010306 | 16.247 | 453 | 383 | Panagia, Cortisonas |
Plaka | Τοπική Κοινότητα Πλάκας | 55010307 | 16,966 | 374 | 310 | Plaka |
Repanidi | Τοπική Κοινότητα Ρεπανιδίου | 55010308 | 12.272 | 357 | 266 | Repanidi, Kotsinas |
Roussopouli | Τοπική Κοινότητα Ρουσσοπουλίου | 55010309 | 10,898 | 163 | 94 | Roussopouli |
Romano | Τοπική Κοινότητα Ρωμανού | 55010310 | 9.973 | 457 | 302 | Romano |
Scandals | Τοπική Κοινότητα Σκανδαλίου | 55010311 | 17.445 | 124 | 85 | Scandals |
Fisini | Τοπική Κοινότητα Φισίνης | 55010312 | 16,597 | 153 | 107 | Fisini, Agia Sofia |
total | 550103 | 185.127 | 4842 | 3925 |
Population development
The population concentration in Myrina, the administrative center of the island, is associated with the decline and aging of the rural population. Contrary to the official figures of 4,842 inhabitants, the actual population in 2001 was 4,518 people.
Surname | Greek name | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
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Moudros | Μούδρος | 1,024 | 973 | 1,038 | 1,039 | 974 |
Kalliopi | Καλλιόπη | 424 | 357 | 359 | 334 | 207 |
Kaminia | Καμίνια | 468 | 370 | 323 | 347 | 243 |
Kondopouli | Κοντοπούλι | 825 | 809 | 650 | 703 | 634 |
Lychna | Λύχνα | 148 | 120 | 315 | 338 | 320 |
Panagia | Παναγία | 495 | 435 | 448 | 453 | 383 |
Plaka | Πλάκα | 435 | 384 | 365 | 374 | 310 |
Repanidi | Ρεπανίδι | 475 | 323 | 302 | 357 | 266 |
Roussopouli | Ρουσσοπούλι | 284 | 285 | 215 | 163 | 94 |
Romano | Ρωμανό | 563 | 515 | 544 | 457 | 302 |
Scandals | Σκανδάλι | 184 | 143 | 100 | 124 | 85 |
Fisini | Φισίνη | 288 | 201 | 208 | 153 | 107 |
total | 5,613 | 4,915 | 4,867 | 4,842 | 3,925 |
natural reserve
The long beaches to the east along with the Alyki salt lagoon and brackish Chortarolimni offer birds such as rust geese , fire geese , flamingos , lesser kestrel , Trielen and avocets ideal breeding and living conditions. Therefore, the two were Natura 2000 areas GR 4110001, Chortarolimni - Lake Alyki and Marine Area Limnos (Χορταρολίμνη-Λίμνη Αλυκή & Θαλάσσια Περιοχή Νήσου Λήμνου) and GR 4110006, Chortarolimni and Alyki Limni reported (Χορταρολίμνη & Αλυκή νήσου Λήμνου), which are largely the Important Bird Area GR 132 Lakes Chortaro and Alyki, Moudros gulf, Diapori fen, and Fakos peninsula (GR 132 Λίμνες Χορταρό και Αλυκή, Κόλπος Μούδρου, Έλος Διαπόρι και Χερσό .νησος) correspond to.
Web links
- Information about Moudros in the GTP
- Municipality of Moudros, website of the administrative region North Aegean ( Memento from August 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Greek
- GR 132 Lakes Chortaro and Alyki, Moudros gulf, Diapori fen, and Fakos peninsula , English
Individual evidence
- ↑ 213 Limnos / Agios Efstratios, 1: 50,000 (map) . Road Editions, ISBN 960-8481-93-7 .
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Nikos Efstratiou, Dimitris Kyriakou (Νίκος Ευστρατίου, Δημήτρης Κυριακού): Στα ίχνη των τελευταίων κυνηγών και τροφοσυλλεκτών της Νοτιοανατολικής Μεσογείου . In: Ανάσκαμμα . tape 5 , 2011, p. 53-74 .
- ↑ Lemnos Info ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Social and economic environment of Limnos (PDF; 2.2 MB) ( Memento of August 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Greek
- ↑ GR 4110001, Chortarolimni - Lake Alyki and Marine Area Limnos ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2009 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. , Greek
- ↑ GR 4110006, Chortarolimni and Alyki Limni ( Memento of the original dated December 4, 2009 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. , Greek