Moudros

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Moudros municipality
Δημοτική Ενότητα Μούδρου
(Μούδρος)
Moudros (Greece)
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Basic data
State : GreeceGreece Greece
Region : North Aegean

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Regional District : Lesbos
Municipality : Limnos
Geographic coordinates : 39 ° 52 ′  N , 25 ° 16 ′  E 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: f121 city district
11 local communities
Located in the municipality of Limnos and in the regional district of Lesvos
File: DE Moudrou.svg
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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
Moudros Δημοτική Κοινότητα Μούδρου 55010301 19.095 1039 0974 Moudros, Koukonisi
Kalliopi Τοπική Κοινότητα Καλλιόπης 55010302 12.097 0334 0207 Kalliopi
Kaminia Τοπική Κοινότητα Καμινίων 55010303 12,847 0347 0243 Kaminia, Voroskopos
Kondopouli Τοπική Κοινότητα Κοντοπουλίου 55010304 37.040 0703 0634 Kondopouli, Agios Alexandros, Agios Theodoros
Lychna Τοπική Κοινότητα Λύχνων 55010305 03,650 0338 320 Anemoessa, Lychna
Panagia Τοπική Κοινότητα Παναγίας 55010306 16.247 0453 0383 Panagia, Cortisonas
Plaka Τοπική Κοινότητα Πλάκας 55010307 16,966 0374 0310 Plaka
Repanidi Τοπική Κοινότητα Ρεπανιδίου 55010308 12.272 0357 0266 Repanidi, Kotsinas
Roussopouli Τοπική Κοινότητα Ρουσσοπουλίου 55010309 10,898 0163 0094 Roussopouli
Romano Τοπική Κοινότητα Ρωμανού 55010310 09.973 0457 0302 Romano
Scandals Τοπική Κοινότητα Σκανδαλίου 55010311 17.445 0124 0085 Scandals
Fisini Τοπική Κοινότητα Φισίνης 55010312 16,597 0153 0107 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
Moudros Μούδρος 1,024 0973 1,038 1,039 0974
Kalliopi Καλλιόπη 0424 0357 0359 0334 0207
Kaminia Καμίνια 0468 0370 0323 0347 0243
Kondopouli Κοντοπούλι 0825 0809 0650 0703 0634
Lychna Λύχνα 0148 0120 0315 0338 0320
Panagia Παναγία 0495 0435 0448 0453 0383
Plaka Πλάκα 0435 0384 0365 0374 0310
Repanidi Ρεπανίδι 0475 0323 0302 0357 0266
Roussopouli Ρουσσοπούλι 0284 0285 0215 0163 0094
Romano Ρωμανό 0563 0515 0544 0457 0302
Scandals Σκανδάλι 0184 0143 0100 0124 0085
Fisini Φισίνη 0288 0201 0208 0153 0107
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

Individual evidence

  1. 213 Limnos / Agios Efstratios, 1: 50,000 (map) . Road Editions, ISBN 960-8481-93-7 .
  2. 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)
  3. 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 .
  4. Lemnos Info ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ Social and economic environment of Limnos (PDF; 2.2 MB) ( Memento of August 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Greek
  6. 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.minenv.gr
  7. 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.minenv.gr