Nas (Ikaria)

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Nas (Kato Raches)
Νάς (Κάτω Ράχες)
Nas (Ikaria) (Greece)
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Basic data
Country GreeceGreece Greece
region North Aegean
Regional district Ikaria
local community Ikaria
Parish Revenge
Local community Christos
Geographic coordinates 37 ° 37 ′  N , 26 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 37 ′  N , 26 ° 4 ′  E
Residents 50 (2011)
LAU-1 code no. 5401030106
Telephone code 22750
Afterglow in Nas

Nas ( Greek Νάς ( n. Sg. )), Officially Kato Raches (Κάτω Ράχες ( m. Pl. )) Is a coastal town in the north of the Greek island of Ikaría just a few kilometers southwest of Armenistís in the municipality of Raches . At the end of an asphalt road, the place is a few meters above a bay with a sandy beach. In the area of ​​the beach, the Chalaris brook , which comes from the area of Christos Raches and whose course is lined by lush, subtropical vegetation, flows into the Aegean Sea . Because of the Meltemi and the resulting current makes this beach one of the most dangerous in the country.

A few meters from the pebble beach is an Artemis sanctuary. This sanctuary was built in the 6th century BC and was then of great economic importance for the island. After that, the area was rather avoided. The temple was destroyed about 150 years ago by residents of what is now the administrative seat of the Christos Raches parish and the stones were used to build their church. The first official excavations took place in 1938 by Leon Politis .

literature

  • AJ Papalas: The temple of Artemis Tauropolis in Icaria. In: Archaeological News 12 (1983) pp. 8-13
  • P. Zapheiropoulou: To ιερó της Tαυρoπóλoυ Aρτέμιδoς στoν Nα Iκαρίας. In: Πρακτικά της εν Aθήναις Aρχαιoλoγικής Eταιρείας 144 (1989) pp. 287-291

Web links

Individual evidence

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