Neapoli (Crete)
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Neapoli Νεάπολη (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Νεαπόλεως) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Crete | ||
| Regional district | Lasithi | ||
| local community | Agios Nikolaos | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 35 ° 15 ′ N , 25 ° 36 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
260 m |
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| surface | 42.934 km² | ||
| Residents | 2838 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 66.1 km² | ||
Neapoli ( Greek Νεάπολη "new town") is a town in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos in the Lasithi region in Eastern Crete . The actual city with 2,683 inhabitants and some hamlets form a place in the municipality of the same name, which was an independent municipality until 2010.
history
In Venetian times, the place of Neapoli was Kares . Around 1340 Petros Philargis was born here, the later antipope Alexander V. A short time later, during the rebellion of the partisan leader Michael Psaromilingos and his brother Ioannes against the Venetian occupation, the place Kares was destroyed by the Venetians. At the same place, the villages Neochorio ( Greek Νεοχώρι = young or new village ) and Kenourgio Chorio ( Greek Καινούργιο Χωριό = new village ) were created. Kenourgio Chorio developed into one of the largest places in the region with predominantly Greek citizens. In January 1823, during the Greek struggle for freedom , the partisan leader Nikolaos Zervos died of pneumonia here and was buried there. A few days later, the Egyptian-Turkish army, led by Hassan Pasha, the son-in-law of Muhammad Ali Pasha , appeared in the city. The inhabitants fled to the cave of Milatos , Hassan Pascha had the city pillaged, the body of Nikolaos Zervos exhumed and used as a target for the riflemen. The body was only allowed to be buried after three days; the grave is said to be in the courtyard of the Episcopal Church to the northwest of the Mikri Panagia church . In 1827 Turkish residents withdrew to the mosque of Kainourio Chorio to protect themselves from rebellious Greeks. The persecutors then set the church on fire.
In 1868 the place became both the bishopric of the diocese of Petras ( Greek Πέτρας ) and the capital of the Lasithi administrative district. For this reason the place was renamed Neapoli and incorporated Neochorio. In 1888, the construction of the Episcopal Church Megali Panagia ( Greek Μεγάλη Παναγία ), which was finally consecrated in 1927, began on the site where the mosque previously stood .
In 1904 Agios Nikolaos became the capital of the Lasithi administrative district and Neapoli became the administrative seat of the Mirambelo province. From 1997 Neapoli became the capital of the municipality of Mirambelo, which only comprised the northwest of Lasithi. In 2006 Mirambelo split into the parishes of Neapoli and Vrachasi, which were demoted to parishes in 2010.
Worth seeing
- Folklore Museum on the first floor of a Bauhaus building. The house used to be an orphanage .
- Archaeological collection (currently closed) with over 1000 exhibits from the region
- To the east of Neapoli on the mountain Agios Antonios is the archaeological site of the ancient Dreros
- To the west about one kilometer from the city center are the ruins of the Franciscan monastery of Agios Antonios. Petros Philargis once lived here.
Sons of the city
- Petros Philargis, antipope Alexander V.
- Emmanouil Kokkinis, partisan leader
- Michalis Diallinas (1853–1927), popular poet
Web links
- Νεάπολη Λασιθίου Κρήτης on www.dialynakeio.gr
- Νεάπολη at Δήμος Νεάπολης Λασιθίου
- Information about the city of Neapoli in Crete, Greece on sonnenziel.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
- ^ Robert Pashley: Travels in Crete. Volume 2, Cambridge 1837, p. 321.
- ↑ Kallinikos Kritovoulides: Narrative of the Cretan was of independence. Volume 1, London 1864, pp. 172-177.
- ↑ Hartmut Beister: Neapolis. In: Siegfried Lauffer (Ed.): Greece. Lexicon of Historic Places. Weltbild, Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-4144-3 , p. 467.
- ↑ Eberhard Fohrer, Kreta , Michael Müller Verlag, 18th edition 2009, ISBN 978-3-89953-453-5 , p. 401
- ↑ Χιλιάδες κόσμου προσκύνησαν στην Μεγάλη Παναγία Νεάπολης at ΑΝΑΤΟΛΗ online ( memento of the original from January 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lassithi Region Travel Informations on greekhotels.gr
- ↑ Archaeological Collection of Neapolis (Temporarily closed) on gtp.gr
- ↑ Φραρό on newtown.gr ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Monastery of Fraro-St Antonios on lasithitour.bpis.teicrete.gr ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
