Nikiti
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Nikiti district Δημοτική Κοινότητα Νικήτης (Νικήτη) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Central Macedonia | ||
| Regional district | Chalkidiki | ||
| local community | Sithonia | ||
| Parish | Sithonia | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 40 ° 13 ′ N , 23 ° 40 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
43 m average |
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| surface | 71.580 km² | ||
| Residents | 2789 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 38.96 inhabitants / km² | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 13050101 | ||
| Local division | 2 | ||
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Nikiti ( Greek Νικήτη ( f. Sg. )), Also Nikitas (Νικήτας ( m. Sg. )) Is a small town and the administrative seat of the municipality of Sithonia on the Chalkidiki peninsula in the Greek region of Central Macedonia . Together with the village of Elia, it forms the municipality of the same name Nikiti. Nikiti is located at the transition from the north coast of the Toronean Gulf to the west coast of the Sithonia peninsula, approx. 23 km north of Neos Marmaras , 39 km east of Nea Moudania and approx. 110 km southeast of Thessaloniki .
Nikiti itself has 2,711 inhabitants and consists of two intergrown districts, which are divided by the main road to Sithonia and East Chalkidiki. The original village lies on the hill inland about two kilometers from the sea. The newer part of the village extends from the main road to the sea.
history
In the area of Nikiti (according to other sources Neos Marmaras) was the place Galepsos in antiquity. It was founded by settlers from Euboea in the 8th century BC . In the 5th century BC, people were recruited from Galepsos to serve in the Persian army. After the defeat of Persia in the Persian Wars, Galepsos, like many other cities in Chalkidiki, was a member of the Attic League . In 423 BC he left the Attic League; many residents of Galepsos settled in the up-and-coming Olynthos . Galepsos ended its existence in Roman times at the latest. In late antique times there was a settlement called Agios Georgios in the area of Nikiti. Parts of an early Christian basilica of this settlement have been preserved.
In the 13th century the area around Nikiti belonged to various monasteries of the "holy mountain" Athos. In the 14th century a small settlement with the name Neakitou is mentioned again for the first time. In 1821 Nikiti was destroyed by the Ottoman occupying forces during the fighting of the Greek War of Independence, and rebuilt between 1822 and 1827.
economy
Today the inhabitants of Nikiti derive their income mainly from tourism . Agriculture, which previously dominated everything else - especially beekeeping - has clearly lost its importance, but is still being carried out.
Nikiti is the end point of the annual one-time swim through the Toronean Gulf, which begins in Kallithea on Kassandra (distance as the crow flies 24 km).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)