Othos

Local community Othos Τοπική Κοινότητα Όθους (Όθος)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	South Aegean
Regional district	Karpathos and Kasos
local community	Karpathos
Parish	Karpathos
Geographic coordinates	35 ° 33 '  N , 27 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 33 '  N , 27 ° 9'  E
Height above d. M.	510  m (average)
surface	11,300 km²
Residents	281 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	62010107
Post Code	85700
Telephone code	22450-2

The village of Othos ( Greek Όθος ( n. Sg. )) Is located in the south of the Greek island of Karpathos .

location

Othos is located in the center of the southern part of the island on the connecting road between the east and west coast and is 510 m above sea level. M. the highest village on the island. The village of Pyles is about 2 kilometers southwest and Volada 1.5 kilometers northeast. The distance to the city ​​of Karpathos almost 7 kilometers southeast. The hamlet of Stes is about a kilometer to the west.

As the only local community (Τοπική Κοινότητα) on Karpathos, Othos has no access to the sea. Adjacent local communities are Pyles in the west, Volada in the northeast and with an exclave in the southeast, as well as Aperi in the east and Menetes in the south.

administration

After the connection of the Dodecanese to Greece, Othos was recognized as a rural community (Κοινότητα Όθους Kinotita Othous ). Stes was recognized and incorporated as a settlement in 1991. In 1997 , seven other rural communities were amalgamated to form what was then the municipality of Karpathos, now the municipality of Karpathos . As a result of the administrative reform in 2010 , the former municipalities on the island were merged into the new municipality of Karpathos (Δήμος Καρπάθου Dimos Karpathou ). Since then, Othos has had the status of a local community (Τοπική Κοινότητα).

Population development of Othos

Surname	1947	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Othos	559	521	436	294	282	229	375	265
Stes						046	010	010
Kallenes								006th
total	559	521	436	294	282	275	385	281

Attractions

• In Othos there is a local museum opened in 1989 as well as a small gallery by the local painter Ioánnis Chapsís († February 2010).

• The interior of the church Metamorphosis tou Sotira (Eng. Metamorphosis of the Redeemer) fascinates with the walls painted with bright and strong colors.

• The floor of the Kimissis Chapel in the middle of the village consists of artfully laid sea pebbles. Next to the chapel, fresh spring water, which is said to have healing properties, gushes over a small waterfall into a large fountain basin. The bust next to the fountain shows the folklorist Michaelides Nouaros, who was born in Othos in 1877 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 110 (PDF, 793 kB)
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. ↑ Population of Othos 1947-2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, digital library (Greek)