Pastida

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Municipality of Pastida
Δημοτική Κοινότητα Παστίδας (Παστίδα)
Pastida (Greece)
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Basic data
Country GreeceGreece Greece
region South Aegean
Regional district Rhodes
local community Rhodes
Parish Petaloudes
Geographic coordinates 36 ° 23 '  N , 28 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 23 '  N , 28 ° 8'  E
Height above d. M. 45  m
surface 9.375 km²
Residents 3641 (2011)
LAU-1 code no. 69011006
Local division 1

The small town of Pastida ( Greek Παστίδα ( f. Sg. )) Also forms the smallest urban district in terms of area in the municipality of Petaloudes in the north of the Greek island of Rhodes .

geography

Pastida is located south of the city ​​of Rhodes in close proximity to the old airport and borders the local areas of Ialyssos , Kremasti and Maritsa . The Filerimos monastery is located north of the village on a wooded hill.

Surname

Psatida got its name during the time of the Crusades or the rule of the Hospitallers . The name comes from the Romance languages ; "Bastida" means "fortress".

history

The oldest evidence of the place dates back to around 1204 when the crusaders were looking for new challenges and easy prey during the Fourth Crusade . The first mention of the place and its inhabitants can be found in a decree of the knights of 1479. The then Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson , due to the great danger of Turkish attacks, issued the following decree: “In the event of an enemy attack, the inhabitants of Trianta and Kremasti should stay in their fortresses to guard the fleet. The places Pastida and Maritsa are said to have taken refuge in the fortress of Rhodes. ” Ceramics from graves have also been found in the place, which may go back to residents of the nearby Ialysus . On June 5, 1854, the French traveler Victor Guérin visited the place and wrote a short entry in his diary: “Twenty-five minutes further north is the small town of Pastida, which consists of about 20 houses. It lies in the middle of a plane and this plane is called Kamari. "

During the time of the Italian occupation, the inhabitants first cheered the Italians as liberators. From 1912 and until the liberation they at least kept this appearance. At the time of the "Bloody Easter" (Αιματηρού Πάσχα) in 1919, the residents demonstrated for the return to the motherland. In 1922, the governor Alessandro De Bosdari (Μποσδάρη) recorded 259 inhabitants in Patrida, the peasant leader G. Smaragdi (Γ. Σμαραγδή) and an elementary school with 26 students, a teacher and three classrooms, as well as the church of Agios Nikolaos (Αγίολς Νικοάος). In the years from 1940 to 1945 (Δωδεκανησιακής Αντίστασης) many residents quietly participated in the resistance. When the English and their Greek supporters (Σύμμαχοι στη Ρόδο και στα Δωδεκάνησα) arrived in 1945 , the residents of pastida cheered them.

In 1961 the place had 595 inhabitants. In recent years the place has experienced enormous growth through tourism and the real estate boom. The population has risen to 3,000, the elementary school now has 12 classes.

Culture

Site 2004

The local saint is the Holy Nikolaos , but there are a few other churches: Agios Georgios (Άγιος Γεώργιος), Agia Markela (Αγία Μαρκέλα), Agios Fanourios (Άγιος Φανούριος) Three Hierarchs (Των Τριών Ιεραρχών), Agios Rafail (Άγιος Ραφαήλ) , Agia Paraskivi (Αγία Παρασκευή), Redeemer (Του Σωτήρος).

Fountain in Pastida

The place has several clubs: the sports club Asteras Pastidas (Α.Σ Αστέρας Παστίδας), a karate club Shotokan Karate Rodou (Α.Σ Σότοκαν Καράτε Ρόδου), Cultural Association Kamari (Πολιτιστικός Σύλλογος Καμάρι) and the Women's Association Syllogon Gynaikon Pastidas (Σύλλογος Γυναικών Παστίδας ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 111 (PDF, 793 kB)
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ Σε περίπτωση εχθρική επιδρομής τα χωριά Τριάντα και να Κρεμαστή μείνουν στα φρούρια τους για να το φυλάξουν ναυτικό. Τα χωριά Παστίδα και Μαριτσά να προστρέξουν στο φρούριο της Ρόδου….
  4. ↑ είκοσι πέντε λεπτά πιο πέρα, προς Βορρά, βρίσκεται το μικρό χωριό Παστίδα, που αποτελείται από είκοσι περίπου σπίτια. Είναι στη μέση μιας πεδιάδας και η πεδιάδα αυτή ονομάζεται Καμάρι….

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