Pyles
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Local community Pyles Τοπική Κοινότητα Πυλών (Πυλές) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | South Aegean | ||
| Regional district | Karpathos and Kasos | ||
| local community | Karpathos | ||
| Parish | Karpathos | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 35 ° 32 ' N , 27 ° 8' E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
320 m (average) |
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| surface | 22,600 km² | ||
| Residents | 213 (2011) | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 62010108 | ||
| Post Code | 85700 | ||
| Telephone code | 22450-2 | ||
Pyles ( Greek Πυλές ( f. Pl. )) Is a village in the southwest of the Greek island of Karpathos .
location
Pyles is located in the southwest of the island a little more than 2 kilometers from the coast on the connecting road between the east and west coast. The village of Othos is 2 kilometers northeast, the city of Karpathos almost 8 kilometers east. Neighboring local communities are Mesochori and Volada in the north, Othos in the west and Arkasa in the south.
administration
Pyles was recognized as a rural community (Κοινότητα Πυλών Kinotita Pylon ) shortly after the Dodecanese joined Greece . 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, Pyles has had the status of a local community (Τοπική Κοινότητα).
- Pyles population development
| 1947 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
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| 422 | 391 | 367 | 270 | 206 | 235 | 407 | 216 |
Attractions
- Inside the small church of the Holy Cross there are several icons that have the Holy Cross as their theme.
- In 2009 a small agricultural museum opened, which documents the diversity of agriculture on Karpathos in the past.
- From the pebbly Adia Bay (Παραλία Άδειας) a hiking trail leads the steep Flaskia Gorge (Φαράγγι Φλασκιάς) up to the Lastos plain. The tour is a special challenge for hiking tourists.
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 110 (PDF, 793 kB)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Population of Pyles 1947–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)