Pythagorio

This article covers the city. For the municipality, see Pythagorio (municipality) .

District Pythagorio Δημοτική Κοινότητα Πυθαγορείου (Πυθαγόρειο)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	North Aegean
Regional district	Samos
local community	Anatoliki Samos
Parish	Pythagorio
status	Borough
Geographic coordinates	37 ° 41 ′  N , 26 ° 57 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 41 ′  N , 26 ° 57 ′  E
Height above d. M.	14  m (average)
surface	5.301 km²
Residents	1630 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	56010401
Local division	4th
Post Code	83103
Telephone code	22730

Pythagorio ( Greek Πυθαγόρειο ( n. Sg. )) Is a small town on the south coast of the Greek island of Samos . From the middle of the 19th century, the then called Tigani village emerged on the ruins of the ancient city. In honor of the philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras , the place was renamed Pythagorio in 1955. The tourist center of the island, together with other settlements, forms an urban district (Δημοτική Κοινότητα) in the municipality of Pythagorio .

location

Pythagorio

Pythagorio is located in the southeast of Samos on the Bay of Tigani ( Όρμος Τηγάνι ). The neighboring boroughs are Chora 3.5 kilometers and Mytilinii about 3.5 kilometers northwest. The settlement of Nea Poli is 2 km west of the junction to the airport, Karpovoulos 1.8 km east and Poundes 2.2 km on the road to Samos.

history

Pythagorio was built on the ruins of the ancient city of Samos, one of the most famous cities of the ancient world. During the Ottoman rule, only one guard was stationed in the place. The freedom fighter Lykourgos Logothetis had a castle built at the south-western end of the village in 1824. Under the rule of Miltiades Aristarchus (1859–1866), the repopulation of the ancient ruins around the old port began in the mid-19th century. The village was called Tigani (Τηγάνι).

The island of Samos was subdivided administratively in 1918 after it was annexed to Greece. Tigani was recognized as a rural community in 1918 ( Kinotita Tiganiou Κοινότητα Τηγανίου), renamed Pythagorio in 1955 and elevated to a municipal municipality (dimos) in 1989 . Through the merger with ten rural communities that have existed since 1918 as a result of the community reform in 1997 , Pythagorio became the administrative seat of the community of the same name . With the administrative reform in 2010 , the island's municipalities were merged to form the municipality of Samos . Pythgorio has since the status of a municipality ( Dimotiki Kinotita Pythagoriou ( Δημοτική Κοινότητα Πυθαγορείου Dimotiki Kinótita Pythagoríou )) in the district of Pythagorio ( Δημοτική Ενότητα Πυθαγορείου Dimotiki Enótita Pythagoríou ).

Population development of Pythagorio

Surname	Greek name	1913	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Pythagorio	Πυθαγόρειο	1950	2077	2501	2490	2317	1709	1316	1360	1405	1327	1272
Karpovoulos	Καρπόβουλος								0016	0014th	0023	0029
Nea Poli	Νέα Πόλη								0030th	0090	0211	0076
Pounds	Πούντες									0070	0081	0123
total			2220 *	2501	2490	2317	1709	1316	1406	1579	1642	1500

* including Limin Tiganiou 112 residents, Metochi Spilianis 4 residents and the monastery of Agia Triadas 36 residents

economy

Port of Pythagorio

The commissioning of the airport in 1963 led to the change from an economy based on agricultural products to the development of tourism on Samos. It stopped the migration from the island, Pythagorio has since developed into the tourist center on the island.

traffic

Airport

The Samos airport is located about 2.5 kilometers west of the city.

The port of Samos is located on the highway a little more than 12 kilometers in a north-easterly direction, to the port of Karlovasi the distance is almost 37 kilometers in a north-westerly direction. From the small ferry pier in Pythagorio there are connections to Fourni and the nearby Dodecanese islands in the summer months . A short distance east of Pythagorio is a marina with 260 berths.

Local public transport connections are served by the bus company KTEL Samou (ΚΤΕΛ Verbindungenάμου) several times a day with Samos and Karlovasi, even in winter.

Attractions

There are some sights to see in the city and the surrounding area:

• Tunnel of the Eupalinos
• ancient city wall
• roman baths
• Glyfada lake
• Monastery with cave church Moni Spilianis
• Castle of Lykourgos Logothetis
• Church of the Metamorfosis
• Pythagorio Archaeological Museum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 117 (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. ↑ Τηγάνιον - Πυθαγόρειον, Μετονομασίες των οικισμών της Ελλάδας (Greek)
4. ↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας, Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ed.): Sanakirja Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δή microns ων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001) . 2 (Τόμος Β, λ – ω). Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , pp. 361 .
5. ↑ Population of Pythagorio 1913-2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)
6. ↑ Καλλιόπη Σταύρου Σταυριανού: Αλλαγές στις χρήσεις γης και στο φυσικό περιβάλλον στη Σάμos Island the 20th century . Στη Σάμos Natural Environment the 20th century . Thessaloniki 2009, p. 80 (Greek).
7. ↑ N. Haramlambopouos, A. Pizam: Perceived Impacts of Tourism: The Case of Samos . In: Annals of Tourism Research . tape 23 , no. 3 , p. 503-526 .
8. ^ Samos Marina Pythagorio
9. ↑ KTEL Samou ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.