Tigaki salt works
| Saline Tigaki Αλυκή Τιγκάκι |
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 53 '5 " N , 27 ° 10' 15" E | ||
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| Lock type: | dam | ||
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| Water surface | 80 hectares | ||
| Reservoir length | 1.5 km | ||
| Reservoir width | 0.7 km | ||
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Saline Tigaki ( Greek Αλυκή Τιγκάκι Alykí Tigáki ) was a salt water production plant on the Greek island of Kos near the eponymous place Tigaki . Today, the still existing, protected lake is known under the name of Alykes or Alikes ( German : Saline ).
location
The former saltworks lies between the coastal settlements of Tigaki in the east and Marmari in the west. The main road through the island between Kos and Kefalos is located in the south and is about 2.5 km away from the salt lake. Opposite the salt water lake in the north is the island of Pserimos .
The access to the lake is via the village of Tigaki.
History of salt production on Kos
In Greece, salt has been extracted in such saltwater lakes at least since ancient times. The origin of the salt production on Kos is not known. Salt was extracted here as early as when Kos was under the influence of the Ottoman Empire . The number of salt pans in Greece was eight in 1840. At the beginning of the 20th century there were 16 and in the interwar period 25. The operation of the salt works on Kos ceased in 1989.
The salt was extracted under state supervision and sold as a commercial good by entrepreneurs.
Function of the saltworks on Kos
The salt production of the saltworks on Kos took place through the continuous evaporation of the water in the saltwater lake, whereby the content of salts and minerals in the water was constantly increasing. The inflow into the salt lake from the sea was regulated by locks over two canals, some of which are still preserved today.
The salt water lake today
The largely oval salt water lake, located in a depression , still has an artificial water supply (canals) directly from the sea. The lake has a length of around 1500 m and a maximum width of around 700 m and an area of around 80 hectares (0.8 km²) with a circumference of around 3700 m. A supply of fresh water in the lake is done from the south of the village Linopotis .
The surroundings of the lake and the lake itself are under nature protection and the wetland is now permanently available (during the salt extraction period this was only the case seasonally). The salt water lake has become a protected wetland area (Igroviotopos Alikis) with a considerable amount of saline and a wintering area for animals (e.g. migratory birds ). Due to the high salt content, common fish and mollusks cannot live here. However, there are some types of living creatures that could adapt to such conditions ( halophiles ). This also includes Artemia salina ( brine shrimp ), which in turn attracts flamingos and halophytic plants.
hike
The lake can be hiked around in around an hour. It is an easy route that can also be done with children.
literature
- Nikos Varelas: Kos. DumontExtra, DuMont Buchverlag Cologne 2002. ISBN 3-7701-5759-1
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Αναστασία Δαλάκα, Θεοδώρα Πετανίδου, Εργαστήριο Βιογεωγραφίας και Πολιτισμικής Οικολογίας. Τμήμα Γεωγραφίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου, Μυτιλήνη.