Sangri

Sangri ( Greek Σαγκρί ( n. Sg. )) Is a local community in the west of the Greek Cycladic island of Naxos . Besides the village of Ano Sangri, it consists of four other villages and the uninhabited island of Panagia . Administratively, the village belongs to the municipality of Naxos of the municipality of Naxos and the Little Cyclades in the South Aegean region .

location

Pyrgos Oskelou near Kastraki, Cape Mikri Vigla, in the background Paros

The local community Sangri ( Topiki Kinotita Sangriou Τοπική Κοινότητα Σαγκρίου) is located in the west of the island. With an area of 27.915 km², it is the largest local community in the municipality of Naxos . The area extends over a length of about 7 km along the west coast and extends northeast almost 8 km into the interior of the island, where a dry stream forms the natural border with the village of Potamia . Other neighboring local communities are Vivlos in the north-west and in the south-east of Damarionas in the municipality of Drymalia .

The village of Ano Sangri is located in the interior of the island on a flat hill about 200 m high about 9 km southwest of the city of Naxos . Together with the villages of Kato Sangri , Kanakari , the coastal settlements of Kastraki and Mikri Vigla and the uninhabited island of Panagia , it forms the local community of Sangri.

structure

From 1835 until it was founded as the rural community of Sangri ( Kinotita Sangriou Κοινότητα Σαγκρίου) in 1912, the villages of Ano Zagri and Kato Zagri belonged to the former community of Wiwlos . Apart from minor changes, the rural community consisted of the two villages of Sangri and Kanakari until 1951 Ano Sangri and Kato Sangri were recognized as settlements. With the advent of tourism, the coastal settlements of Kastraki and Mikri Vigla were established and officially recognized in 1971. The merger of ten rural communities with the municipality of Naxos to form the municipality of Naxos took place as part of the municipality reform in 1997 . Since the administrative reform in 2010 , Sangri has the status of a local community (Τοπική Κοινότητα Topiki Kinotita ) in the municipality of Naxos of the municipality of Naxos and Lesser Cyclades .

Sangri population development

Surname	Greek	1835	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Ano Sangri	Άνω Σαγκρί ( n. Sg. )	259		465		522	411	323	286	206	217	210
Kanakari	Κανακάρι ( n. Sg. )			079		074	059	045	053	041	034	049
Kastraki	Καστράκι ( n. Sg. )							009	049	077	160	158
Kato Sangri	Κάτω Σαγκρί ( n. Sg. )	133		101		051	045	038	025th	021st	033	027
Mikri Vigla	Μικρή Βίγλα ( f. Sg. )							013	026th	044	069	093
total			671	831 *	700	647	515	428	439	389	513	537

* including Kambos with 186 inhabitants

history

The area around Sangri was settled during the Bronze Age. Under the direction of Christos Doumas , the necropolis of Agii Anargyri with 22 box graves was excavated northeast of the village of Ano Sangri in 1961 . Due to the ceramic shapes, the site is assigned to the Kampos level (FK I) within the early Cycladic Grotta Pelos culture . Rhodinades , another site with four graves north of Agii Anargyri , is assigned to the Keros-Syros culture due to the grave goods . An early Cycladic burial ground was also discovered at Oskelos near Kastraki . A settlement from the early Cycladic II to the late Cycladic period is known at the cape of Mikri Vigla . Of the considerable quantities of pottery from the Middle Cycladic period, a significant proportion came from Milos . In addition, Minoan imports prove the Cretan influence. The settlement covered about 2 hectares. House walls with painted and decorated plaster are known. On a small hill a little further to the south-west lies a fortified settlement in the Polichni region with a small burial ground, remains of buildings and massive fortification walls, one of which probably extends to the sea. It is classified in the Keros-Syros culture.

Culture

The church of Agios Nikolaos near Sangri

To the south of the village of Ano Sangri, in the wider area around the Demeter sanctuary, in the area known as Gyroulas , there are numerous Byzantine churches and chapels, 19 of which are listed.

Demeter temple

The restored Demeter temple near Sangri

About 1.5 km south of Sangri is a restored temple of the fertility goddess Demeter from 530 BC. This temple is a rare example of early Ionic architecture . It was built entirely from Naxos marble . The restoration of this structure, made up of 1,600 individual components, was carried out by scientists from the universities of Munich and Athens after the object had been examined and measured from 1976 to 1985. A special structural feature was discovered, as different interior columns supported a marble gable roof construction that was covered by marble slabs. Daylight penetrated the interior through the marble roof panels. The scientists, led by Gottfried Gruben, looked for the widely scattered stone components of the temple in the vicinity and found around 50 percent original parts. In addition to the existing components, new workpieces made of Naxos marble were installed for the construction. The reconstruction was completed in 2001.

Archaeological collection

Since 2001, a small archaeological collection has been presenting the finds from the excavations in three areas on the site of the sanctuary. The first area is the sanctuary and its use in the 8th to 3rd centuries BC. A second area of the early Byzantine basilica, the third area shows photographs, sketches and plans of the complex. The redesign of the facility and the museum building were awarded the Europa Nostra Prize in 2003 in the category of preservation of buildings, cultural landscapes, collections of works of art or preservation of archaeological sites .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to the 2001 census (PDF; 793 kB) p. 113

↑ ^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)

^ Government Gazette of the Kingdom of Greece (ΦΕΚ) No. 4 of March 10, 1835

↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α.) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). Volume 2 (Τόμος Β, λ – ω), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 394

↑ Population of Sangri 1920–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)

↑ Eva Alram-Stern (ed.): The Aegean Early Period. 2nd series. Research report 1975–2002 . The Early Bronze Age in Greece with the exception of Crete. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2004, ISBN 978-3-7001-3268-4 , p. 884 ff .

↑ Vaia Economidou: Cycladic Settlements in the Early Bronze Age Aegean and Their Context . 1993, p. 194 f . (Ph.D. Dissertation, University College London ).

↑ Mariya Ivanova: Fortified settlements in the Balkans, in the Aegean Sea and in Western Anatolia, approx. 5000–2000 BC. Chr. Waxmann Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8309-1937-7 , pp. 290 .

↑ Ministerial Ordinance ΥΠΠΟ / ΑΡΧ / Α1 / Φ21 / 59271/3340. In: Greek Government Newspaper , Volume 2, Sheet No. 1036. December 14, 1995 (Greek)

↑ Publication project: The Temple of Sangri / Naxos. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Technical University of Munich; Retrieved November 21, 2009@1@ 2

↑ Νάξος, Αρχαιολογική Συλλογή Σαγκρίου . In: Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού [Ministry of Culture] (ed.): Αρχαιολογικά Μουσεία και Συλλογές στην Ελλάδα . Athens 2008, ISBN 978-960-214-740-5 , pp. 206 .

[ESYE2001-1] National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to the 2001 census (PDF; 793 kB) p. 113

[VZ2011-2] Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)