Theologos (Fthiotida)
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Theologos Θεολόγος |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Central Greece | ||
| Regional district | Fthiotida | ||
| local community | Lokri | ||
| Parish | Malesina | ||
| Borough | Malesina | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 38 ° 39 ′ N , 23 ° 12 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
5 m |
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| Residents | 499 (2011) | ||
The settlement Theologos ( Greek Θεολόγος ( m. Sg. ); Theologos is the Greek epithet John the Evangelist ) is a tourist place with anchorage on the coast of the northern Gulf of Evia , a short distance from the small town of Malesina ( Μαλεσίνα ). It belongs to the municipality of Lokri and is located on the spot where the ancient port city of Halai ( ancient Greek Ἁλα ) was.
geography
The beach settlement Theologos is shielded from the northern Gulf of Evia by a small rocky peninsula , which rises with the Vrachaki to a little over 170 meters above sea level and extends northwest to Cape Kerata, northeast to Cape Theologos. The coast is characterized by sharp-edged limestone banks, which often drop several meters into the sea, in protected places and in bays there is fine sand. The bay of Theologos is part of the Gulf of Atalandi, from which the islands of Atalandi and Gaidaros rise , among others . The small town of Malesina is located around five kilometers southeast in the hilly inland. From the Vrachaki Hill the view extends over the entire northeast coast of the island of Evia to Edipsos at its northern end. The largest part of the peninsula is covered by an extensive holiday complex of the building cooperative of the permanent officers of the Greek army ( ΟΣΜΑΕΣ ) with around 1,150 buildings.
history
Settlement in the area of Theologos can be traced from the Neolithic to the Middle Byzantine period (12th century). The historic city of Halai got its name from its salt pans (in ancient Greek ἅλς hals 'salt') and was founded around 600 BC. Founded. Although the information of ancient writers about the city is very little and scant, it is believed that Halai was the safest and closest port to Opus . He played an important role in the wider area. The fact that the ruins also extend to the coast and the sea suggests earthquakes as the reason for the end of settlement. From the Byzantine era, only a small church of John the Evangelist survived until the repopulation; from this derives the modern name of the settlement, which was founded in 1923 by some families from Malesina who built their houses on this beach.
Archaeological finds
The remains of the ancient city of Halai, near the northern port of Theologos, were examined by archaeologists Hetty Goldman and Alice Walker-Kosmopoulou in 1911 and excavated until 1914. After an interruption due to the First World War , the excavations continued until they were completed by Hetty Goldman in 1935. The archaeological site includes the acropolis with a wall, some religious buildings with altars and a four-pillar temple dedicated to Athena , as well as the remains of one Byzantine basilica from the 6th century.
Rich finds came to light, such as pieces of Doric columns , epistyle and metopes , as well as pottery shards from three construction phases of the temple and a marble , but headless, statue of Aphrodite . Craters and silver jewelry were also found . Today the pieces are in the Thebes Archaeological Museum and in the Prehistoric Wings of the National Archaeological Museum (Athens) .
Economy and Infrastructure
The scenic location is frequented by bathing tourism. The beach promenade runs along the long but narrow main beach. The sand is fine and the water cold and clean, the small marina is right next door. Other beaches are Vlychada (Βλυχάδα), Lekouna (Λεκούνα) on the east side of the peninsula, Arsanas (Αρσανάς) and the beach of the ΟΣΜΑΕΣ settlement.
As the exit of the Greek motorway 1 is only ten kilometers away , the place is well connected to the trunk road network, the journey time from Athens is around one and a half hours.
literature
- Fanouria Dakoronia et al .: Lokris - History and Civilization ( Λοκρίδα: ιστορία και πολιτισμός ), Athens (Chatzimichalis) 2002 ISBN 9608588650
- Kostas V. Karastathis: Malesina, Antiquities, History, Archaeological Sites ( Μαλεσίνα: Ιστορία, Μνημεία, Αρχαιολογικοί χώροι ), Athens 1999, p. 26.
- Zisis Protopapas: Lokris ( Λοκρίδα ), Athens 1952.
- Manthos K. Christoforou: Chronicle of Opus and Atalante 4000 years - "in time lapse". ( Χρονολόγιο Οπούντος και Αταλάντης 4000 χρόνια: »εν τάχει« ), Atalandi (Ed .: Municipality of Atalandi), 2001
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
- ↑ NI Palyvos: Geomorphological Map of Eastern Lokris, Athens 2001
- ↑ Web presence of the ΟΣΜΑΕΣ on the pages of the Greek Army
- ↑ Website of the estate's owners' association (Greek)
- ↑ Presentation of the archaeological site on the website of the Greek Ministry of Culture (Greek)
