Vathy (Samos)

Vathy district Δημοτική Κοινότητα Βαθέος (Βαθύ)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	North Aegean
Regional district	Samos
local community	Anatoliki Samos
Parish	Vathy
status	Borough
Geographic coordinates	37 ° 45 ′  N , 26 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 45 ′  N , 26 ° 59 ′  E
Height above d. M.	76  m (average)
surface	43.638 km²
Residents	3147 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	56010104
Local division	19th
Post Code	83100
Telephone code	22730

The small town of Vathy ( Greek Βαθύ ( n. Sg. ) Also Ano Vathy 'Ober Vathy', more rarely Paleo Vathy 'Alt Vathy') in the east of the Greek island of Samos is one of the oldest settlements on the island. Vathy has 1888 inhabitants, including the surrounding rural settlements 3147. Together with the city ​​of Samos , Vathy forms an almost closed settlement area.

location

The village of Vathy is located in the east of Samos. With 43,638 km² it is the second largest town in the municipality of Samos by area. The area extends from the west coast of the Gulf of Vathy ( Kolpos Vatheos Κόλπος Βαθέος) to the Mykali beach (Παραλία Μυκάλη) in the south and to Cape Praso (Ακρωτήριο Πράσο) in the northeast. The city of Samos borders in the north, Kokkari in the north- west, Mytilinii in the west and Paleokastro in the south-east . The more recent development of the small town of Vathy stretches northwest down to the sea and borders there on the settlement of the city of Samos. To the east of the Vlamari plateau are the villages of Agia Zoni and Kamara . The settlements of Varella and Drosia are to the south near Paleokastro, Mesokambos in the very south on Mykali beach , the scattered settlements Koumarionas and Zervou to the west on the road to Mytilinii. The hamlet of Kedros is located on the national road 62 to the northwest near the coast.

history

People probably settled here as early as the middle of the 16th century. At the beginning of the 17th century, refugees from the Peloponnese founded the place on the ruins of an ancient settlement in the area of ​​today's district Moraitochori (Μωραϊτοχώρι). Due to the location on a saddle, hidden between the mountains Koutsomylos and Varela approx. 80 m above the largest natural harbor on the island, one was safe from pirate attacks. Ottoman records of that time have the place name Ahirlasi . In the middle of the 18th century, Vathy developed into one of the largest villages on the island. The name of the Chiotika district (Χιώτικα) suggests that people from Chios also settled here. There was no settlement by the sea, only the area of Gialos (Γιαλός coast) served as a port. In this area, residents of Vathy and newly settled traders from the Ionian Islands began building large warehouses. To distinguish them, they called the slowly growing place Kato Vathy (Κάτω Βαθύ) in contrast to the old place, which was called Pano Vathy (Πάνω Βαθύ) or Chorio (Χωριό).

To this day, Vathy has been able to retain its traditional character. Small streets, staircases, houses built close together and small old churches still characterize the townscape. Only the buildings of the school (δημοτικό σχολείο) and the local administration (κοινοτικό κατάστημα) do not match the uniform appearance of the site.

Grain and tobacco cultivation used to be widespread on the formerly agricultural Vlamari plateau east of the city. Today vegetables, grapes and olives are only grown around the hamlets of Kamara and Agia Zoni .

After Samos was annexed to Greece, Vathy formed an independent rural community from 1918 to 1997 ( Κοινότητα Βαθέος Kinótita Vathéos ). The majority of the associated settlements emerged in the second half of the 20th century. In the course of the territorial reform in 1997 , eight rural communities (gr. Κοινότητες) and the municipality of Samos ( Δήμος Σαμίων Dímos Samíon ) were merged to form the municipality of Vathy ( Δήμος Βαθέος Dímos Vathéos ). The four island communities created at that time were merged by the Kallikratis program decided in 2010 to form the community of Samos , Vathy received the status of a city district (Δημοτική Κοινότητα). Due to the separation into two communities in 2019, the place belongs to the community of Anatoliki Samos .

Population development of Vathy

Surname	Greek name	1913	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Vathy	Βαθύ	5258	4862	5677	4939	3667	3161	2491	2160	2440	2025	1888
Agia Markella	Αγία Μαρκέλλα									0007th	0009	0007th
Agia Triada	Αγία Τριάδα										0022nd	0046
Agia Zoni	Αγία Ζώνη	0011	0014th		0053	0066	0056	0018th	0036	0080	0071	0128
Ai Thanasis	Άη Θανάσης									0006th	0036	0021st
Varella	Βαρέλλα								0007th	0029	0048	0106
Drosia	Δροσιά								0004th	0010	0029	0069
Zervou	Ζερβού				-	0197	0002	0003	0004th	0011	0048	0034
Zoodochos Pigi	Ζωοδόχος Πηγή	0011	0010		0009					0018th	0011	0006th
Kamara	Καμάρα		0178 *		0051	0121	0103	0051	0080	0115	0171	0258
Kerdos	Κέδρος								0012	0031	0073	0109
Koumarionas	Κουμαριώνας										0048	0112
Mesocambos	Μεσόκαμπος							0009	0036	0021st	0041	0110
Moraitochori	Μωραϊτοχώρι									0024	0024	0030th
Nikola	Νικόλα									0004th	0060	0144
Panaitsa	Παναΐτσα									0008th	0030th	0019th
Platanos	Πλάτανος									0077	0022nd	0023
Tourkomylonas	Τουρκομυλωνάς									0010	0042	0016
Floka	Φλόκα								0026th	0012	0065	0021st
total			5146 ¹	5677	5052	4051	3322	2572	2365	2903	2875	3147

* 1920 referred to as Vlameri

¹ in 1920 including Kambos 47 inhabitants; Votsos 23 residents; Psili Ammos 12 inhabitants

There are two monasteries east of Vathy

• The Agia Zoni monastery, founded in 1695, is located in the hamlet of the same name. The frescoes in the church date from the 17th century.
• The Zoodochos Pigi monastery was founded in 1756. Due to its location approx. 300 m above sea level, you have a view along the east coast of the island and the nearby Turkish coast.

Personalities

Vathy is the birthplace of great figures in history

• Konstantin Lachanas (* 1769– † December 19, 1842 in Chalkida ) delivered several sea battles as captain during the Greek Revolution of the Ottoman fleet. He successfully defended the island in three disputes in 1821, 1824 and 1826. On April 18, 1821, he called for the resistance and for the first time hoisted the flag of the Greek freedom movement in the small Pigadi square (Πηγαδάκι) in Vathy . A bust there reminds of him today.
• Christodoulos Matakides (* 1799– † 1847 in Syros) was a participant in the Greek Revolution and later a representative of Samos in the National Assembly.
• Themistoklis Sofoulis , who later became prime minister, was one of the pioneers of unification with Greece.

literature

• Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας, Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ed.): Sanakirja Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δή microns ων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001) . 1 (Τόμος Α, α – κ). Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 .

Web links

• Vathy Municipality Vathy (Greek)
• Vathy on www.samosin.gr (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 116 (PDF, 793 kB)
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)
3. ↑ Λεξικό ∆ιοικητικών Μεταβολών των ∆ή µ ων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001) . 2002, p.  163 f .
4. ↑ Λεξικό ∆ιοικητικών Μεταβολών των ∆ή µ ων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001) . 2002, p.  162 .
5. ↑ Population of Vathy 1913-2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)