Vourliotes

Local community Vourliotes Τοπική Κοινότητα Βουρλιωτών (Βουρλιώτες)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	North Aegean
Regional district	Samos
local community	Anatoliki Samos
Parish	Vathy
status	Local community
Geographic coordinates	37 ° 47 '  N , 26 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 47 '  N , 26 ° 51'  E
Height above d. M.	291  m (average)
surface	18.429 km²
Residents	501 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	56010105
Local division	4th
Post Code	83100
Telephone code	22730-9
Typical house on the village square

Vourliotes ( Greek Βουρλιώτες ( m. Pl. )) Is a village in the north of the Greek island of Samos . The village is located about 3.5 km southeast of Agios Konstandinos and about 4 km west of Kokkari at an altitude of about 360 m on the northern slope of the Ambelos Mountains . Together with the coastal settlements of Avlakia (Αυλάκια 18) and Kambos (Κάμπος 91) as well as the Moni Vronda monastery (Μονή Βροντά 16), Vourliotes has 501 inhabitants.

Since the village was first mentioned under the name Urla in Ottoman documents in 1601, it is assumed that the first inhabitants came from Vourla in Asia Minor . Originally, the first settlers first settled near Paleochori , where the remains of an older settlement and the small church of Osia Matrona (Οσία Ματρώνα) are still preserved today. The veneration of Osia Matrona , a saint from the island of Chios , is an indication of the repopulation of Samos in the second half of the 16th century by so-called Chiosamii (Χιοσάμιοι), descendants of Samiots who formerly migrated to Chios.

About two kilometers south of Vourliotes at an altitude of 460 meters is Moni Vronda (Μονή Βροντά). The oldest monastery on the island, founded in 1566, was destroyed in the forest fires in 2000.

Due to the abundance of water, Vourliotes is surrounded by lush vegetation with pine forests and vineyards. To this day the village has kept its traditional appearance. The wine-growing is the main source of income of the population, besides Vourliotes is a popular destination for hikers and mountain bikers.

With the implementation of the municipality reform according to the Kapodistrias program in 1997, Vourliotes was incorporated into the municipality of Vathy . After the merger of the former municipalities of the island after the administrative reform in 2010 to form the municipality of Samos ( Δήμος Σάμου Dímos Sámou ), the correction in 2019 in two municipalities means that the place belongs to the municipality of Anatoliki Samos .

Population development of Vourliotes

Surname	Greek name	1913	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Vourliotes	Βουρλιώτες	1363	1332	1464	1493	1252	1074	0818	0683	0593	0468	0376
Avlakia	Αυλάκια	0112	0056	0086	-	0049	0019th	0013	0014th	0036	0028	0018th
Cambos	Κάμπος	-	-	-	-	-	0021st	0001	0003	0028	0075	0091
Moni Vronda	Μονή Βροντά	0013	0007th	0088	0011	0008th	0036	0008th	0022nd	0048	0031	0016
total		1468	1395	1638	1504	1309	1150	840	722	705	602	501

Web links

• Vourliotes, municipality of Vathy (Greek)
• Vourliotes 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. ↑ Population of Vourliotes 1913–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)