Summary
Kallirachi (Greek: Καλλιράχη) is a village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece. As of 2021 the village has a population of 971.[1] The village is located at an average height of 145 m.a.s.l., on the western slope of Mount Metamorphosis.
Kallirachi
Καλλιράχη | |
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 Olive tree grove in Kallirachi | |
  Kallirachi | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′N 24°33′E / 40.700°N 24.550°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Thasos |
| Municipality | Thasos |
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 971 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
History edit
In tradition, on a hill above the village is located the grave of Sabellius (fl. ca. 215), a priest and theologian banished to the island of Thasos as a heretic.[2] To the west of the village (2.5 km) is the location of a village under the same name (Skala Kallirachi),[3] where the original sixteenth-century village was located, before being abandoned and its residents seeking refuge inland, due to pirate raids.[4] In the Ottoman tahrir defter (number 75) of 1519, the settlement was recorded as a town with the name Kakirahkalesi.[5]
Economy edit
The main economic activity of the residents is based on tourism and olive grove plantations in the surrounding area of the village.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Weisgerber, Herausgeber, Günther A. Wagner, Gerd (1988). Antike Edel- und Buntmetallgewinnung auf Thasos. Bochum: Selbstverlag des Deutschen Bergbau-Museums. ISBN 3-921533-40-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Skala Kallirachi - Thassos Island, Greece". Go-Thassos - Your Window to our Beautiful Island in Greece. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Kallirachi, Mountain Villages, Thassos Island Greece". www.thassos-view.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları: I - RUMELİ EYALETİ (1514-1550) (in Turkish). Ankara, Türkiye. pp. VII–VIII, 22, 424. ISBN 9789751962386.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Kallirachi - Thassos Island, Greece". Go-Thassos - Your Window to our Beautiful Island in Greece. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "kallirachi | Villages | thassos-island.com". www.thassos-island.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
External links edit
- Official municipality website