Kallirachi, Thasos

Kallirachi (Greek: Καλλιράχη) is a village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece. As of 2011 the village has a population of 1018.[2] The village is located at an average height of 145 m.a.s.l., on the western slope of Mount Metamorphosis.

Kallirachi
Καλλιράχη
Olive tree grove in Kallirachi
Olive tree grove in Kallirachi
Kallirachi is located in Greece
Kallirachi
Kallirachi
Coordinates: 40°42′N 24°33′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitThasos
MunicipalityThasos
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Highest elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
1,018
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.thassos.gr

History

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.[3] To the west of the village (2.5 km) is the location of a village under the same name (Skala Kallirachi),[4] where the original sixteenth-century village was located, before being abandoned and its residents seeking refuge inland, due to pirate raids.[5] In the Ottoman tahrir defter (number 75) of 1519, the settlement was recorded as a town with the name Kakirahkalesi.[6]

Economy

The main economic activity of the residents is based on tourism and olive grove plantations in the surrounding area of the village.[7][8]

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Excel-Dokument, 2,6 MB". Ergebnisse der Volkszählung 2011, Griechisches Statistisches Amt (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ). Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 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)
  4. "Skala Kallirachi - Thassos Island, Greece". Go-Thassos - Your Window to our Beautiful Island in Greece. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. "Kallirachi, Mountain Villages, Thassos Island Greece". www.thassos-view.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. 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)
  7. "Kallirachi - Thassos Island, Greece". Go-Thassos - Your Window to our Beautiful Island in Greece. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. "kallirachi | Villages | thassos-island.com". www.thassos-island.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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