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 / 40.700°N 24.550°E / 40.700; 24.550
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

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.

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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