Examili
Encyclopedia
Examili is a Greek
village in the Thessaloniki
area.
Its name was taken from its geographical position being 6 km between the two peninsula coasts.
Examili developed into a large Greek city with a fortified wall protecting the Gallipoli Peninsula from land.
Since Turkish people
occupation, the original settlement has been destroyed and is now a site of a Turkish army base being close to the existing Turkish town of Korukoy.
Following the Turkish war, many Greeks did not survive the exodus from the Gallipoli Peninsula, however hundreds of families from Examili settled in Galatades, Northern Greece in 1921. The area being low lying was marshy and mosquitoes quickly spread malaria
taking many lives. The construction of canals reclaimed the marshes, expanded farming land and improved health conditions.
During this time Christos Cavornaris, understanding the problems of over population wanted to establish a new settlement for a portion of the population. Moving westward temporarily to the small settlement of Stefanya, he successfully petitioned parliament
in 1921 to establish a new Examili settlement at its present site. During 1922 & 1923 the new township was planned and built. Christos Cavornaris being the founder was also nominated as Examili's first president.
Kato Vrisi; a permanent spring
water source supplying the village.
Sovlemesi Hill (marked with a cross) and Sasakros Hill (marked with a church) were named after the local families who tendered their sheep flocks on their respective slopes
Albani
Anglithis
Bazakli
Cavornaris
Diamandopoulos
DimitriathisHazandoniou Hazilaskaris
Hazinicolau
Kakouras
Magiris
Mickalaci
Psalti
Sasakaro
Thamaschino
Yiannico
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village in the Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
area.
History of Examili
The original Examili settlement was located at the beginning of the Gallipoli Peninsula.Its name was taken from its geographical position being 6 km between the two peninsula coasts.
Examili developed into a large Greek city with a fortified wall protecting the Gallipoli Peninsula from land.
Since Turkish people
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
occupation, the original settlement has been destroyed and is now a site of a Turkish army base being close to the existing Turkish town of Korukoy.
Following the Turkish war, many Greeks did not survive the exodus from the Gallipoli Peninsula, however hundreds of families from Examili settled in Galatades, Northern Greece in 1921. The area being low lying was marshy and mosquitoes quickly spread malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
taking many lives. The construction of canals reclaimed the marshes, expanded farming land and improved health conditions.
During this time Christos Cavornaris, understanding the problems of over population wanted to establish a new settlement for a portion of the population. Moving westward temporarily to the small settlement of Stefanya, he successfully petitioned parliament
Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament , also the Parliament of the Hellenes, is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House , overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece....
in 1921 to establish a new Examili settlement at its present site. During 1922 & 1923 the new township was planned and built. Christos Cavornaris being the founder was also nominated as Examili's first president.
Landmarks
Landmarks were also named by the locals such as:Kato Vrisi; a permanent spring
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
water source supplying the village.
Sovlemesi Hill (marked with a cross) and Sasakros Hill (marked with a church) were named after the local families who tendered their sheep flocks on their respective slopes
Original families
This is a list of the original families residing in Examili once the village was constructed in 1923;Albani
Anglithis
Bazakli
Cavornaris
Diamandopoulos
DimitriathisHazandoniou Hazilaskaris
Hazinicolau
Kakouras
Magiris
Mickalaci
Psalti
Sasakaro
Thamaschino
Yiannico
Sources
- Examili website on zoomshare.com, retrieved December 8, 2006 (article published with permission)