Kalliopi, Greece
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Kalliopi is a settlement in the Greek
island of Limnos near Livadochori
, it is in the municipal unit of Moudros
. Its 2001 population was 264 for the settlement.
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The Keros Gulf is the village's beach. The gulf is 3 km to the east and it had an important small port that used up to the late Medieval period. It took its name due to the location, it was like a horn. Several sources mentioned the village as Port Kharos.
The village features a lagoon known as Chortarolimni
of Hortarolimni located 2 km south.
Greece
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island of Limnos near Livadochori
Livadochori, Lemnos
Livadochori is a village in the Greek island of Lesbos, part of the municipal unit Nea Koutali. Its 2001 population was 474.-Nearest places:*Karpasi, northeast*Kallithea, southeast...
, it is in the municipal unit of Moudros
Moudros
Moudros is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lemnos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lemnos, of which it is a municipal unit. It covers the entire eastern peninsula of the island, with a land area of 185.127 km²,...
. Its 2001 population was 264 for the settlement.
Population
| Year | Settlement population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 357 |
| 1991 | 359 |
| 2001 | 334 |
History
The founding of the village dates back to around 1200. According to some sources, the founding (as Calliope) occurred during the time of Hephaestia. The village was first settled by Calliopi or Calle, in which it was the rich resident of Hephaestia, it as taken away due to the improper behavior. The ancient settlement is founded much closer to the sea near Ariones (Αριόνες) in which it features the ruins. From Kalliopi was the residence of the naval general Georgios Kapetanankis which he ran the Greek Revolution of 1821Greek War of Independence
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The Keros Gulf is the village's beach. The gulf is 3 km to the east and it had an important small port that used up to the late Medieval period. It took its name due to the location, it was like a horn. Several sources mentioned the village as Port Kharos.
The village features a lagoon known as Chortarolimni
Chortarolimni
Chortarolimni or Hortarolimni is a lagoon located in the east of Lemnos. Nearby places includes Kalliopi to the north, Roussopouli to the south and Romano to the west. The area is 2,300 ha.The lagoon is dry during the summer months....
of Hortarolimni located 2 km south.
Sources
- Tourptsoglou-Stefanidou Vassiliki, Voyages and Geographical Sources From Lemnos Island (15th-20th Centuries) (Ταξιδιωτικά και γεωγραφικά κείμενα για τη νήσο Λήμνο (15ος-20ος αιώνας) = Taxidiotika ke geografika kimena yia ti niso Limno (15os-20os eonas))
- Belitsos, Theodoros, Lemnos and its villages by Th. Belitsos 1994.
- Lemnos/Limnos Province CD Rom (Cdrom Επαρχείου Λήμνου = CD Rom Eparcheiou Limnou): Lovable Lemnos
- Belitsos, Theodoros: Historic route in Lemnos: Livadochori, Lemnos Newspapers, p 531 (June 10, 2008).