Karlovasi
Encyclopedia
Karlovasi is a town and a former municipality
on the island of Samos
, North Aegean, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Samos
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the northwest side of the island. According to the 2001 census, the population of the municipal unit was 9,590 inhabitants. Its land area is 100.330 km². The municipal unit shares the island of Samos with the municipal units of Vathy
, Pythagoreio
, and Marathokampos
.
The University of the Aegean
operates three departments (which form the School of Sciences) in the town: Mathematics, Department of Statistics and Acturial - Financial Mathematics
, and Information and Communication Systems Engineering. There are about 2,037 students in this town.
Karlovasi is a town with a rich history in culture and in commerce, being a flourishing tannery and tobacco manufacturing centre in the early 1900s. Many magnificent neoclassical mansions can be seen from that period as well as the remains of the large stone-built factories at the "Ormos" seaside.
As a result of the "Capodistrias" unification program, the town of Karlovasi (pop. 5,740) was the administration centre for the nearby villages of Platanos, Drakeoi, Kastania, Leka, Nikoloudes, Konteika, Kontakeika, Ydroussa and Agioi Theodoroi.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
on the island of Samos
Samoš
Samoš is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,247 people .-See also:...
, North Aegean, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Samos
Samoš
Samoš is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,247 people .-See also:...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the northwest side of the island. According to the 2001 census, the population of the municipal unit was 9,590 inhabitants. Its land area is 100.330 km². The municipal unit shares the island of Samos with the municipal units of Vathy
Vathy, Samos
Vathy is a town and a former municipality on the island of Samos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Samos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital and main town of the island. The municipal unit comprises numerous towns,...
, Pythagoreio
Pythagoreio
Pythagoreio is a former municipality on the island of Samos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Samos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 9,003 . It is the largest municipal unit in land area on Samos, at 164.662 km²...
, and Marathokampos
Marathokampos
Marathokampos is a former municipality on the island of Samos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Samos, of which it is a municipal unit. The population is 2,837 and the land area is 87.250 km². It shares the island of Samos with the...
.
The University of the Aegean
University of the Aegean
The University of the Aegean is a state, multi-campus university located in Mytilene, Greece. The university was officially founded in 1984, although its historical roots date back to the early 1920s...
operates three departments (which form the School of Sciences) in the town: Mathematics, Department of Statistics and Acturial - Financial Mathematics
, and Information and Communication Systems Engineering. There are about 2,037 students in this town.
Karlovasi is a town with a rich history in culture and in commerce, being a flourishing tannery and tobacco manufacturing centre in the early 1900s. Many magnificent neoclassical mansions can be seen from that period as well as the remains of the large stone-built factories at the "Ormos" seaside.
As a result of the "Capodistrias" unification program, the town of Karlovasi (pop. 5,740) was the administration centre for the nearby villages of Platanos, Drakeoi, Kastania, Leka, Nikoloudes, Konteika, Kontakeika, Ydroussa and Agioi Theodoroi.