Lychna
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Lychna is a Greek
settlement 25 km ENE of Myrina
in the municipality of Moudros
, Lemnos
island, Greece
. Its 2001 population was 132 people. Its elevation is 10 m.
According to a tradition, its name is derived from a small lamp of the houses, in which the sailors saw which embarked nightly into the gulf, as the village was the first where the deep was seen. It did not knew later atht it had some lighthouse in which derived from its toponym, on the English
maps of the sailorman meant that that a small cape which was located in the east of the coast, next to the cheese factory with the name Akra Likhna.
The village was mentioned for the first time in 1785 by the French traveller Choiseul-Gouffier. In the name it was read from a paper: Taligna (ta Lychna, τα Λύχνα) in which it meant the nearby cape as Cap Blanc (akr. Lefko, ακρ. Λευκό, White Cape). It also meant in traveller's maps including Conze (1850, Talihna) and De Launay (1898, Talikna). Later, Friedrich in 1904 correctly mentioned as Lychna in 1904.
Its residents that brought were farmers and grove farmers were mostly worked in Asia Minor
as builders in craftsmanship. In the early 20th century, it was mentioned in Pergamum that the craftsmanship of Nestoras Tsolissou and Koubelari from Lychna.
Outside the villages, near the cemetery has a water spring. In the village which headed partly from the French military corps during the First World War
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After the Turkish Rule, it functioned a post office in the village, in which survives a stamp with the date 16-9-1912 and was written LYCHNA (MOUDROS), one of the villages that became a part of the municipality of Moudros.
In 1912, Lychna was an independent commune. In the interwar period, the village for sometime had 318 people in 1928. After the war, due to the emigration, its population in 1981 dropped to 120. Many of its inhabitants moved to Athens, in which has a Lychnioti council there
In 1970, the school had only five children and attended at Varous School. Later, it continued to operated for several more years, it was closed in around 1995.
In 1991, the community of Lychna added the new settlement of Anemoesa with its 2001 population of 338 people.
Due to a small population, it never ran a communal school in the village. Its students attend in nearby schools in Romano and Varous. In 1910, it created a near beautiful school building in an approximate spot that spended by Dimitrios G. Makris from Egypt
. The same made its own water tower. It founded a public school with 35 students. Later, the school had several students including Spyros Moustakas
(1949–55) and Iraklis Kondelis (1955–65).
A windmill which was constructed and is located in a nearby hill by the village's coastline.
Greece
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settlement 25 km ENE of Myrina
Myrina, Greece
Myrina is 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 west coast of the island, and has a land area of 82.049 km², about 17.2% of the island's...
in the municipality 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,...
, Lemnos
Lemnos
Lemnos is an island of Greece in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos peripheral unit, which is part of the North Aegean Periphery. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Myrina...
island, Greece
Greece
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. Its 2001 population was 132 people. Its elevation is 10 m.
Nearest places
- RepanidiRepanidiRepanidi is a Greek village 20 km ENE of Myrina in the municipal unit of Moudros, Greece. Its 2001 population was 365 people. It is located in the northeast of the island of Lemnos...
, ENE (distance: 6 km) - Romano, southeast
- Varos, northwest (distance: 4 km)
Population
| Year | Village | Municipal district |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | - | 318 |
| 1981 | 120 | - |
| 1991 | 137 | - |
| 2001 | 132 | 338 |
Location and transportation
The village has about 3 to 4 km of paved road and 3 km of gravel road and has about 4 km of hydro and phone lines.Geography
Much of the area are mountainous and are also forested with pine, cypresses and cedars, farmlands are around the village and barren land are at the highest elevations. Other than agriculture, grove and salt production is common, it has several hotel beds.Name and location
Lychna is built on a low rocky hill in an area about a kilometer from the shoreline of the Gulf of Moudros.According to a tradition, its name is derived from a small lamp of the houses, in which the sailors saw which embarked nightly into the gulf, as the village was the first where the deep was seen. It did not knew later atht it had some lighthouse in which derived from its toponym, on the English
England
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maps of the sailorman meant that that a small cape which was located in the east of the coast, next to the cheese factory with the name Akra Likhna.
The village was mentioned for the first time in 1785 by the French traveller Choiseul-Gouffier. In the name it was read from a paper: Taligna (ta Lychna, τα Λύχνα) in which it meant the nearby cape as Cap Blanc (akr. Lefko, ακρ. Λευκό, White Cape). It also meant in traveller's maps including Conze (1850, Talihna) and De Launay (1898, Talikna). Later, Friedrich in 1904 correctly mentioned as Lychna in 1904.
History
In the 19th century, the village was united and had sources in its communal writings. In 1856, the population had 16 men between 18 and 60 and paid 2,272 gros. In 1874, it had 50 Christian families. In the same year, it had 67 houses.Its residents that brought were farmers and grove farmers were mostly worked in Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
as builders in craftsmanship. In the early 20th century, it was mentioned in Pergamum that the craftsmanship of Nestoras Tsolissou and Koubelari from Lychna.
Outside the villages, near the cemetery has a water spring. In the village which headed partly from the French military corps during the First World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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After the Turkish Rule, it functioned a post office in the village, in which survives a stamp with the date 16-9-1912 and was written LYCHNA (MOUDROS), one of the villages that became a part of the municipality of Moudros.
In 1912, Lychna was an independent commune. In the interwar period, the village for sometime had 318 people in 1928. After the war, due to the emigration, its population in 1981 dropped to 120. Many of its inhabitants moved to Athens, in which has a Lychnioti council there
In 1970, the school had only five children and attended at Varous School. Later, it continued to operated for several more years, it was closed in around 1995.
In 1991, the community of Lychna added the new settlement of Anemoesa with its 2001 population of 338 people.
Points of interest
In 1865, the church of Saint Demetrius (James) was built. In 1905 with the council by immigrants in the US: K. Hletsou, K. Alexandrou, D. Kiriakou and A. Kriari brought $456 to build a church. In 1924, it roofed the outer vestibule in one carved stones. Two carved columns with artistic column capitals that came from an older church. The church was decorated by Grigorios Papamalis in 1940.Due to a small population, it never ran a communal school in the village. Its students attend in nearby schools in Romano and Varous. In 1910, it created a near beautiful school building in an approximate spot that spended by Dimitrios G. Makris from Egypt
Egypt
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. The same made its own water tower. It founded a public school with 35 students. Later, the school had several students including Spyros Moustakas
Spyros Moustakas
-Biography:Moustakas was born in Livadochori on the island of Lemnos in 1914. He was the only child of his parents, Panagiotis and Fanio. He attended the village's public school and Lemnos High School...
(1949–55) and Iraklis Kondelis (1955–65).
A windmill which was constructed and is located in a nearby hill by the village's coastline.
People
- The famous icon of Lemnos Nikolaos Dallis which he was rich in Egypt and in 1910 he was bankrupt, he had a movable lever and was president of Lemnian Brotherhood of Alexandria. Its school was received 1.5 acres (6,070.3 m²) and became a school garden.
- The teacher Charalambos Karapanagiotis, he tauche in schools in ThraceThraceThrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded by the Balkan Mountains on the north, Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea on the south, and by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the east...
, Varos in Moudros and in AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. During World War II, he was a member of the resistance port chief and martyr Ioannis Arvanitakis. - The priest and teacher Panagiotis Kontaridis attended a school in SmyrnaSmyrnaSmyrna was an ancient city located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Thanks to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. The ancient city is located at two sites within modern İzmir, Turkey...
(now IzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
).? He also attended in TsimandriaTsimandriaTsimandria is a village on Lemnos, a Greek island in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. It is part of the municipal unit of Nea Koutali since the late 1990s. It is close to a few beaches, including Diapori and Alagomandra...
(1903–04) and PlakaPlaka, LemnosPlaka is a Greek village 35 km ENE of Myrina in the municipal unit of Moudros, Greece. Its 2001 population was 365 people. It is located in the northeast of the island of Lemnos...
(1905–10) and several others.