Kallithea, Lemnos
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Kallithea is a village in the Greek
island of Lemnos
, part of the municipal unit Nea Koutali
. Its 2001 population was 234 for the village and the municipal district. The older name was Sarpi (Σαρπί)
. Due to that location, it was renamed to Kallithea in 1955, its origin of the name Sarpi was Turkish.
Once read as Sarpin was mentioned in a census writing in 1361. The toponym does not have a Turkish origin. The ancient name and also one of the few Mycenean name which survives in Lemnos. Concentrically with Mycenean writings includes the words sa-pi-de: box, from which the word derives into these Ancient Greek words sarpis (i) (σαρπίς (η)) and sarpos (i) (σάρπος (η)): kivotos (κιβωτός) and one meaning: wooden settleemnt. The word survives into the Pontic dialect as sarpin (to) (') rural : and also with a word sarpokoilis (σαρποκοίλης): of that had a large valley as the shawl.
The older name of the village in a communal writing in the 19th century meant with the other folk press Sarpi (Σαρπή) and another with a word form Sarpion (Σαρπίον) it received into an exact word in the only worthy toponym fossil
the remainder without much digging dried in 1955.
Older, the village was built eastward into the Agios Georgios Bay, its residents resettled and relocated from damages and destruction from pirates and a swampy location. It was not famous about the resettling into the present day location. In 1739 Pococke mentioned that Sarpi was a large village on the west coast of Moudros
, also in 1785 on a map of the French tourist Choiseul-Gouffier.
.
The village residents received an agent into a regional council. Inasmuch it was located in the center of a part of the island, ran an area with a communal doctor from 1874.
With the exception of the instructors, the running of the school built a house for a student, a race horse for the best students from other countries, a baker and an oven. For the use of the school, it deposited 1,500 liras, from those paid for the salary of the student. The property was given every years into the school trustees of his son Ioanni from Manchester
.
The student population rose to 60 students and 10 others, it had 200 kids in 1890, the other salary received 7,000 gros and was rival of the student property of the island capital Kastro
.
In 1896, it played and came to from London
, in which the Palaiologos' company had financial failures, the school spending was spent by Garofallos Theodosiou with 24 twentyfold money for theaa years (1896–99). Theodosios was a cotton trader in Egypt
in which his wodk did not gave him luck. The cotton factory was burnt in 1904 and was bankrupt.
The school had several students famous graduates includes Theodosios Georgiadis (1899–1905), Stavros Hasapis (1905–10), Georgios Symeon (1916–27), Athanassios Papachristou (1927–35), Leonidas Veliaroutis
(1938–47), Spyros Moustakas
(1942–45), Dimitiros Amditis (1925–71), Anastasios Doukakaros (1976–80), Paraskevas Vagios (1987–90), etc.
. Sarpi became an independent commune in 1918. In the interwar years, it saw a small growth. It recorded 381 inhabitants in 1928, most of these work in rural sector especially with cotton, tree planters, beautifully and fruitly.
In 1927-39, the school became two-grade and built a screen for the help of legatee Alexandros Ioannidis (1866–1919) where he built a house and lived in Sarpi as a of the school. It later ran as a one-grade in 1990 and closed down. From 2001, the school building functions today as a kindergarten school.
After the war, its population emigrated to other cities and developed nations, it had 399 in 1951 and fell to 218 50 years later (2001) but slowly recuperated from 1981. The few youngsters of the villages are councilled into the Agios Georgios Cultural Countil in which the last received a booy by L. Veliaroutia I Kallithea (Sarpi) Limnos and its Paleologiki School.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
island of 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...
, part of the municipal unit Nea Koutali
Nea Koutali
Nea Koutali is a municipality on the island of Lemnos, North Aegean, Greece. Located in the south central portion of the island with a land area of , it accounts for about 15.9% of the island's area, making it the smallest of the four municipalities on Lemnos...
. Its 2001 population was 234 for the village and the municipal district. The older name was Sarpi (Σαρπί)
Nearest places
- Karpasi, northeast
- Nea KoutaliNea KoutaliNea Koutali is a municipality on the island of Lemnos, North Aegean, Greece. Located in the south central portion of the island with a land area of , it accounts for about 15.9% of the island's area, making it the smallest of the four municipalities on Lemnos...
, southwest (distance: 1 km) - LivadochoriLivadochori, LemnosLivadochori 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...
, northwest (distance: 2 km)
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1928 | 381 |
| 1951 | 399 |
| 1981 | 203 |
| 1991 | 211 |
| 2001 | 216 |
Geography
Much of the area are barren, farmlands are within the village. The island's airport is 3 km northeast and 5 km by road.Location and origin of the name Sarpi
Kallithea is amphitheatrically built in a slope on a low hill 800 m from the Gulf of Moudros. The location has a panoramic view as much as the gulf and north to Samothraki and Imroz (Imbros), an island in TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Due to that location, it was renamed to Kallithea in 1955, its origin of the name Sarpi was Turkish.
Once read as Sarpin was mentioned in a census writing in 1361. The toponym does not have a Turkish origin. The ancient name and also one of the few Mycenean name which survives in Lemnos. Concentrically with Mycenean writings includes the words sa-pi-de: box, from which the word derives into these Ancient Greek words sarpis (i) (σαρπίς (η)) and sarpos (i) (σάρπος (η)): kivotos (κιβωτός) and one meaning: wooden settleemnt. The word survives into the Pontic dialect as sarpin (to) (') rural : and also with a word sarpokoilis (σαρποκοίλης): of that had a large valley as the shawl.
The older name of the village in a communal writing in the 19th century meant with the other folk press Sarpi (Σαρπή) and another with a word form Sarpion (Σαρπίον) it received into an exact word in the only worthy toponym fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
the remainder without much digging dried in 1955.
Older, the village was built eastward into the Agios Georgios Bay, its residents resettled and relocated from damages and destruction from pirates and a swampy location. It was not famous about the resettling into the present day location. In 1739 Pococke mentioned that Sarpi was a large village on the west coast 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,...
, also in 1785 on a map of the French tourist Choiseul-Gouffier.
19th century
It had 66 military enlisted men in 1856 which paid 1,058 gros to leave the army. In 1858, German archeologist Conze visited the area and mentioned in the map as Sarpi. 50 families lived in 1863 and 55 in 1874. The same year had 63 houses and was part of the municipality (koli) of KondiaKontias
Kontias is a village on the Greek island of Limnos, and is the seat of the municipal unit Nea Koutali. Its 2001 population was 566.-Nearest places:The Village of Tsimandria in the eastNevgatis Beach in the westDiapori Habour to the South...
.
The village residents received an agent into a regional council. Inasmuch it was located in the center of a part of the island, ran an area with a communal doctor from 1874.
The Paleologiki school
The Sarpi Paleologiki School first opened in 1868, the first instructive school on the island except the capital, with the dancer Douka Palaiologou (1790–1870), a relative of the capgain family descended from Sarpi and made a safe house in England.With the exception of the instructors, the running of the school built a house for a student, a race horse for the best students from other countries, a baker and an oven. For the use of the school, it deposited 1,500 liras, from those paid for the salary of the student. The property was given every years into the school trustees of his son Ioanni from Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
The student population rose to 60 students and 10 others, it had 200 kids in 1890, the other salary received 7,000 gros and was rival of the student property of the island capital Kastro
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 1896, it played and came to from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, in which the Palaiologos' company had financial failures, the school spending was spent by Garofallos Theodosiou with 24 twentyfold money for theaa years (1896–99). Theodosios was a cotton trader in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
in which his wodk did not gave him luck. The cotton factory was burnt in 1904 and was bankrupt.
The school had several students famous graduates includes Theodosios Georgiadis (1899–1905), Stavros Hasapis (1905–10), Georgios Symeon (1916–27), Athanassios Papachristou (1927–35), Leonidas Veliaroutis
Leonidas Veliaroutis
Leonidas D. Veliaroutis is a Greek writer born in 1916 in the Ioannina prefecture.-References:...
(1938–47), 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...
(1942–45), Dimitiros Amditis (1925–71), Anastasios Doukakaros (1976–80), Paraskevas Vagios (1987–90), etc.
Modern history
Sarpi finally joined Greece in 1913 after the Balkan WarsBalkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
. Sarpi became an independent commune in 1918. In the interwar years, it saw a small growth. It recorded 381 inhabitants in 1928, most of these work in rural sector especially with cotton, tree planters, beautifully and fruitly.
In 1927-39, the school became two-grade and built a screen for the help of legatee Alexandros Ioannidis (1866–1919) where he built a house and lived in Sarpi as a of the school. It later ran as a one-grade in 1990 and closed down. From 2001, the school building functions today as a kindergarten school.
After the war, its population emigrated to other cities and developed nations, it had 399 in 1951 and fell to 218 50 years later (2001) but slowly recuperated from 1981. The few youngsters of the villages are councilled into the Agios Georgios Cultural Countil in which the last received a booy by L. Veliaroutia I Kallithea (Sarpi) Limnos and its Paleologiki School.
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
- L. VeliaroutisLeonidas VeliaroutisLeonidas D. Veliaroutis is a Greek writer born in 1916 in the Ioannina prefecture.-References:...
I Kallithea (Sarpi) Limnou and its Paleologiki School 2007