Nea Koutali
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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 75.735 square kilometres (29.2 sq mi), it accounts for about 15.9% of the island's area, making it the smallest of the four municipalities on Lemnos. The seat of government is the town of Kontiás (population 628 as of the 2001 census), while its next largest town is Néa Koútali with 473 people. Nea Koutali's total population as of 2001 was 2,880.
The municipality also includes the island of Vounaria and the uninhabited islands of Alogonisi, which form part of Pedino, as well as the islands of Kastria and Kompi (both part of Tsimandria).
. In its earliest years, it was part of Pesperago (now Pedino). In 1947, the area became part of the community of Nea Koutali, which later became a municipal district in 1998 when it received its municipal name and was absorped by it. Along with Agios Dimitrios, it became the second village built by refugees from Asia Minor
.
Nea Koutali stands like an amphitheatre
adjacent to the Moudros
Gulf and stretches from the pine forests of Agia Triada to the stone built port filled with fishing boats.
The village was built according to a uniform plan and had a population of 500 people in 1938. Its residents included sailors, fishermen and several farmers. In 1938, there were 15 sponge fishermen, 50 divers and 700 oka fishermen producing trade worth 4 million drachmas. It had four oil machines and three ships with passenger boats that provided everyday communication with the town of Moudros
. There were 160 departures annually from the port.
and the Greek Civil War
, Nea Koutali was one of the few village on the island to retain its population, which was 457 in 1951 and 473 in 2001. It built its own gymnasium (secondary school) in 1980-89 which serves the villages of central Lemnos together with a further school in Livadohori
.
The village has its own kindergarten and public schools. It has fish taverns, unused bedrooms and runs its only rural plant. In recent years, several natural facilities and water by its bay along with its undepths salt marshes and a youth activity council around the soccer team Propontis in which it brought in distinction for several matches.
Nea Koutali is well known in Greece and abroad for its sponge production. Until today, rans a clean sponge factory which produces throughout the world. It runs a machine for salt and organized units of production. It receives better food in Lemnis in several taverns.
The museum is run by the Nea Koutali archeological council, it includes objects, even sponges from the depths of the sea and creates a large jar council, other ceramics, ancient anchors and other small objects from the ancient maritime life. It features amphorai (storage jars)found by fishermen which date back to Greek, Roman and the Byzantine times. They originated from different parts of the Aegean
and the Mediterranean including Corinth
, Chios
, Thassos, Rhodes
, Lesvos. They also originated from the Adriatic, Tarragon
in northern Spain
and Egypt
.
There are also remarkable lead stocks from wooden anchors, as well as a number of inscriptions dating from the Byzantine period.
The running of the council occurred in the 1950s-1960s with the council made up of members of the Nea Koutali Public School.
•"Lemnos and its villages" by Th. Belitsos 1994.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
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on the 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...
, North Aegean, Greece. Located in the south central portion of the island with a land area of 75.735 square kilometres (29.2 sq mi), it accounts for about 15.9% of the island's area, making it the smallest of the four municipalities on Lemnos. The seat of government is the town of Kontiás (population 628 as of the 2001 census), while its next largest town is Néa Koútali with 473 people. Nea Koutali's total population as of 2001 was 2,880.
Subdivisions
Nea Koutali is subdivided into the following communities with their constituent villages shown in brackets:- AngarionesAngarionesAngariones is a village in the Greek island of Lemnos, part of the municipal unit Nea Koutali...
- KallitheaKallithea, LemnosKallithea 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...
- KontiasKontiasKontias 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...
- 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...
(Livadochori, PoliochniPoliochniPoliochni is a settlement in the Greek island of Limnos near Livadochori, it is in the municipal unit of Nea Koutali. Its 2001 population was 264 for the settlement.-History:...
) - Nea Koutali
- Pedino (Neo PedinoNeo PedinoNeo Pedino , is a new village on the Greek island of Lemnos, Greece founded in 1968. It is located northeast of Myrina. Its 2001 population was 108 for the village and 331 for the municipal district.-Settlements:*Palaio Pedino...
, Palaio PedinoPalaio PedinoPalaio Pedino , is a village on the Greek island of Lemnos, located northeast of Myrina. The settlement of Palaio Pedino had a population of 5 in 2001. Its former name was Pesperago which was mentioned in the 14th century. It was renamed Pedino in 1955...
, Vounaria) - PortianouPortianouPortianou is a village on the Greek island of Lemnos, located northeast of Myrina. Its population was 276 in 2001.-Population:- The name :...
- 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...
The municipality also includes the island of Vounaria and the uninhabited islands of Alogonisi, which form part of Pedino, as well as the islands of Kastria and Kompi (both part of Tsimandria).
Population
| Year | Village population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 351 | - |
| 1951 | 457 | - |
| 1981 | 383 | - |
| 1991 | 438 | 2,901 |
| 2001 | 473 | 2,880 |
Geography
The area is almost entirely mountainous with several valleys consisting of predominantly farmland.History
The village was built in the area of Agia Marina in 1926 by refugees from the former settlement of Koutali, which had existed since the (1919-22) Asia Minor CatastropheTurkish War of Independence
The Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
. In its earliest years, it was part of Pesperago (now Pedino). In 1947, the area became part of the community of Nea Koutali, which later became a municipal district in 1998 when it received its municipal name and was absorped by it. Along with Agios Dimitrios, it became the second village built by refugees from 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...
.
Nea Koutali stands like an amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word "amphitheatre" is used: Ancient Roman amphitheatres were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used...
adjacent to the 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,...
Gulf and stretches from the pine forests of Agia Triada to the stone built port filled with fishing boats.
Interwar period
In 1928, it had 351 inhabitants and later a school with only one pupil that was built in 1930 and which by 1938 had increased its student numbers to 70. This became a middle school in the 1950s then in 1973 amalgamated with Neo Pedino's school to become a five grade institution. Important improvement work at the school brought in students including Isidoros Damals (1932-44), Iordanis Alevropoulos (1944-46) and Stavroula Kratouni (1963-80).The village was built according to a uniform plan and had a population of 500 people in 1938. Its residents included sailors, fishermen and several farmers. In 1938, there were 15 sponge fishermen, 50 divers and 700 oka fishermen producing trade worth 4 million drachmas. It had four oil machines and three ships with passenger boats that provided everyday communication with the town 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,...
. There were 160 departures annually from the port.
Post-War period
After World War IIWorld 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...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, Nea Koutali was one of the few village on the island to retain its population, which was 457 in 1951 and 473 in 2001. It built its own gymnasium (secondary school) in 1980-89 which serves the villages of central Lemnos together with a further school in Livadohori
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...
.
Economy
As much as it have the inevitable assimilation with the older Limniots, the Koutalianoi had participated into the same importantce and their diacritics which characterizes the island. It has their presences. Its residents with the gardens divides, brings in a different colour.The village has its own kindergarten and public schools. It has fish taverns, unused bedrooms and runs its only rural plant. In recent years, several natural facilities and water by its bay along with its undepths salt marshes and a youth activity council around the soccer team Propontis in which it brought in distinction for several matches.
Nea Koutali is well known in Greece and abroad for its sponge production. Until today, rans a clean sponge factory which produces throughout the world. It runs a machine for salt and organized units of production. It receives better food in Lemnis in several taverns.
The Traditional Marine Museum
On July 1, 2006, the Traditional and Sponge Marine Museum opened. Its excellent galleries feature the maritime life of the Koutalians before they fled from ropontis]in 1922; displays include family jewels and the archived photos from the old Turkish hometown.The museum is run by the Nea Koutali archeological council, it includes objects, even sponges from the depths of the sea and creates a large jar council, other ceramics, ancient anchors and other small objects from the ancient maritime life. It features amphorai (storage jars)found by fishermen which date back to Greek, Roman and the Byzantine times. They originated from different parts of the Aegean
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
and the Mediterranean including Corinth
Corinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
, Chios
Chios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
, Thassos, Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
, Lesvos. They also originated from the Adriatic, Tarragon
Tarragon
Tarragon or dragon's-wort is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood. Corresponding to its species name, a common term for the plant is "dragon herb". It is native to a wide area of the Northern Hemisphere from easternmost Europe across central and eastern Asia to India,...
in northern Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and 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...
.
There are also remarkable lead stocks from wooden anchors, as well as a number of inscriptions dating from the Byzantine period.
The running of the council occurred in the 1950s-1960s with the council made up of members of the Nea Koutali Public School.
Sources
•"Portianou of Lemnos" by Costas Kontellis, 1998.•"Lemnos and its villages" by Th. Belitsos 1994.
- Vasiliki Tourptsoglou-Stefanidou Adventurous And Geographic Features On Lemnos Island (15th to 20th Centuries) (Ταξιδιωτικά και γεωγραφικά κείμενα για τη νήσο Λήμνο (15ος-20ος αιώνας) = Taxidiotika ke geografika kimena gia ti niso Limno (15os-20os eonas) Thessaloniki 1986
- Lemnos/Limnos Province CD Rom (Cdrom Επαρχείου Λήμνου = CD Rom Eparcheiou Limnou): Lovable Lemnos