Kalliopi, Greece
| Kalliopi Καλλιόπη |
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| Location | |
 Kalliopi
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| Coordinates | 39°55′N 25°21′E / 39.917°N 25.35°ECoordinates: 39°55′N 25°21′E / 39.917°N 25.35°E |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | North Aegean |
| Regional unit: | Lemnos |
| Municipality: | Lemnos |
| Municipal unit: | Moudros |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
| Village | |
| - Population: | 294 |
| Other | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Kalliopi (Greek: Καλλιόπη) is a settlement in the Greek island of Limnos near Livadochori, it is in the municipal unit of Moudros. In 2001 its population was 264.
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[edit] Nearest places
- Kontopouli, northwest
[edit] Population
| Year | Settlement population |
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| 1981 | 357 |
| 1991 | 359 |
| 2001 | 334 |
[edit] 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 1821.
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.
[edit] See also
[edit] 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).
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