Apollonia (Sifnos)

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Apollonia
Απολλωνία
Apollonia is located in Greece
Apollonia
Apollonia
Coordinates: 36°58′25″N 24°43′25″E / 36.97361°N 24.72361°E / 36.97361; 24.72361
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitMilos
MunicipalitySifnos
Municipal unitSifnos
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community1,898
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)+30-22840

Apollonia (also called Stavri[2]) is a village in Sifnos, Cyclades, Greece. It is the capital (chora) and largest village of the island with 869 inhabitants as of the 2011 Greek Census.[3] It is the head of the homonymous community, which includes the villages Vathy, Kamares, Kastro, Platys Gialos, Kato Petali, Faros and Chrysopigi and has a total population of 1,898 residents (2021).[1] It is named after the god Apollo of the Greek mythology.[2]

General information[edit]

Apollonia is located on top of three hills in the inner part of Sifnos. Traditional cycladic architecture is dominant in the village.[2] People born in Apollonia include satyric poet and journalist Kleanthis Triantafyllopoulos[4] and Gregory VII of Constantinople.[5] In the central square of the village there is a folklore museum.[2] The village also has plenty of churches, something common in the whole island.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Απολλωνία Σίφνος". e-sifnos (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  3. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού-Kατοικιών 2011 - ELSTAT". www.statistics.gr. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  4. ^ "Πανδέκτης: Τριαντάφυλλος Κλεάνθης". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  5. ^ "Οἰκουμενικόν Πατριαρχεῖον". 2012-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2022-10-01.