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|name = Kallimasia |
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|name_local = Καλλιμασιά |
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|periph = [[North Aegean]] |
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|periphunit = [[Chios (regional unit)|Chios]] |
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|municipality = [[Chios]] |
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|municunit = [[Ionia, Chios|Ionia]] |
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|population_as_of = 2021 |
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|population = 987 |
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'''Kallimasia''' is a town of [[Chios]], built 13 kilometers south of the capital of the island. |
'''Kallimasia''' is a town of [[Chios]], built 13 kilometers south of the capital of the island. |
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It was one of the most important towns of the island during the Middle Ages, it was destroyed, though, almost completely from an [[earthquake]] in 1881. It is built in a plain with olive trees. The sights of the region are the ruins of the medieval towers and the churches. Kallimasia has been the seat of Anemonas and [[Ionia, Chios|Ionia]]. |
It was one of the most important towns of the island during the Middle Ages, it was destroyed, though, almost completely from an [[earthquake]] in 1881. It is built in a plain with olive trees. The sights of the region are the ruins of the medieval towers and the churches. Kallimasia has been the seat of Anemonas and [[Ionia, Chios|Ionia]]. |
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From Kallimasia descended two Patriarchs, [[Joachim II of Constantinople|Joachim II]] and [[Joachim IV of Constantinople|Joachim IV]], the [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing commander]] [[Kostas Perrikos]], head of [[Panhellenic Union of Fighting Youths|PEAN]], the founder and first president of Mastic Producer Association of Chios doctor Georgios Stagkoulis and the champion in discus throw and Olympic medalist [[Nikolaos Syllas]]. |
From Kallimasia descended two Patriarchs, [[Joachim II of Constantinople|Joachim II]] and [[Joachim IV of Constantinople|Joachim IV]], the [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing commander]] [[Kostas Perrikos]], head of [[Panhellenic Union of Fighting Youths|PEAN]], the founder and first president of the Mastic Producer Association of Chios doctor Georgios Stagkoulis and the champion in discus throw and Olympic medalist [[Nikolaos Syllas]]. |
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In Kallimasia there are the beaches: Agios Ioannis, Monolia and Agios Aimilianos. |
In Kallimasia there are the beaches: Agios Ioannis, Monolia and Agios Aimilianos. |
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==References== |
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{{Chios div}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Chios]] |
[[Category:Populated places in Chios]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:08, 25 April 2024
Kallimasia
Καλλιμασιά | |
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 The grave of Joachim IV behind the church of Transfiguration | |
  Kallimasia | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′N 26°06′E / 38.300°N 26.100°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Chios |
| Municipality | Chios |
| Municipal unit | Ionia |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 987 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kallimasia is a town of Chios, built 13 kilometers south of the capital of the island.
It was one of the most important towns of the island during the Middle Ages, it was destroyed, though, almost completely from an earthquake in 1881. It is built in a plain with olive trees. The sights of the region are the ruins of the medieval towers and the churches. Kallimasia has been the seat of Anemonas and Ionia.
From Kallimasia descended two Patriarchs, Joachim II and Joachim IV, the Wing commander Kostas Perrikos, head of PEAN, the founder and first president of the Mastic Producer Association of Chios doctor Georgios Stagkoulis and the champion in discus throw and Olympic medalist Nikolaos Syllas.
In Kallimasia there are the beaches: Agios Ioannis, Monolia and Agios Aimilianos.
References
[edit]- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.