Kalliopi, Greece

Community in Greece

Kalliopi

Καλλιόπη

Community

Kalliopi

Coordinates: 39°55′N 25°21′E﻿ / ﻿39.917°N 25.350°E﻿ / 39.917; 25.350
Country| Greece
Administrative region| North Aegean
Regional unit| Lemnos
Municipality| Lemnos
Municipal unit| Moudros
Population

(2021)[1]

• Community

| 164
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)

Kalliopi (Greek: Καλλιόπη) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Moudros, on the Greek island of Lemnos. It is situated in the eastern part of the island, 1 km southeast of Kontopouli and 1.5 km north of the lagoon Chortarolimni. The village's 3 km long beach is on the Keros Gulf. The gulf is east of the village and was an important port until the late Middle Ages. The name "Keros" meaning "horn" refers to its shape.

## Population

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Year | Settlement population

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1981 | 357
1991 | 359
2001 | 334
2011 | 207
2021 | 164

## History

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The village was established around 1200. This may have coincided with the decline of the town Hephaistia. According to local folklore, the first settler was Kalliopi or Kalli, a rich resident of Hephaistia, who was expelled due to improper conduct. The settlement was formerly closer to the sea, near the present locality Ariones. The naval general Georgios Kapetanakis, active in the Greek War of Independence, came from Kalliopi.

## See also

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* List of settlements in the Lemnos regional unit

## Sources

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* 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 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).

## References

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1. ^ "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.

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Lemnos

Municipal unit of Atsiki|

* Agios Dimitrios
* Atsiki
* Dafni
* Karpasi
* Katalakko
* Sardes
* Varos

Municipal unit of Moudros|

* Fisini
* Kalliopi
* Kaminia
* Kontopouli
* Lychna
* Moudros
* Panagia
* Plaka
* Repanidi
* Roussopouli
* Romanou
* Skandali

Municipal unit of Myrina|

* Kaspakas
* Kornos
* Myrina
* Platy
* Thanos

Municipal unit of Nea Koutali|

* Agkaryones
* Kallithea
* Kontias
* Livadochori
* Nea Koutali
* Pedino
* Portianou
* Tsimandria

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