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581:. In 1884, I. Pantelidis made excavations and founded marble inscriptions. In 1904 Fredrich found that they were the ruins of the medieval Kastrovouni castle, probably from the 14th century. In 1917, Sealy described and photographed the underground building, which measured 40 by 12–14 feet. Today there is a chapel to Saint Spyridon on the hill, and chapels to St. Blaise and St. John in Palaiopoli.
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593:. By the middle of the 19th century it was abandoned, as was the whole area of Lemnos north of Kontopoulos. In 1858 the German traveler Conze found cultivation in major parts of the plain between Cape Plaka and Kontopouli but no settlement. There were only isolated huts, which locals called estates and all the lands belonged to residents of Agios Ypatios and Kontopoulos.
484:. It had 204 families in 1863, and only 190 in 1874. It had 281 people in 1874. Since 1863, it had a school, located on the grounds of Agios Dimitrios and also receiving students from Kalliopi and Panagia. The old building was demolished in 1948. In 1874, it joined the network of 12 community schools around the island. It had three classes and from 1903, five classes.
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rose to 1,208 in 1940. Due to its population growth, an independent girls' school operated between 1916 and 1925. The new school built by
Dimitriadis was not sufficient, and in 1930, a new school funded by the Egyptian Konstantinos Evangelidis was opened, which still operates today. In 1937, a kindergarten school was opened.
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In the last years of
Ottoman rule, Kontopouli developed with fast pace. The Kontopolians had three representatives in the provincial council. The growth continued during the interwar years and the village was the third most populated community on the island in 1940. Its population was 997 in 1920 and
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When the estates passed into
Christian ownerships, settlements started to develop around them. One of them was Dimosia, first marked on the 1904 map of Fredrich. But it was deserted again, and the only remnants of the settlement are some cattle walls and the chapels of Saint George and Saint
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There are several small farming settlements around
Kontopouli. Most of them are presently uninhabited, but some date back to the Byzantine era. The most important of these is Agios Alexandros. Other villages are Dimosia, Agios Georgios Amniou (near the Alyki lake), Neftina (on the bay in the
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and Agios
Ypatios. Evidently at the end of the 17th century when Kotsinos was abandoned, many inhabitants resettled in Kontopouli. The origin of part of its inhabitants from Agios Ypatios is confirmed by the fact that the local church is dedicated to Saint
577:) was mentioned around 1355 as property of the Karakallos Monastery. The remains of a medieval underground construction have been found, probably a church, but some suggested it to be the ancient labyrinth of Lemnos which was mentioned by
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was founded in 1932 and is one of the oldest in the island. In 1927, a large fountain was built, paid by the community of
Kontopouli. The main health problem, which affected all the villages around the
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Dimosia is a former village north of
Kontopouli, and just north of Agios Alexandros. It was mentioned in 1415 in a document of the monastery of Great Lavra on Mount Athos as
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lived in exile in
Kontopouli. He mentioned the village in his works. After the war, emigration affected the village, its population fell from 1,136 in 1951 to 650 in 1991.
610:, named after the benefactor of the sports club Kostas Erimakis, are held in the good sports stadium of the village. For many years it was the only stadium on the island.
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in order to avoid army conscription, which underlines the importance of the village. Conze mentioned it as a large, tall and comfortably situated village.
468:. From the early 19th century, the village developed into the main village of northeast Lemnos. In 1856, 370 men between the ages of 18 and 50 paid 11,840
703:[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
261:. The community includes the small villages Agios Alexandros and Agios Theodoros. Its total area is 37.04 km. Kontopouli is 1 km northwest of
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The impressive church of Agios
Dimitrios was completely reconstructed between 1892 and 1902, using building materials from the ruins of ancient
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714:
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491:. It is a three-aisled basilica with a dome. The church was paid for by Emmanouil and Despoina Dimitriadis, a merchant family from
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756:
552:, Kontopouli was ruled by the German army. It suffered a lot of damage to its schools and its public buildings. During the
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In 1928 the other church (Agia
Anastasia) was completely renovated. The excavations of the ancient sites at Palaiopoli (
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The village owes its name to the Byzantine landowner Kontopoulos who donated part of the area to the
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From the late 19th century, the population began to decline as several people moved to nearby
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northwest where the Turkish manor of Haji Pasha was located), Agios Theodoros (also
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424:, a name still used by locals. It became a commune in 1918 and changed its name to
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715:"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)"
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Voyages and Geographical Sources From Lemnos Island (15th-20th Centuries)
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According to oral tradition, the village was founded by residents from
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Taxidiotika ke geografika kimena yia ti niso Limno (15os-20os eonas)
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Kontopouli was first mentioned in 1739, during the Turkish rule, by
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720:(in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from
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mentioned it on his map as a nameless village, and in 1858
527:) and Chloe (Kaveirio) began in 1926. The athletic club
249:) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
420:. It was referred to in 19th century local records as
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621:List of settlements in the Lemnos regional unit
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550:Axis occupation of Greece during World War II
757:
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253:in the northeastern part of the island of
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269:and 8 km northeast of Moudros.
173:37.04 km (14.30 sq mi)
765:Subdivisions of the municipality of
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632:Tourptsoglou-Stefanidou Vassiliki,
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416:, according to the historian
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573:The hill Kastrovouni (also
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183: • Community
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298:Community population
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194:16/km (40/sq mi)
118:Administrative region
676:Kontopouli in Lemnos
277:) and Geranos (also
265:, 3 km east of
191: • Density
648:Belitsos, Theodoros
606:The athletic games
418:Komninos Pyromaglou
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16:Community in Greece
918:Municipal unit of
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813:Municipal unit of
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295:Village population
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142:Municipality
123:North Aegean
948:Nea Koutali
943:Livadochori
920:Nea Koutali
867:Roussopouli
597:Demetrios.
591:ai Dimosiai
575:Kastrovouno
569:Kastrovouni
556:, the poet
548:During the
414:Mount Athos
410:Great Lavra
94: /
963:Tsimandria
928:Agkaryones
838:Kontopouli
687:References
564:Localities
529:Hephaestia
525:Hephaistia
493:Alexandria
489:Hephaistia
456:. In 1788
285:Population
247:Κοντοπούλι
239:Kontopouli
178:Population
60:Kontopouli
26:Κοντοπούλι
23:Kontopouli
958:Portianou
933:Kallithea
799:Katalakko
608:Erimakeia
466:Kondopuli
422:Kondopoul
200:Time zone
34:Community
978:Category
892:Kaspakas
875:Skandali
863:Repanidi
828:Kalliopi
615:See also
443:Hypatius
438:Kotsinos
404:The name
279:Ageranou
275:Saravari
267:Repanidi
263:Kalliopi
938:Kontias
871:Romanou
853:Panagia
848:Moudros
833:Kaminia
815:Moudros
796:Karpasi
627:Sources
585:Dimosia
538:malaria
482:Panagia
454:Ontopol
450:Pococke
432:History
251:Moudros
159:Moudros
107:Country
82:25°20′E
79:39°56′N
953:Pedino
910:Thanos
901:Myrina
896:Kornos
885:Myrina
843:Lychna
823:Fisini
802:Sardes
789:Atsiki
776:Atsiki
767:Lemnos
680:Limnos
601:Sports
519:Street
511:A view
259:Greece
255:Lemnos
147:Lemnos
135:Lemnos
111:Greece
906:Platy
858:Plaka
805:Varos
793:Dafni
725:(PDF)
718:(PDF)
579:Pliny
470:kuruş
462:Conze
339:1,158
328:1,208
243:Greek
226:UTC+3
205:UTC+2
397:578
391:2021
386:634
380:2011
375:703
369:2001
358:1991
347:1981
336:1951
325:1940
314:1920
303:1871
292:Year
230:EEST
165:Area
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372:661
361:650
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209:EET
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