Kalliopi, Greece

Kalliopi Καλλιόπη
Kalliopi
Coordinates: 39°55′N 25°21′E / 39.917°N 25.350°E / 39.917; 25.350Coordinates: 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  (2011)[1]
• Rural	207
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 Limnos. In 2011 its population was 207. 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 . 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[]

History[]

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 , active in the Greek War of Independence, came from Kalliopi.

See also[]

• List of settlements in the Lemnos regional unit

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))
• , 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, , p 531 (June 10, 2008).

External links[]

• Kalliopi at the GTP Travel Pages

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