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Αγγαριώνες
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Angariones
Coordinates: 39°54′N25°11′E / 39.900°N 25.183°E / 39.900; 25.183 Coordinates: 39°54′N25°11′E / 39.900°N 25.183°E / 39.900; 25.183
Country Greece
Administrative region North Aegean
Regional unit Lemnos
Municipality Lemnos
Municipal unit Nea Koutali
Population (2011) [1]
 •  Rural 116
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Angariones (Greek: Αγγαριώνες, older form Αγκαρυώνες - Agkaryones) is a village in the Greek island of Lemnos, part of the municipal unit Nea Koutali. In 2011 its population was 116. It is situated in the western part of the island, 1.5 km north of Portianou, 2 km west of Nea Koutali, 4 km northeast of Kontias, 4 km west of the Lemnos Airport and 10 km east of Myrina.

Greece republic in Southeast Europe

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, historically also known as Hellas, is a country located in Southern and Southeast Europe, with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2016. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.

Lemnos Place in Greece

Lemnos is a Greek island in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Myrina. At 477.583 square kilometres (184.396 sq mi), it is the 8th-largest island of Greece.

Nea Koutali Place in Greece

Nea Koutali is a municipal unit on the island of Lemnos, North Aegean, Greece. Located in the south central portion of the island with a land area of 75.735 square kilometres (29.241 sq mi), it accounts for about 15.9% of the island's area, making it the smallest of the four municipal units on Lemnos. The seat of government is the village of Kontias, while its next largest town is Nea Koutali with 442 people. Nea Koutali's total population as of 2011 was 2,526.

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Population

Year Population
1920 15
1935 45
1950 242
1960 202
1981 135
1991 153
2001 138
2011 116

History

The village was first mentioned in 1396 in a codex of the Pantokratoros monastery as "Kariones". The German traveller Conze knew it as "Agrionis" in 1858. The strategic location of the village on a hill over the bay of Moudros made it very suitable as an observation point for the Byzantines. On the small hill "Paliokastro" there were watchtowers, used during the Orlov Revolt, that were known as the "Angariones Vigles". The name probably refers to "angaron pyr", the fire that the watchmen used to send signals.

Alexander Conze German classical archaeologist

Alexander Christian Leopold Conze was a German archaeologist, who specialized in ancient Greek art.

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Until the 20th century, Angariones has always been a very small village, with some farms and a small church of St. George. There were 25 families in 1862, it slowly rose to 28 in 1874. It was part of the community of Kontias. In 1928 it became an independent community with only 15 inhabitants, but the population grew with the arrival of refugees and landless people. It had 45 inhabitants in 1935. A water supply with a beautiful fountain was built, trees were planted and a school was opened. Cotton cultivation brought significant growth in the 1940s and 1950s, and the population reached its peak at 242 in 1951. It declined again due to emigration, and in 2011 its population was 116.

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References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
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