Kalliopi, Greece

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Kalliopi
Καλλιόπη
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Kalliopi
Coordinates: 39°55′N25°21′E / 39.917°N 25.350°E / 39.917; 25.350 Coordinates: 39°55′N25°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 EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

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 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.

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Moudros Place in Greece

Moudros is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lemnos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lemnos, of which it is a municipal unit. It covers the entire eastern peninsula of the island, with a land area of 185.127 km², covering 38.8% of the island's territory. The municipal seat was the town of Moúdros. Its next largest town is Kontopoúli (623). The municipal unit's total population was 3,925 in the 2011 census.

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Population

Year Settlement population
1981 357
1991 359
2001 334
2011 207

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

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