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Kathenoi (Καθενοί) Evoia

Kathenoi is a small mountain village at the foot of Mount Dirfi. Administratively, it belongs to the Municipality of Dirfion - Messapia, in the Prefecture of Evoia. It is 8 km from Steni and 23 km northeast of Chalkida. According to the 2011 Census, it has 630 inhabitants. [1]

History

The settlement was established by shepherds of the area.

After the Revolution of 1821, the village was inhabited by older inhabitants from the Acres of Messapia.

In 1836, when the administrative division of Evia was established, the settlement belonged to the municipality of Lilantia.

In the village there was a tower from the period of Venetian rule, which was demolished to rebuild the school and the temple. Archaeological finds from various historical periods have been found at the site of the settlement.

References

"2011 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved on 8 April 2016.

Sources

M.D. Kathenon, information about the village

Municipal unit Dirfys
Community Agios Athanasios
Agios Athanasios (Άγιος Αθανάσιος, ο)
Community Amfithea
Amfithea (Αμφιθέα, η)
Community Vounoi
Vounoi (Βούνοι, οι)
Community Glyfada
Agriosykia (Αγριοσυκέα, η)
Glyfada (Γλυφάδα, η)
Kotsikia (Κοτσίκια, τα)
Niki (Νίκη, η)
Community Theologos
Theologos (Θεολόγος, ο)
Community Kathenoi
Kathenoi (Καθενοί, οι)
Community Kampia
Kampia (Καμπιά, τα)
Kato Kampia (Κάτω Καμπιά, τα)
Skounteri (Σκουντέρι, το)
Community Loutsa
Loutsa (Λούτσα, η)
Community Mistros
Ano Mistros (Άνω Μίστρος, ο)
Κλιμάκι, το
Mavropoulo (Μαυρόπουλο, το)
Mistros (Μίστρος, ο)
Community Paliouras
Paliouras (Παλιούρας, ο)
Community Pissona
Pissonas (Πισσώνας, ο)
Community Pournos
Pournos (Πούρνος, ο)
Community Steni Dirfyos
Κάτω Στενή, η
Pyrgos (Πύργος, ο)
Στενή Δίρφυος, η
Community Stropones
Agia Eirini (Αγία Ειρήνη, η)
Lamari (Λάμαρη, η)
Παραλία Χιλιαδού, η
Stropones (Στρόπωνες, αι)

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