Kamaritsa, Evoia

Kamaritsa (Καμαρίτσα) Evoia

Kamaritsa is a village of Dirfion - Messapia of the Regional Unit of Evoia. According to the 2011 census it has 415 inhabitants. It is built at an altitude of 320 m. [1] in a wooded area. It is 27 km from Chalkida and 14 km from Psachna. To the east of the settlement passes Vrasorema. [2]

Historical data

It is not known where the village got its name from. One view is that it took from the small bridges or arches that existed in the area. According to another view, it has to do with the location of the settlement, which offers panoramic views. [2]

Kamaritsa is mentioned for the first time in 1879, as belonging to the municipality of Messapia. With the abolition of the municipalities in 1912, the seat of the homonymous community was defined. With the Kapodistrias program, it was annexed to the municipality of Messapia and with the Kallikratis program to the municipality of Dirfion - Messapia. [3]

Population censuses

The course of the population according to the censuses:
Census 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1991 2001 2011
Population 544 [1] 668 [1] 709 [1] 675 [1] 594 [1] 585 [1] 533 [1] 479 415

Points of interest

The village's cathedral is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. [4]

About two kilometers south of the village, on a forested slope, are the ruins of a medieval tower. It has a square floor plan, with dimensions of 9 by 9 meters, and survives at a height of up to 6 meters on the east side, while the rest reach a lower height. It is not known exactly when the tower was built. It was probably built by the Venetians around 1500. It is in direct visual contact with the tower in Politika and the Trinity. [5]

About four kilometers south of the village is the monastery of Agioi Anargyroi. Today's church was built in 1982 on the site of an older Byzantine church. According to tradition, a shepherd or a farmer found a small old image of the Saints Anargyros there. [2]

References

Stamatelatos, Michael, Vamba-Stamatelatou, Fotini (2006). Geographical Dictionary of Greece. Athens: Hermes. p. 300. ISBN 9603201332.
"Kamaritsa". servitoros.gr. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
"Kamaritsa (Evia)". Residential Changes - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA Retrieved November 4, 2019.
"Politics> Destinations / Sights". www.diakopes.gr. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
Papathanassiou, Manolis. "Kamaritsa Tower". Castrologist. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

Municipal unit Messapia
Municipal Community Psachna
Makrymalli (Μακρυμάλλη, η)
Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη Καλυβίτη, η
Μονή Μακρυμάλλης, η
Μονή Παναγίας Γοργοεπηκόου, η
Psachna (Ψαχνά, τα)
Community Agia Sofia
Agia Sofia (Αγία Σοφία, η)
Limnionas (Λιμνιώνας, ο)
Myloi (Μύλοι, οι)
Pigadia (Πηγάδια, τα)
Community Attali
Attali (Άτταλη, η)
Platania (Πλατάνια, τα)
Community Kamaritsa
Agios (Άγιος, ο)
Kamaritsa (Καμαρίτσα, η)
Κλιμάκι, το
Community Kastella
Kastella (Καστέλλα, η)
Φτελιά Παραλίας Καστέλλας, η
Χλόες, οι
Community Kontodespoti
Kontodespoti (Κοντοδεσπότι, το)
Community Kyparissi
Akres (Άκραι, αι)
Δροσιά, η
Kyparissi (Κυπαρίσσι, το)
Community Makrykapa
Makrykapa (Μακρυκάπα, η)
Community Nerotrivia
Δάφνη, η
Theotokos (Θεοτόκος, η)
Θηλυκόντας, ο
Κακοπέρατο, το
Nerotrivia (Νεροτριβιά, η)
Community Pagontas
Markates (Μαρκάται, αι)
Neos Pagontas (Νέος Παγώντας, ο)
Pagontas (Παγώντας, ο)
Community Politika
Παραλία Πολιτικών, η
Politika (Πολιτικά, τα)
Community Stavros
Stavros (Σταυρός, ο)
Community Triada
Triada (Τριάδα, η)

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