Kanalia, Karditsa

Kanalia (Κανάλια) Karditsa

Kanalia is a village in the municipality of Mouzaki, in the regional unit (former prefecture) of Karditsa in Thessaly. According to the 2011 census it has 345 inhabitants. The village is built at an altitude of 340, at the northeastern foothills of Agrafa, 14 km west of Karditsa.

During the Turkish occupation the village according to the manuscript by Theodoros G. Paschos of 1949, based on a manuscript of Goula Evagg. In 1785, he was a vakufi of the Lykousada women's monastery in Loxada. There were clay pipes (canals) in the area with which water was transported to Loxada. According to another version, they carried the milk from the sheep and goats of the monastery. [1] It should be noted that the word Kanalia is of Italian origin, a remnant of Venetian rule, as is at least believed for the "Fortress" (castle) of the neighboring town of Fanari, Karditsa.

According to tradition, the first to settle in Kanalia was George Paschos from Epirus, who took refuge in the area in 1650, being persecuted by the Turks, as he was protected as a vakufi. In 1654 he married Evangelis Hasiotis from Lasda and they built their house where today is the northwest side of the square. According to another version, they settled in the village in the second half of the 17th century. At the same time, Rizos settled in the village. Residents of the villages of the plain, such as Lasda, Sarikina and Paleochori, gradually settled in the village due to malaria. This was followed by residents of the area of ​​Argithea, the Elders from Zoupani, Kozani (today's Pentalofo), the Catherines from the area of ​​Arta, the Halatsians from Karytsa and the Krikas from Trovato, Evritania. After the fall of Messolonghi, Dimitrakides from Crete also took refuge in Kanalia. [1]

The village experienced great population growth until the BPPP, but then its population declined. [1]

Population

The following is the course of the population according to the censuses:
Census 1881 1889 1896 1907 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1991 2001 2011
Population 1,320 [2] 1,546 [3] 1,651 [4] 1,792 [5] 2,028 [6] 2,070 [7] 2,029 [7] 1,635 [7] 1,579 [7] 1,196 [7] 950 [7] 695 [7] 538 345

Administrative changes

After the annexation of the Canals to Greece together with the rest of Thessaly in 1881, they were annexed in 1883 to the municipality of Ithomis, in the prefecture of Trikala. With the Government Gazette 136A (08/07/1899) the settlement belongs to the prefecture of Karditsa, until 1909, when with the Government Gazette 282A - 04/12/1909, it belongs again to the prefecture of Trikala. The municipality of Ithomis was abolished in 1912 and Kanalia was designated the seat of a homonymous community in the province of Karditsa. In 1944, with the Government Gazette 82A, it belongs to the prefecture of Karditsa. With the Kapodistrias program, the community was abolished and the Canals were annexed to the municipality of Ithomis. With the Kallikratis program, the municipality of Ithomis was abolished and joined the municipality of Mouzaki. [8]

Sights

The houses of the village are stone-built two-storey or three-storey and tiled, built with continental architecture. From the top of Ai Lia Hill, where there is a grove, the view is panoramic. [9]

Churches

The main church of the village is the Church of the Assumption. The present church began to be built in 1894 on the site of an older smaller church which was built in 1856 and completed in 1934. It is located in the northern part of the village. It is built to the rhythm of the basilica after a dome. At 30 meters long and 16 meters wide, it is one of the largest in the region. The dome of the temple reaches a height of 20 meters. It also has a stone-built bell tower in which a clock was placed in 1958, donated by Costas Gidarakos. [10] On the hill above the village is the temple of Prophet Elias. It is a three-aisled basilica built in 1903. [11]

The church of Ioannis Prodromos is located in Sarakinas. In the past it was the parish church of Saracina. It is a single-aisled basilica and it is not known when it was built. Inside there were icons painted around 1735. It was painted, while today few frescoes survive. [12] It is characterized as a historical monument, with surrounding areas of protection 100 m. Around it, because it belongs to a group of temples important for the knowledge of the post-Byzantine architecture of Thessaly. [13]

In the place of Lasda is the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built according to the inscription at the western entrance in 1859. 100 meters east is a spring with holy water. [14] It is a three-aisled basilica, with a narthex on the west and a semicircular niche on the east side. The entrance door on the south side has a portico. The painting decoration is limited to the niche of the Intention with the representation of the Apocalypse. It has been described as a monument that needs special state protection, with an area of ​​100 meters around it, because it is a typical example of ecclesiastical architecture of the post-Byzantine period in Thessaly. [15]

In the place of Mourkos is the church of Agios Nikolaos. It was built in 1852, according to four inscriptions at its entrances. It is a three-aisled basilica with a raised narthex to the west and a semicircular niche on the east side. It measures 17 by 11 meters and is 6 meters high. [16] It saves two entrance doors with stone-carved doors, on the west and south sides. The south entrance has a front with a gabled, transverse to the longitudinal roof of the temple. It has been described as a monument that needs special state protection with surrounding areas 100 m. Around it, because it belongs to a typical group of temples of the post-Byzantine period in Thessaly. [17]

Folklore Museum

The folklore museum of the village was founded in 1976. It was originally housed in the spiritual center of the village and in 2011 it was transferred to the primary school of the village. The primary school was built with a donation from Andreas Syggros in 1918. [18]

Personalities

Alexandros Papapostolou (1870 - 1922), Member of Parliament for Trikala
Babis Bakalis (1920 - 2007), composer and lyricist
Zisis Skaros (1917 - 1997), novelist
Kitsos Makris (1917 - 1988), folklorist from Kanalia

References

"The History of our village". kanalia-karditsa.gr. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.
Greek census of Thessaly-Arta 1881, p. 34
Greek census 1889, p. 156
Greek census 1896, p. 164
Greek census 1907, p. 425
Greek census 1920, p. 24 'Table IV
Michael Stamatelatos - Fotini Vamba-Stamatelatou, Abbreviated Geographical Dictionary of Greece, Hermes, Athens 2001, p. 304.
"Channels (Karditsis)". Residential Changes - Detailed. ΕΕΤΑΑ. Retrieved on November 3, 2017.
"Channels". Municipality of Mouzaki. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.
"Church of the Assumption". kanalia-karditsa.gr. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.
"Temple of Prophet Elias". kanalia-karditsa.gr. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.
"Church of Agios Ioannis Prodromos (Sarakina)". kanalia-karditsa.gr. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.
"ΥΑ ΥΠΠΟ / ΓΔΑ / ΑΡΧ / Β1Φ32 / ΚΗΡ / 61768/2040 π.ε. / 3-1-2002 - ΦΕΚ 82 / Β / 30-1-2002". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.
"Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Lasda)". kanalia-karditsa.gr. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.
"ΥΑ ΥΠΠΟ / ΓΔΑ / ΑΡΧ / Β1 / Φ32 / ΚΗΡ / 61679/2033 π.ε. / 3-1-2002 - ΦΕΚ 70 / Β / 28-1-2002". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.
"Saint Nicholas". kanalia-karditsa.gr. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.
"ΥΑ ΥΠΠΟ / ΓΔΑ / ΑΡΧ / Β1 / Φ32 / ΚΗΡ / 61678/2034 / 3-1-2002 - ΦΕΚ 70 / Β / 28-1-2002". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.

"Folklore Museum". kanalia-karditsa.gr. Retrieved on November 4, 2017.

External links

The village site

Municipal unit Ithomi
Community Agios Akakios
Agios Akakios (Άγιος Ακάκιος, ο)
Livadia (Λιβάδια, τα)
Community Ellinopyrgos
Ellinopyrgos (Ελληνόπυργος, ο)
Zografia (Ζωγραφία, η)
Community Kanalia
Kanalia (Κανάλια, τα)
Lygaries (Λυγαριές, οι)
Community Kappas
Kappas (Καππάς, ο)
Community Loxada
Loxada (Λοξάδα, η)
Community Pyrgos Ithomis
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Community Fanari
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Fanari (Φανάριον, το)
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