Karya, Korinthia

Karya or Karyes is a mountain village in the prefecture of Corinth, west of Kiato. It is built at an altitude of 1,300 meters on the slopes of Ziria and is one of the most mountainous settlements in the Peloponnese. [1]

Karya belongs to the municipality of Xylokastro and its population according to the 2001 census is 71 inhabitants, who are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry.

After the Revolution of 1821, by royal decree of 1834, Karya became a municipality and the first mayor in 1835 was Andreas Economopoulos. On November 27, 1840, Karya merged into the municipality of Sikyonia, later joined the municipality of Trikala, Corinth, while in 1997, finally, with the Kapodistrias plan, it merged with Karyotika in the municipality of Xylokastro.

In 1840, King Othon and Amalia visited the village. Karyes began to decline after 1880, when the population gradually began to descend to the large urban centers, but also to more lowland areas of Corinth.

In Karya is the Byzantine church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, from the 13th century, which has been turned into a half school.

Today the village has developed a lot. Stone houses, a hotel, chalets and rooms to let have been built. It also has a cafe and two taverns and is suitable for winter and summer getaways.

Karya has kept her pristine beauty with a lot of green, forests while on the horizon you can see the top of Ziria.

Personalities

Spyridon Tsagris, Supreme Judicial and President of the Supreme Court
The family of the poet Costas Karyotakis.

References

Leonidas Tiniakos (September 7, 2010). "Corinth: Trikala-Karya: Weekend with a view". Travel Nation. Nation. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

Municipal unit Xylokastro
Municipal Community Xylokastro
Mertikaiika (Μερτικαίικα)
Xylokastro (Ξυλόκαστρον, το)
Community Ano Trikala
Ano Trikala (Άνω Τρίκαλα)
Zireia (Ζήρεια, η)
Community Geliniatika
Geliniatika (Γελινιάτικα)
Spartinaiika (Σπαρτιναίικα)
Community Dendro
Dendro (Δένδρον, το)
Community Zemeno
Zemeno (Ζεμενόν, το)
Community Thalero
Thalero (Θαλερόν, το)
Community Throfari
Throfari (Θροφάρι, το)
Community Kamari
Kamari (Καμάρι, το)
Καριώτικα, τα (Τ.Κ.Καμαρίου)
Community Karya
Καριώτικα, τα (Τ.Κ.Καρυάς)
Karya (Καρυά, η)
Community Kato Loutro
Ano Loutro (Άνω Λουτρόν, το)
Kato Loutro (Κάτω Λουτρόν, το)
Community Kato Synoikia Trikalon
Kato Synoikia Trikalon (Κάτω Συνοικία Τρικάλων, η)
Community Korfiotissa
Korfiotissa (Κορφιώτισσα, η)
Community Lagkadaiika
Αμφιθέα, η
Lagkadaiika (Λαγκαδαίικα)
Community Manna
Manna (Μάννα, η)
Community Melissi
Melissi (Μελίσσι, το)
Οικοδομικός Συνεταιρισμός Υπαλλήλων ΔΕΗ, ο
Community Mesi Synoikia Trikalon
Mesi Synoikia Trikalon (Μέση Συνοικία Τρικάλων, η)
Community Nees Vrysoules
Nees Vrysoules (Νέες Βρυσούλες, οι)
Community Xanthochori
Xanthochori (Ξανθοχώρι, το)
Community Panariti
Panariti (Παναρίτι, το)
Community Pellini
Pellini (Πελλήνη, η)
Community Pitsa
Ano Pitsa (Άνω Πιτσά)
Kato Pitsa (Κάτω Πιτσά)
Community Rethi
Rethi (Ρέθι, το)
Community Riza
Valtos (Βάλτος, ο)
Georganatiika (Γεωργανταίικα)
Riza (Ρίζα, η)
Sigeritsa (Σιγερίτσα, η)
Chartsianika (Χαρτσιάνικα)
Community Sofiana
Sofiana (Σοφιανά)
Community Stylia
Stylia (Στύλια)
Community Sykea
Συκέα, η

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