Keramota, Rethymno

Keramota (Κεραμωτά) Rethymno

Keramota is a village in the municipality of Mylopotamos, in the regional unit of Rethymno, Crete. According to the 2011 census, they have 120 inhabitants. They are located 32 km east of Rethymnon, at an altitude of 370 m. [1]

Historical data

The village is mentioned by Francesco Barocci in 1577 as Chieramota, in the province of Mylopotamos. In the Venetian census of 1583 by Kastrofylakas it is mentioned as Chieramota with 110 inhabitants and Francesco Bazilicata in 1630 mentions it as Chieramota. In the Ottoman census of 1671 it is referred to as Keramota with 16 excavations. [1] In 1881 they belonged to the municipality of Avdanites and according to the census they had 92 Christians and 12 Muslim inhabitants. In the 1900 census it belonged to the same municipality and had 113 inhabitants. The 1920 census set out the seat of a rural municipality. [1] In 1925, Keramota was annexed to the community of Chumeri, where it remained until the Kapodistrian administrative division in 1997, when it joined the municipality of Geropotamos. [2] The 1928 census refers to them as Tiles. [1]

In detail, the demographic course of the village according to the censuses:
Census 1900 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1991 2001 2011
Population [1] 113 124 133 170 187 156 162 184 144 120

Points of interest

The cathedral of the parish of Keramota is dedicated to Agia Paraskevi. It is a single-aisled church and inside it there is a Gospel of 1840. It belongs to the metropolis of Rethymno and Avlopotamos. [3] In 2011 a church dedicated to Agios Therapon was inaugurated. [4]

At the eastern end of the village, next to the road, is a very large plane tree, about 2000 years old. The plane tree has a hollow which has been formed into a small chapel, the first of its kind in Crete, dedicated to Panagia and Agia Anna. [5] Opposite Platanos is Vrisi from which the village used to be watered. There is a small but beautiful cave that drains water from the tap all year round. Continuous rocky basins of water have formed on the ground of the cave. [6]

References

Spanakis, Stergios (1993). Cities and villages of Crete over the centuries, volume Α΄. Heraklion: Graphic Arts G. Detorakis. p. 393.
"Keramota (Rethymno)". Residential Changes - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA Retrieved November 4, 2019.
"Province of Mylopotamos". www.imra.gr. Holy Metropolis of Rethymno and Avlopotamos. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
"Opening of the Holy Temple of Agios Therapontos in Keramota, Mylopotamos (May 14, 2011)". www.imra.gr. May 14, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
"Platanos in Keramota". www.cretanbeaches.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
"Vrisi Cave in Keramota". www.cretanbeaches.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

Community Choumeri
Garipas (Γαρίπας, ο)
Keramota (Κεραμωτά, τα)
Krasounas (Κρασούνας, ο)
Choumeri (Χουμέρι, το)

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