Koskinas, Karditsa

Koskinas is a lowland village of Karditsa at an altitude of 95 meters [1].

Geography - History

Koskinas is located 21 km NE. from the city of Karditsa and 9.5 km D.-BD. from Palamas. It is built next to the Kalentzi river and together with the neighboring Psathochori they constitute the local community Koskina which belongs to the municipal unit of Palamas of the municipality of Palamas [2]. It is officially reported in 1883 in the Government Gazette 126A-02/04/1883 to be attached to the then municipality of Titaniou that belonged to the prefecture of Trikala. In 1944, with the Official Gazette 82A-13/04/1944, he was detached from the prefecture of Trikkala and belonged to the prefecture of Karditsa [3]. According to the 2011 census, the community has a population of 746 inhabitants, while the settlement has 464. [4]
Association of Koskina Community Authorities

After the annexation of Thessaly to Greece in 1881, the land of the region changed hands from the Turkish tsiflikades to Greeks and the "Agricultural issue" began (see the movement of the colligs). As part of this period, on June 1, 1908, the Koskina Agricultural Association was established, based on 20 proxy representatives and a statute consisting of 21 articles. The statute is prefaced by Alexandros Papadiamantis.
The "Battle of the Harvest"

During the occupation, on June 4, 1944, in the area of ​​Koskinas, the most important battle took place between ELAS Thessaly and the German occupiers. Germans and their local collaborators entered the village in order to get the harvest and the threshing machine. After a 12-hour battle, the guerrillas managed to free all the hostages of the collaborators and the threshing machine. German collaborators had 60 dead and wounded, while ELAS had 10 dead and 10 wounded.
civilization

Alexandros Papadiamantis was appointed teacher for the first time in Koskinas. In his honor there is a bust that was unveiled in the 1960s. Every year the "Papadiamantia" are organized with the support of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Palamas and are a cultural and recreational institution for the wider region.
External links

Document D1988 from the National Audiovisual Archive - Apocalypse of the bust of Alexandros Papadiamantis in Koskinas
Papadiamantis and the association Koskina Karditsa from the website https://enromiosini.gr/
The battle of the harvest (1943-1944) from the website http://www.karditsa.org

References

Encyclopedia New Structure. Athens: Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 158, vol.18.
"Demographic & Statistical Data". palamas.gr. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved on February 18, 2019.
"EETAA-Hellenic Society for Local Development and Local Government SA". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved on February 21, 2019.
"Official Gazette of the results of the ONLY census 2011", p. 10615 (p. 141 of pdf)
Third Historical Conference, E.B.E. Karditsa (8 - 9 June 2002). The historical course of the Agricultural Question in Karditsa, pp. 195 - 196.
admin (June 17, 2013). "June in History". left.gr. Retrieved on February 21, 2019.
trikalanews.gr. "PAPADIAMANTEIA 2011" in Koskinas, Karditsa ". www.trikalanews.gr. Retrieved February 21, 2019. [dead link]

Municipal unit Palamas
Municipal Community Palamas
Palamas (Παλαμάς, ο)
Community Agios Dimitrios
Agios Dimitrios (Άγιος Δημήτριος, ο)
Community Vlochos
Vlochos (Βλοχός, ο)
Lykorema (Λυκόρεμα, το)
Community Gorgovites
Gorgovites (Γοργοβίται, οι)
Community Kalyvakia
Kalyvakia (Καλυβάκια, τα)
Community Koskinas
Koskinas (Κοσκινάς, ο)
Psathochori (Ψαθοχώριον, το)
Community Markos
Markos (Μάρκος, ο)
Community Metamorfosi
Metamorfosi (Μεταμόρφωσις, η)