Kourounochori, Naxos

Kourounochori (Κουρουνοχώρι) Naxos

Kourounochori is a village in the western plain of Naxos at an altitude of 130-170 meters and has 105 inhabitants (2011 census). [1] It is located on the road axis of Naxos - Kynidaros and between the villages of Melanes and Mylos. It is built on a hillside opposite the Mills. The Venetian Tower, the mansion of the Mavrogenides, the marble table with the engraved dedication of King Otto, the lush gardens with running water and the Temple of the Savior dominate. Kourounochori as well as Melanes in World War II together with the other surrounding villages were rural feeders of the mountain villages of Naxos and mainly of Kynidaros, Keramoti and Koronos. The holy church of the village is dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Savior. In 1983, a joint cultural association was established with the village of Myloi, which bears the name "Educational and Landscaping Association of Kourounochori, Mylon Naxos. Today Kourounochori belongs to the Municipal Department of Melanes of the Municipality of Naxos. ]

Population data
Year 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1991 2001 2011
Population 104 113 138 186 159 121 111 111 105
Sources [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [1]

Administrative changes

In 1920, in the census, the settlement was recognized and annexed to the community of Melanes. [13]
In 1997, with the implementation of the Kapodistrias program (law 2539/97), the settlement was annexed to the municipality of Naxos. [14] Specifically, with the Kapodistrias program, it belonged to the Municipal Department of Melanes, of the Municipality of Naxos, of the prefecture of Cyclades, to the geographical department of the Aegean Islands. [12]
In 2010, with the implementation of the Kallikratis program (law 3852/2010), the settlement was annexed to the newly established municipality of Naxos & Small Cyclades. [15]

Today, after the last change of 2010 (Kallikratis program), it constitutes together with the settlements of Agios Thalelaios (106 k.), Melanes (414 k.) And Mylos (27 k.) The Local Community of Melanes (652 k.). The so-called Melanon belongs to the Municipal Unit of Naxos, the municipality of Naxos and the Small Cyclades, the regional unit of Naxos (the former prefecture of Cyclades), in the region of South Aegean. [1]

Photo Collection

Venetian tower
Tower in Kournochori, Naxos, 1600 AD, 118947.jpg

References

"Government Gazette of UNITED Population Results", p. Archived 24/11/2017. Retrieved 09/01/2018.
"TRADITIONAL FAMILIES NAXOY" from old.domiki.gr. Archived 01/09/2018. Retrieved 31/08/2018.
"Government Gazette-504D-14/06/1988" from search of Government Gazette Retrieved 31/08/2018.
"Population of the Kingdom of Greece during the census of 19 December 1920", p. 183 (p. 204 of the pdf), by ELSTAT. Archived 07/06/2015. Retrieved 08/01/2018.
"Population of Greece during the census of 15-16 May 1928", p. 216 (p. 236 of the pdf), by ELSTAT. Archived 04/03/2016. Retrieved 08/01/2018.
The census mentions 258 inhabitants. It may be wrong and include the inhabitants of the settlement of Myloi because it does not have an inventory for the Myloi while it should. "Population of Greece during the census of October 16, 1940", p. 244 (p. 268 of the pdf), by ELSTAT. Archived 25/04/2017. Retrieved 08/01/2018.
"Population of Greece at the time of the abduction of April 7, 1951", p. 121 (p. 121 of the pdf), by ELSTAT. Archived 4/03/2017. Retrieved 08/01/2018.
"Results of the population-housing census of March 19, 1961", Table 1, p. 276 (p. 346 of the pdf), by ELSTAT. Archived 6/03/2017. Retrieved 08/01/2018.
"Population of Greece during the census of March 14, 1971", p. 115 (p. 115 of the pdf), by ELSTAT. Archived 24/10/2014. Retrieved 08/01/2018.
"Results of the population-housing census of April 5, 1981", p. 449 (p. 449 of the pdf), by ELSTAT. Archived 08/01/2018. Retrieved 08/01/2018.
"Real population of Greece during the census of March 17, 1991 by prefectures, provinces, municipalities, communities and settlements", p. 149 (p. 151 of the pdf), by ELSTAT. Archived 20/8/2017. Retrieved 8/1/2018.
"Census of population - houses of March 18, 2001", p. 272 ​​(p. 274 of the pdf), by ELSTAT. Archived 29/7/2017. Retrieved 08/01/2018.
"Government Gazette 244A 27/12/1921" p. 183 (p. 185 of pdf) by EETAA. Archived 09/03/2018. Retrieved 21/03/2018.
"Government Gazette 244A - 04/12/1997" p. 8815 (p. 27 of the pdf), by EETAA. Archived 30/03/2017. Retrieved 27/02/2018.

"Government Gazette 87A - 07/06/2010" p. 1791 (p. 7 of the pdf), by EETAA. Archived 27/02/2018. Retrieved 27/02/2018.

Sources

"Great Greek Encyclopedia" vol.IEPS, p.80

Community Melanes
Agios Thalelaios (Άγιος Θαλέλαιος Νάξου, ο)
Kourounochori (Κουρουνοχώρι Νάξου, το)
Melanes (Μέλανες Νάξου, οι)
Myloi (Μύλοι Νάξου, οι)

See also: Naxos (island)

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