Administrative Region : Crete
Regional unit : Heraklion
Mesochorio or Mesochori is a settlement with 752 inhabitants in 2001 and a former community of the prefecture of Heraklion in the province of Monofatsi. Its location is at the edges of the hill of Asfendilia, which has an altitude of 979 m. At the top of it is installed a TV transmitter. Its distance from Heraklion is 55.3 km, via the Pyrgos-Rotasi-Mesochori route. To the north is the plain of Messara, which is overgrown with vineyards and olive groves. The river Anapodaris flows a few kilometers away. The inhabitants are mainly engaged in viticulture and olive growing, as well as in the cultivation of cereals and early vegetables. The village's economy is mainly based on oil and raisins. The main church is the Holy Trinity and St. John the Theologian. In the settlement we find many chapels, such as Michael the Archangel, the Holy Cross, Agios Vlasios at the entrance of the village and Agia Paraskevi. In terms of infrastructure, the settlement has a kindergarten, a primary school and a regional clinic, among others.
Historical data
The village is mentioned in a contract of 1279 under the name Messocorio, when it was a manor Antonio Kirini, and in the Documentary documents of the Chandakas archive in 1377. [1] It is mentioned in 1577 by Francis Barocci, and with 162 inhabitants in 1583 [2]. In the 13th century it was a manor of Antonius Quirinus. The church of Panagia dates from 1570. At the end of the 19th century it was subordinated to the Municipality of Haraka and in 1881 it had 197 Christians and 45 Turkish inhabitants. From 1928 to 1998 it was the seat of a homonymous community. With the Kapodistrias Plan, the community was abolished and the homonymous Municipal District was established, with one settlement. He joined the Municipality of Asterousia.
Regarding the name, according to the villagers, the inhabitants of the settlements Pentami, Mesoskafis, Kavalaperopetra, Gorgianou, Ag. Constantine, St. Spyridon and St. Friday they came and lived together in the current village whose location was in the middle of the settlements. From this they called it Mesochori.
Population according to censuses: [1]
Census 1900 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1991 2001 2011
Population 348 435 504 677 743 835 796 887 809 752 625
External links
Villages of the Municipality of Asterousia
Bibliography
Heraklion and its Prefecture, Heraklion Prefecture Publication.
References
Spanakis, Stergios (1993). Cities and villages of Crete over the centuries, volume V. Heraklion: Graphic Arts G. Detorakis. p. 825.
Kastrofylakas, K 99, 1583
M. Chiaudano-A. Lombardo, Fonti per la storia di Venezia, p. 3
| Municipal unit Asterousia |
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| Community Achentria |
| Agia Paraskevi (Αγία Παρασκευή Ηρακλείου, η (Πέρα Τσούτσουρος, ο)) |
| Agios Nikitas (Άγιος Νικήτας, ο) |
| Agios Panteleimon (Άγιος Παντελεήμων Ηρακλείου, ο (Μαριδάκι Ηρακλείου, το)) |
| Achentrias (Αχεντριάς, ο) |
| Community Ethia |
| Agia Anna (Αγία Άννα, η) |
| Ethia (Εθιά, η) |
| Rotasi (Ροτάσιον, το) |
| Community Kalyvia |
| Kalyvia (Καλύβια, τα) |
| Kato Kalyvia (Κάτω Καλύβια, τα) |
| Neochori (Νεοχώρι, το) |
| Community Ligortynos |
| Kefalados (Κεφαλάδος, ο) |
| Ligortynos (Λιγόρτυνος, η) |
| Plakiotissa (Πλακιώτισσα, η) |
| Community Mesochori |
| Mesochori (Μεσοχώρι, το) |
| Community Paranymfoi |
| Amygdalos (Αμύγδαλος, ο) |
| Paranymfoi (Παράνυμφοι, οι) |
| Platanias (Πλατανιάς, ο) |
| Treis Ekklisies (Τρεις Εκκλησιές, οι) |
| Community Praitoria |
| Praitoria (Πραιτώρια, τα) |
| Community Pyrgos |
| Mournia (Μουρνιά, η) |
| Πρινιάς, ο |
| Πύργος, ο |
| Community Tefeli |
| Aposelemi (Αποσελέμιον, το) |
| Pyrathi (Πυράθιον, το) |
| Tefeli (Τεφέλιον, το) |
| Community Charaki |
| Vorias (Βοριάς, ο) |
| Made (Μαδέ, το) |
| Charaki (Χαράκιον, το) |
| Community Charakas |
| Agia Fotia (Αγία Φωτιά, η) |
| Doraki (Δωράκιον, το) |
| Charakas (Χάρακας, ο) |
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