Mistros, Evoia

Mistros (Μίστρος) Evoia

Mistros is a village in Dirfion - Messapia of the Regional Unit of Evia. According to the 2011 census it has 358 inhabitants. It is built at an altitude of 210 m. [1] near the center of Evia. It is 30 km from Chalkida. Its economy is farming, with the main occupation being sheep and goats. [2]

Historical data

Prehistoric settlements have been found near the village. In the cave of Meriani, at an altitude of 410 meters, traces of habitation have been found since the Neolithic era I. The cave is located near water and has good lighting and so despite its small size it was suitable for habitation. [3] In Drakospilia, a cave higher on Mount Olympus, at an altitude of 950 meters, traces of habitation were found during the final Neolithic era, probably by stockbreeders. In the same cave were also found finds of historical times, mainly wolves and figurines of the 4th century BC. The cave is considered more likely to have been a burial ground than a sanctuary, although no skeletons have been found. [3] Mycenaean tombs from the Late Bronze Age IIIA-B. have been found near Mistro. [4]

In 1835 Mistros was annexed to the municipality of Lilantia. With the abolition of the municipalities in 1912, the seat of the homonymous community was defined. With the Kapodistrias plan, it was annexed to the municipality of Dirfion and with the Kallikratis program to the municipality of Dirfion - Messapia. Until 1940 the village was written Mystros. [5]

Population censuses

The course of the population according to the censuses:
Census 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1991 2001 2011
Population 427 [1] 526 [1] 583 [1] 507 [1] 389 [1] 389 [1] 440 [1] 371 358

Points of interest

At the top of the village, above the church of Agios Athanasios, the ruins of a medieval tower are preserved. The tower appears to have been built in the first decade of the 15th century, when the Venetians established their sovereignty over the island. The dimensions of the base are 10.5 by 9.5 meters and its original height may have exceeded 20 meters. The tower was partially demolished in 1948 to be built on the site of the fort, but the demolition stopped after protests by residents. [6]

References

Stamatelatos, Michael, Vamba-Stamatelatou, Fotini (2006). Geographical Dictionary of Greece. Athens: Hermes. p. 509. ISBN 9603201332.
"Mistros". servitoros.gr. It was archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
Sampson, Adamantios (1985). "The caves and their use in Evia and in Greece in general". Archeology 15: 37-44. Retrieved on 2019-12-26.
Nikolopoulos, Vangelis (2015). "The Prehistoric Age of Evia". ARCHAEOLOGICAL SYMBOLS Volume C: VOIOTIA & EVOIA. Athens: Museum of Cycladic Art. pp. 178. ISBN 978-618-5060-10-7.
"Mistros (Evia)". Residential Changes - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA Retrieved November 4, 2019.
Papathanassiou, Manolis. "Mistro Tower". Castrologist. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

Municipal unit Dirfys
Community Agios Athanasios
Agios Athanasios (Άγιος Αθανάσιος, ο)
Community Amfithea
Amfithea (Αμφιθέα, η)
Community Vounoi
Vounoi (Βούνοι, οι)
Community Glyfada
Agriosykia (Αγριοσυκέα, η)
Glyfada (Γλυφάδα, η)
Kotsikia (Κοτσίκια, τα)
Niki (Νίκη, η)
Community Theologos
Theologos (Θεολόγος, ο)
Community Kathenoi
Kathenoi (Καθενοί, οι)
Community Kampia
Kampia (Καμπιά, τα)
Kato Kampia (Κάτω Καμπιά, τα)
Skounteri (Σκουντέρι, το)
Community Loutsa
Loutsa (Λούτσα, η)
Community Mistros
Ano Mistros (Άνω Μίστρος, ο)
Κλιμάκι, το
Mavropoulo (Μαυρόπουλο, το)
Mistros (Μίστρος, ο)
Community Paliouras
Paliouras (Παλιούρας, ο)
Community Pissona
Pissonas (Πισσώνας, ο)
Community Pournos
Pournos (Πούρνος, ο)
Community Steni Dirfyos
Κάτω Στενή, η
Pyrgos (Πύργος, ο)
Στενή Δίρφυος, η
Community Stropones
Agia Eirini (Αγία Ειρήνη, η)
Lamari (Λάμαρη, η)
Παραλία Χιλιαδού, η
Stropones (Στρόπωνες, αι)

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