Paliouras, Evoia

Paliouras (Παλιούρας) Evoia

Paliouras is a village of Dirfion - Messapia of the Regional Unit of Evoia. According to the 2011 census it has 418 inhabitants. It is built at an altitude of 170 m. [1] It is located 26 km northeast of Chalkida and 11 km west of Steni. [2]

Historical data

Traces of habitation have been found at the Lakkes and Reres sites since the early Helladic period, mainly shellfish and obsidian. Lakkes was also inhabited in later times. [2]

The etymology of the name Paliouras is not known. It may be named after a thorny plant that grows in the area. [2] The village from 1940 to 2017 was called Paliouras. [3] The village is mentioned in an Ottoman tax store of 1474 under the name Palura. According to the store, it had 14 houses. [4]

In 1835 Paliouras was annexed to the municipality of Lilandia. With the abolition of the municipalities in 1912, the seat of the homonymous community of the province of Chalkida 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. [3]

Population censuses

The course of the population according to the censuses:
Census 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2001 2011
Population 523 [1] 720 [1] 721 [1] 780 [1] 648 [1] 679 [1] 591 [1] 652 418

Points of interest

West of the village is the monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary or Panagia Paliourgiotissa. The monastery flourished during Frankish times, when it acquired a large estate and had up to 800 monks. The monastery was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1470, who slaughtered the monks and demolished the monastery. Only a large oak tree survived. After 1830, a small church was built on the site, which in 1948 was replaced by a larger church. There is also a guest house in the area. [2]

References

Stamatelatos, Michael, Vamva-Stamatelatou, Fotini (2006). Geographical Dictionary of Greece. Athens: Hermes. p. 586. ISBN 9603201332.
"Paliouras". servitoros.gr. It was archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
"Paliouras (Evia)". Residential Changes - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA Retrieved November 4, 2019.
Balta, Evangelia (1989). L 'Eubee a la fin du XV siecle: economie et population: les registres de l'annee 1474. Αθήνα: Εταιρεία Ευβοϊκών Μελετών. pp. 124, 315.

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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