Patsides, Heraklion

Patsides is a village in the municipality of Archanes - Asterousia, in the regional unit of Heraklion, Crete. According to the 2011 census, they have 391 inhabitants. They are located 11 km south of Heraklion, at an altitude of 250 m., On the road to Archanes. [2]

Historical data

The oldest written mention in Patsides is made in a contract of 1271, which mentions the rental of vineyards in the village of Panno Spartido (Panno Spartido), which Stergios Spanakis identifies with Pano Spatsides. In contracts of 1279 it is referred to as Spartides. Notarial documents of 1333 state that Kato Patsides was the patriarchal village of the Latin Patriarchate of Constantinople. Kato Patsides is also mentioned in a ducal document of 1378 and Pano Patsides in a document of 1380. [2]

The Venetian censuses mention two settlements. Francesco Barocci in 1577 mentions the Pacidhes apano and Pacidhes cato. The Venetian census of 1583 by Kastrofylakas mentions Pazzides apano and Pazzides cato, both with 69 inhabitants. Francesco Vasilicata in 1630 mentions Pacidhes Ap (an) o and Pacidhes cato. In the Ottoman census of 1671 they are not mentioned, but they are mentioned in a contract of 1673, probably as a place name. A 1834 census conducted by the Egyptians mentions a settlement, Patsidhi, with 4 Christian and 6 Muslim families. [2]

In the 1881 census, the Patsides had 36 Christians and 49 Turkish inhabitants and belonged to the municipality of Agioi Paraskies. In the 1900 census it belonged to the same municipality and had 57 inhabitants. In 1920 it belonged to the community of Skalani. [2] It remained in the community of Skalani until 1948, when it was annexed to the community of Kato Archanes. With the Kapodistrias program, the Patsides were annexed to the municipality of Archanes. [3]

Population censuses

In detail, the demographic course of the village according to the censuses:
Census 1900 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1991 2001 2011
Population [2] 57 110 129 130 146 119 98 113 160 391

References

(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Spanakis, Stergios (1993). Cities and villages of Crete over the centuries, volume BD. Heraklion: Graphic Arts G. Detorakis. pages 616–617.
"Patsides (Heraklion)". Residential Changes - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA Retrieved October 14, 2019.

Municipal unit Archanes
Municipal Community Archanes
Vathypetro (Βαθύπετρο, το)
Epano Archaes (Επάνω Αρχάναι, αι)
Karnari (Καρνάρι, το)
Community Kato Archanes
Ampela (Αμπελά, τα)
Kato Archanes (Κάτω Αρχάναι, αι)
Kera Elaiousa (Κερά Ελαιούσα, η)
Patsides (Πατσίδες, αι)