Administrative Region : Central Macedonia
Regional unit : Imathia
Agia Marina (Αγία Μαρίνα) Imathia
Agia Marina is located 12 km. northeast of Veria and in the area of its plain.
Historical
The existence of the village is attested as a waqf on the maps of the Ottoman period of 1550, 1650 and 1750. It belonged to the kaza of Veria and the population of the village was Slavic-speaking. In testimony regarding a tour of Metropolitan Daniel ( 1769 – 1799; ), which took place after 1770, it is stated that the archiepiscopal contribution paid by the Christian residents of Agia Marina was 1,110 groscia. If it is calculated that each stefani (family) was obliged to pay an annual archiepiscopal contribution of approximately 18 groscia – 1/6 of the Turkish. lira, the village's population can be estimated at approximately 61 families and 250 Christian residents.
In 1804, the eponymous Ali Pasha invaded the kazades of Veria and Naoussa. At that time, he seized the properties of Muslim and Christian residents, demanded the payment of an annual tax and placed his own overseers (soumbasides) on the occupied estates, as was done in Agia Marina. The Greek population suffered greatly from the greed of the new conqueror, working in a system of forced labor and paying him an annual tax. His rule lasted until 1820.
During the years of the Macedonian struggle, it was incorporated into Exarchia, but in May 1908 a Greek community was created. On December 9, 1935, the area of the village was affected by the great flood that created a problem throughout the prefecture of Imathia and destroyed many houses. Due to the fear of a recurrence of the phenomenon, the village was moved westward by two kilometers. The location of the old village is indicated by the church of Agia Marina, which is now the only remaining building.
Geographical information
Agia Marina (Local Community of Agia Marina - Municipal Unit of Dovra), belongs to the Municipality of Veria of the Regional Unit of Imathia, which is located in the Region of Central Macedonia, according to the administrative division of Greece as formed with the “Kallikratis” program.[1] [2]
The official name is “Agia Marina”. The seat of the municipality is Veria and belongs to the geographical department of Macedonia.
Demographics
Year 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 216 443 652 809 935 886 964 958 796 864
Sources [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11][12] [11][13]
Agia Marina is inhabited mainly by native Macedonians, refugees from Asia Minor and a few Pontic residents.[14] The main occupations of the inhabitants are agriculture and livestock farming.
The village has three cafes, a café-bar, two convenience stores, a greengrocer, a pharmacy and a store with agricultural supplies. There is also a primary school, a kindergarten and three churches. Public transport to the nearest city, Veria, is regular (approximately every hour) from 7 am to 9 pm.[1] [2]
Cultural events
The Educational - Cultural Association is active in Agia Marina with the aim of preserving and disseminating the cultural wealth of the area to the youth. The association organizes events on an annual basis as part of the village festival and the homonymous church ''Agia Marina'' on 16 and 17 July, with traditional dances by the Association's own sections but also with the participation of other cultural associations in the area. Also, annual Christmas dances are organized, in a family entertainment center, on December 23, where the ''kolde'' is celebrated with the lighting of a large fire in the center of the village.
It is worth visiting the Holy Church of Agia Marina, located 2 km. east of the settlement. It is a single-nave basilica with an integrated narthex and a covered peristyle on the south and west sides. The dimensions of the external plan are 17.70 X 6.70 m. It was built with adobe masonry and its binding material is lime mortar. The thickness of the walls is 0.70 cm. Only the niche of the step protrudes externally and it does not have any lighting openings in the walls. The only windows in the space are the two skylights located in the steep roof of the church. The entrance is through two low doorways, one on the west and one on the south side, from where one descends to the floor level of the church by two steps. The floor is paved with irregular old marble and ceramic tiles. The interior surfaces of the church are covered with frescoes from the mid-18th century which unfortunately are in a very poor state of preservation due to the mechanical stress of the entire church and the accumulated soot. Several square meters of frescoes are also covered with lime.
It is a declared and protected monument according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism/B1/F36/31675/685/2-7-1985. Official Gazette 455/B/19-7-1985.
In the northwest corner of the church stands a newly built bell tower made of reinforced concrete.
The legend of Agia Marina
It is said that the village took its name from Agia Marina, who is also the patron saint of the place. Both of the village's holy churches (the old church 2 km. east and the new church in the center of the village) bear her name. The residents believe that the Saint has performed many miracles and there are many who claim to have met her.
During the 1930s, a major flood completely destroyed the village (which was built further south). The only building that survived was the holy church of Agia Marina. It is believed that it was the Saint who protected the Church and that she resides in it and protects it even today[15].
Legend has it that there was an icon in the church of Agia Marina, which the villagers decided to transfer to their then new church, but the icon somehow always returned to the old church.
References
"Lowland Villages". Archived from the original on 26 December 2017.
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"Population of Greece at the census of 15-16 May 1928", p. 132 (pdf p. 152), from ELSTAT, Archived 4/3/2016], Retrieved 8/1/2018
"Population of Greece at the census of 16 October 1940", p. 160 (pdf p. 184), from ELSTAT, Archived 25/4/2017], Retrieved 8/1/2018
"Population of Greece at the census of 7 April 1951", p. 70 (pdf p. 70), from ELSTAT, Archived 4/3/2017], Retrieved 8/1/2018
"Results of the population - housing census of 19 March 1961", Table 1, p. 200 (pdf p. 270), from ELSTAT, Archived 6/3/2017], Retrieved 8/1/2018
"Population of Greece at the census of 14 March 1971", p. 72 (pdf p. 72), by ELSTAT, Archived 24/10/2014], Retrieved 8/1/2018
«Results of the population - housing census of 5 April 1981», p. 363 (pdf p. 363), by ELSTAT, Retrieved 8/1/2018
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Bibliography
Voudouris, A., ''The tour of Metropolitan Daniel in the villages of the District of Veria according to an unpublished code of the Holy Metropolis of Veria, Naoussa and Campania'', Macedonian, volume 35 (2005-06), pp. 193-213.
| Municipal unit Dovra |
|---|
| Community Agia Marina |
| Agia Marina (Αγία Μαρίνα , η) |
| Community Agios Georgios |
| Agios Georgios (Άγιος Γεώργιος, ο) |
| Community Patrida |
| Kali Panagia (Καλή Παναγία, η) |
| Patrida (Πατρίς, η) |
| Community Trilofo |
| Trilofo (Τρίλοφον, το) |
| Community Fyteia |
| Agios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος, ο) |
| Koutsochori (Κουτσοχώρι, το) |
| Lianovrochi (Λιανοβρόχι, το) |
| Fyteia (Φυτεία, η) |
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Agia Marina Achaia
Agia Marina Aitoloakarnania
Agia Marina Andros
Agia Marina Chania
Agia Marina Evoia
Agia Marina Stylida Fthiotida
Agia Marina Tithorea Fthiotida
Agia Marina Ilia
Agia Marina Imathia
Agia Marina Ioannina
Agia Marina Kryas Ioannina
Agia Marina Karditsa
Agia Marina Kassos
Agia Marina Kavala
Agia Marina Kea
Agia Marina Korinthia
Agia Marina Lakonia
Agia Marina Leros
Agia Marina Lesbos
Agia Marina Messinia
Agia Marina Sifnos
Agia Marina Thesprotia
Agia Marina Zakynthos
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