Katafygio, Ikaria

Greece Greece

Administrative Region : North Aegean
Regional unit : Ikaria

Katafygi or Katafygio[2], Katafydi[3] for the locals, is a settlement in Ikaria and the Regional Unit of Ikaria.

Geographical - Historical information

Katafygi is located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Athera at an altitude of 400 meters[4]. It is approximately 7 km. N.-NE. from Agios Kirikos. The churches of Agios Dimitrios and Agia Triada in the center of the village are considered attractions.

Ancient residential remains and remains of an acropolis are preserved in the area, which date back to the Neolithic period.[5] It is believed that the area was the administrative center of the ancient Thermae, which flourished due to the intensive exploitation of its thermal baths, and the inhabitants took the name 'Asclepians' in the 3rd century, since they were under the protection of the god of medicine Asclepius.[6] A funerary or votive relief has been found, the work of the sculptor Platthi from Paros, which is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Agios Kirikos and dates to around 475 - 450 BC. It depicts "an imposing woman sitting on a throne holding a baby in her arms. A standing young boy leans on her knees, a smaller boy approaches on all fours and two standing men watch the scene gesturing".[7]

Administrative - Population data

It was officially mentioned as a separate settlement for the first time in 1918 with the Government Gazette 204A - 21/09/1918 specifying the seat in the then community of Katafygi.[8] According to the "Kallikratis" Program, it belongs to the community of Agios Kirikos, which falls under the municipal unit of Agios Kirikos of the Municipality of Ikaria, and according to the 2011 census, 62 residents were registered.[9]

Population censuses
Census 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 242[10] 226[11] 113[12] 82[13] 96[14] 89[15] 62

External links

Katafygi Ikaria | Ikaria Katafygi at https://www.youtube.com/
The experience of the village of Katafygi in Ikaria from the website https://etreserasmus.eu/
The column of Katafygi from the website https://www.avgi.gr/

References

(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica. 32. Papyrus Publishing House. 1996. p. 375.
«https://www.mymoschato.gr/». External link in |title= (help)
«IKARIA Shelter, Municipality of IKARIA | buk.gr». buk.gr. Retrieved on July 12, 2022.
«PERMANENT LIST OF DECLARED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS». listedmonuments.culture.gr. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
"Monuments". ikariatourism.weebly.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
"Ministry of Culture and Sports | Archaeological Museum of Agios Kirikos". odysseus.culture.gr. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
"EETAA-Administrative Changes of Settlements". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
"Official Gazette of results of PERMANENT population Archived 2017-11-24 at the Wayback Machine", p. 10822 (p. 348 of pdf)
Population of Greece according to the census of 7 March 1951, p. 164 of pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
Population of Greece according to the census of 19 March 1961, p. 158.
Population of Greece according to the census of 14 March 1971, p. 156 of pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
Actual population of Greece according to the census of 5 April 1981, p. 166 of pdf.
Actual population of Greece according to the census of March 17, 1991, p. 206 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece - Census 2001, p. 205 of the pdf.