Administrative Region : Central Greece
Regional unit : Evoia
Makrychori (Μακρυχώρι) Evoia
Makrychori is a mountainous village in the municipality of Kymi-Aliveri, in the Regional Unit of Evoia. According to the 2011 census, it has 52 inhabitants. It is built at an altitude of 520 meters[2] on a mountain slope.[3]
Historical information
The area in antiquity was the boundary of the territory of ancient Kymi.[3] The village is mentioned in an Ottoman tax register of 1474 under the name Makrihor. According to the register, it had 25 houses.[4] In September 1822, during the revolution of 1821, civil strife took place in Makrihori.[2]
In 1836, Makrychori was annexed to the municipality of Konistria. With the abolition of municipalities in 1912, a community seat was designated, which remained until the Kapodistrias plan, when it was annexed to the municipality of Konistros. With the Kallikratis
plan, it was annexed to the municipality of Kymi-Aliveri.[3]
Population censuses
The course of the population according to the censuses:
Census 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 371[2] 430[2] 419[2] 388[2] 286[2] 221[2] 202[2] 116 52
Points of interest
The village is home to the 14th-century cross-roofed church dedicated to Saint Demetrius. The interior of the church is listed. The frescoes include life-size depictions of saints and martyrs, the Deisis, as well as images from the lives of Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Saint Demetrius. The founding inscription of the church is also preserved. According to the census, the church was renovated at the expense of Michael Tamisas and his wife Irene in the year 6811 from the creation of the world, which corresponds to the year 1303.[5]
References
(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Stamatelatos, Michael; Vamva-Stamatelatou, Foteini (2006). Geographical Dictionary of Greece. Athens: Ermes. p. 460. ISBN 9603201332.
«Makrychori». Municipality of Kymi - Aliveri. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
Balta, Evangelia (1989). L' Eubee a la fin du XV siecle: economie et population: les registres de l'annee 1474. Athens: Society of Euboean Studies. pp. 123, 329.
Zografos, Pantelis G. (1927). "Christian Euboea". Bulletin of the Christian Archaeological Society 4: 3-13. doi:10.12681/dchae.1332. ISSN 2241-2190.
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