Administrative Region : Central Macedonia
Regional unit : Kilkis
Metalliko (Μεταλλικό) Kilkis
Metalliko is a settlement in the municipality of Kilkis, in the prefecture of the same name. It is located 3 kilometers west of the prefecture's capital. According to the 2011 census, the population of Metalliko is 386 inhabitants[2]. In ancient times, the city of Vragylai was located on the site of the village, while during the Ottoman period it was called Giannes or Enes.
Historical information
At the site of the modern settlement there are the ruins of the ancient city of "Vragylai". Its historical continuity is also confirmed by its existence during the Byzantine era. In the 15th century, it remained a Christian village (90%) even though the surrounding villages had become completely Muslim, with the relocation of Muslim Giourouks. It has also preserved Byzantine families, as evidenced by the surname of the local landowner (Hasan Manasis), who was a converted Byzantine landowner.[3].[4] The village was known as Enes or Giannes. Despite the establishment of the Bulgarian exarchate in 1870, the inhabitants of Enes remained loyal to the Patriarchate of Constantinople. In 1879, with the installation of the Bulgarian Uniate bishop in Kilkis, Nilous Isvorov, the inhabitants of the village embraced Uniate. In 1884, many Enes joined the Bulgarian church. The contribution of the Hatzilazaros family during the Macedonian Struggle was significant. The Hadzilazaros family owned a large estate in Metallikon, the harvest of which was used to finance the struggle. The estate also served as a refuge for the Macedonian fighters in the area[5]. After the Treaty of Neuilly in 1919 and the Politis-Kalfof Protocol of 1924, many residents left for Bulgaria.[6]
Hagiography of Saint George in the church of Metalliko, by the hagiographer Zosimas
After the Balkan Wars, it was incorporated into Greece and refugees from Pontus, Asia Minor and other areas of Macedonia settled there (1928, population 407[7]). Its inhabitants include, in addition to the native Macedonians and a few Sarakatsans, Pontians who constitute the majority and are refugees from the Caucasus region and specifically from the village of Vezinköy[8] (Vezin Köyü), today Olculu (Olculu) at a distance of 10 kilometers from the city of Kars and at an altitude of 1900 meters. They moved to this village in 1878-1882 from various villages of Pontus such as Almi, Varenu, Tsiagl, Imera, Kanak, Monastir, Kan, Ardassa, Temirtzikioi in the Argyroupoli region of Pontus, Matsouka, Trebizond, Tokat, Nikopolis and Heroiana but also from the Sipiak region of Tbilisi.
It belonged to the community of Armoutsi (later renamed the community of Megali Vrisi) and was renamed Metalliko in August 1926.[9] In 1994, it was detached from the community of Megali VrYsi to the Municipality of Kilkis. It was rebuilt after World War II and the Civil War, while many residents emigrated abroad.
Today
Today, the village of Metalliko is also home to a few families from Sarakatsana. In the last census of 2001, the village had 371 residents, while in 1991 it had 412 residents. The residents' occupations are agricultural work and livestock farming, but also the service sector, due to the short distance from Kilkis.
Attractions
The village is known for its sour water (natural mineral water),[10] hence its name as Metalliko. A short distance from the village is a railway station with the same name. The post-Byzantine church of the village, Agios Georgios, was built in the early 19th century and was painted by the family of icon painters Zosimas from Chalastra.[11] In the village, a church festival is held on May Day and not on the feast of the saint of the same name.
References
"Pandektis - Renaming of villages". Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
"Metalliko (to) Municipality of Kilkis Municipal Community of Kilkis. Kilkis – Macedonia". dhmos.gr. Municipalities, cities and villages of Greece. Retrieved 24 July 2016.[dead link]
Tax categories of the villages of Thessaloniki during the Ottoman occupation, Vasilios Dimitriadis, Syngrama Periodikon "Macedonian" of the Society for Macedonian Studies, vol. K', Thessaloniki, 1980, p.383
Pavlos Georgiou Tsamantouridis (2002). The Byzantine Castle (Avret Hisar) Old Women's Castle Kilkis. Kilkis: Machitis. pages 21, 22. ISBN 960-8040-07-8.
["Christos Intos: Centers of Organization, Action and Resistance of the Greeks of the Prefecture of Kilkis during the Period of the Macedonian Struggle" Proceedings of the Conference "100 Years since the Death of Pavlos Melas", Society for Macedonian Studies (SMS), Thessaloniki 2004]
Athanassios A. Angelopoulos, Foreign Propaganda in the Province of Polyani during the Period 1870 - 1912, Institute for the Studies of the Blood Peninsula (IMXA), Thessaloniki 1973, reprinted 1993, p. 103
"List of refugee settlements in Macedonia according to the data of the Refugee Resettlement Committee (EAP), year 1928". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
Collective, Leonidas Iasonidis 1884 - 1959, Association "Panagia Soumela", Thessaloniki 1983, p. 39.
Government Gazette 346/1926
"Municipality of Kilkis". Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
Municipality of Kilkis, Monastery tourism[dead link]
| Municipal unit Kilkis |
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| Municipal Community Kilkis |
| Αργυρούπολις, η |
| Zacharato (Ζαχαράτον, το) |
| Kilkis (Κιλκίς, το) |
| Κολχίς, η |
| Metalliko (Μεταλλικό, το) |
| Ξηρόβρυση, η |
| Sevasto (Σεβαστό, το) |
| Community Vaptistis |
| Vaptistis (Βαπτιστής, ο) |
| Kyriakaiika (Κυριακαίικα, τα) |
| Community Kastanies |
| Kastanies (Καστανέαι, αι) |
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| Kristoni (Κρηστώνη, η) |
| Community Leipsydrio |
| Akropotamia (Ακροποταμιά, η) |
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| Kato Potamia (Κάτω Ποταμιά, η) |
| Leipsydrio (Λειψύδριο, το) |
| Community Megali Vrysi |
| Megali Vrysi (Μεγάλη Βρύση, η) |
| Community Melanthio |
| Melanthio (Μελάνθιο, το) |
| Community Mesiano |
| Dafnochori (Δαφνοχώρι, το) |
| Leventochori (Λεβεντοχώρι, το) |
| Mesiano (Μεσιανό, το) |
| Palaio Gynaikokastro (Παλαιόν Γυναικόκαστρον, το) |
| Stavrochori |
| Stavrochori (Σταυροχώρι, το) |
| Community Chorygi |
| Chorygi (Χωρύγι, το) |
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