Administrative Region : Crete
Regional unit : Chania
Sempronas (Σέμπρωνας ) Chania
Sempronas is a village and the seat of the homonymous community of the municipality of Platanias in the regional unit of Chania, Crete. It belonged to the Kydonia District. It is 38 kilometers from Chania and is built at an altitude of 620 m.[1] on a small plateau with about 80 water sources. Its economy is mainly agricultural, with the main products being chestnuts, olive oil, dairy products, honey, apples and wine.[2]
Historical information
In the Prasiana area, within a farm, a built cist tomb from the early Christian period has been excavated. Bone remains and a clay oinochoe were found inside.[3]
The village is mentioned by Francesco Barocci in 1577 as Semprona, in the province of Kissamos. In the Venetian census of 1583 by Castrofilakas it is mentioned as Gavumera Sembrino with 142 inhabitants and Francesco Basilicata in 1630 mentions the village as Sembrona in the province of Kissamos. On the contrary, in the chronicle of Antonio Trivan it is mentioned that it was under the province of Kydonia. It is possible that the settlement was located on the border of the two provinces and its administrative affiliation changed.[1]
In the Egyptian census of 1834 it is mentioned as Sempronas. In 1881 it belonged to the municipality of Lakka and according to the census it had a mixed population, with 69 Christian and 70 Muslim inhabitants. In the census of 1900 it had 102 inhabitants and was under the same municipality. In 1920 it belonged to the rural municipality of Nea Roumata.[1] In 1925 the village was annexed to the commune of Prase, but in 1930 it was designated as the seat of the homonymous commune until the Kapodistrian administrative division in 1997, when it was incorporated into the then municipality of Mousoura.[4] In 2011 it was incorporated again as a commune into the new municipality of Platanias.
See also: Community of Sempronas
Population censuses
Detailed demographic development of the village according to the censuses:
Census 1900 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population[1] 102 143 173 201 209 198 149 145 131 92
Points of interest
The central church of the village is dedicated to Saint George. It was built in 1910.[2] The village also has the single-nave church of Saint John, probably from the Venetian period. Inside the church, frescoes in poor condition have survived.[5] At the top of the Apopigadi hill is a church dedicated to Saint John, built in 1873. It celebrates the Nativity of the Baptist. Near this church is the source Gitemeni vrysi.[2]
References
Spanakis, Stergios (1993). Cities and villages of Crete through the ages, volume 2. Heraklion: Graphic Arts G. Detorakis. pages 703–704.
"Sempronas". Municipality of Platanias. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
"Sempronas 2". digitalcrete.ims.forth.gr. Retrieved 16 January 2020.[dead link]
"Sempronas (Chania)". Administrative Changes of Settlements - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Company for Local Development and Local Government S.A. Retrieved on 4 November 2019.
«Sempronas - Agios Ioannis». digitalcrete.ims.forth.gr. Retrieved on 16 January 2020.[dead link]
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