Administrative Region : Central Greece
Regional unit : Evoia
Trachili (Τραχήλι) Evoia
Trachili is a village in the municipality of Kymi-Aliveri, in the Regional Unit of Evoia. According to the 2011 census, it has 345 inhabitants. It is built at an altitude of 420 meters.[2].
Historical information
The area of the village bears traces of habitation from prehistoric times. An ancient cemetery, walls, an ancient well and traces of fortification have been found in the area of the tower. The village seems to have been inhabited in Byzantine times.[3] It was built on the Palaiostrata, the road that connected Kymi with Chalkida, and it is possible that there were tolls in the village. At the end of the 14th and the beginning of the 15th century, a fortified tower was built in the village, which survives to this day.[4] The village is mentioned in an Ottoman tax register of 1474 under the name Trahili. According to the register, it had 55 houses and belonged to the nahiye of Monodryos.[5]
In 1835, Trachili was annexed to the municipality of Taminaion and in 1841 to the municipality of Dystia (which was later renamed to Taminaion). With the abolition of municipalities in 1912, Trahili was designated as the seat of the homonymous community. With the Kapodistrias plan, it was annexed to the municipality of Taminaion and with the Kallikratis plan, it was annexed to the municipality of Kymi-Aliveri.[6]
Population censuses
Population trends according to censuses:
Census 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 432[2] 485[2] 484[2] 497[2] 463[2] 440[2] 382[2] 293 345
Points of interest
The medieval tower in Trachili
In a prominent position in the village is a tall square Venetian tower, built around 1400. The tower is approximately 22 meters high and has base dimensions of 7.4 by 7.6 meters. From the top it has a panoramic view of the Aegean Sea and the southern Euboean Gulf. The lower floor has only small arms slots, while the windows are on the middle and upper floors. The entrance was on the south side and was accessible by a hanging ladder.[4]
External links
Tower at Trachili by the Castlekeeper.
References
(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Stamatelatos, Michael; Vamva-Stamatelatou, Foteini (2006). Geographical Dictionary of Greece. Athens: Ermes. p. 752. ISBN 9603201332.
"Trachili". Municipality of Kymi - Aliveri. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
Papathanasiou, Manolis. "Tower at Trachili". Castlekeeper. Retrieved 23 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, 313.
«Trachilion (Euvia)». Administrative Changes of Settlements - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society for Local Development and Local Government S.A. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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