Administrative Region : North Aegean
Regional unit : Chios
Vessa (Βέσσα) Chios
Vessa[1] or Vessi[2] is a semi-mountainous village and Mastichochori of Chios.
General information
Vessa is located 19 kilometers southwest of Chios town (road distance), in a valley, from which a possible etymology of the village's name (from the Homeric bessa = valley), and at an average altitude of 180 meters.[3] The area of the homonymous municipal district is 21 square kilometers.
In 1346, it was conquered by the Genoese, who were interested in its mastic trees[4].
It has traditional architecture with narrow streets. It is an old, medieval settlement of the 10th century[5] and a characteristic castle-village ("kastrochori")[4]. The Church of Agios Dimitrios is also of interest. The parish church, however, is honored in the name of the Dormition of the Theotokos and is celebrated on August 15.
Vessa is the birthplace of Constantine Valiades (Constantine V), Ecumenical Patriarch between 1897 and 1901[6], whose bust was erected in 2015 in the village.
It is first officially mentioned in 1918 as the seat of the newly founded community of the same name.[2]
Population
The evolution of the population of Vessa in the official censuses is as follows:
Population of Vessa `Census year Residents
1951 429
1961 367
1971 294
1981 254
1991 373
2001 251
References
«Municipal Units - Municipality of Chios». November 6, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
«Vessa of Chios». Administrative changes of local governments. Hellenic Society for Local Development and Self-Government. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
«VESSAS (Village) CHIOS - Greek Travel Pages». www.gtp.gr. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
«History - Vessa» (in English). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
"Architecture - Vessa". Retrieved 28 September 2021.
"The Patriarch in Vessa today". Alithia.gr. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
| Municipal unit Mastichochoria |
|---|
| Municipal Community Pyrgi |
| Venetiko (Βενέτικο, το (νησίς)) |
| Dotia (Δότια, τα) |
| Emporeios (Εμπορειός, ο) |
| Karynta (Καρύντα, η) |
| Moni Agiou Georgiou (Μονή Αγίου Γεωργίου, η) |
| Pelagonisos (Πελαγόνησος, η (νησίς)) |
| Pyrgi (Πυργίον, το) |
| Community Armolia |
| Armolia (Αρμόλια, τα) |
| Community Vessa |
| Vessa (Βέσσα, η) |
| Community Elata |
| Άγιος Στέφανος, ο (νησίς) |
| Elata (Ελάτα, η) |
| Community Kalamoti |
| Almyros (Αλμυρός, ο) |
| Kalamoti (Καλαμωτή, η) |
| Komi (Κώμη, η) |
| Community Lithi |
| Lithi (Λιθίον, το) |
| Limenas Lithiou (Λιμένας Λιθίου, ο) |
| Community Mesta |
| Kalogeros (Καλόγερος, ο (νησίς)) |
| Limenas (Λιμένας, ο) |
| Merikounta (Μερικούντα, η) |
| Mesta (Μεστά, τα) |
| Nisaki (Νησάκι, το (νησίς)) |
| Trachylia (Τραχύλια, τα) |
| Community Olympoi |
| Olympoi (Ολύμποι, οι) |
| Community Patrika |
| Patrika (Πατρικά, τα) |
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