Kallirachi ( el, Καλλιράχη) is a village on the island of

Thasos Thasos or Thassos ( el, Θάσος, ''Thásos'') is a Greek island in the North Aegean Sea. It is the northernmost major Greek island, and 12th largest by area. The island has an area of and a population of about 13,000. It forms a separate re ...

in northern

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. As of 2021 the village has a population of 971. The village is located at an average height of 145

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, on the western slope of Mount Metamorphosis.

History

In tradition, on a hill above the village is located the grave of

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(fl. ca. 215), a priest and

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banished to the island of Thasos as a

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. To the west of the village (2.5 km) is the location of a village under the same name (Skala Kallirachi), where the original sixteenth-century village was located, before being abandoned and its residents seeking refuge inland, due to pirate raids. In the Ottoman tahrir defter (number 75) of 1519, the settlement was recorded as a town with the name .

Economy

The main economic activity of the residents is based on tourism and

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grove plantations in the surrounding area of the village.

References

External links

Official municipality website
{{Thasos div Populated places in Thasos