Kalliopi ( el, Καλλιόπη) is a settlement in the municipal unit of

Moudros Moudros ( el, Μούδρος) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lemnos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lemnos Lemnos or Limnos ( el, Λήμνος; grc, Λῆμν ...

, on the

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island of

Limnos Lemnos or Limnos ( el, Λήμνος; grc, Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The p ...

. In 2011 its population was 207. It is situated in the eastern part of the island, 1 km southeast of

Kontopouli Kontopouli ( el, Κοντοπούλι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Moudros in the northeastern part of the island of Lemnos, Greece. In 2011 its population was 623 for the village and 634 for the community, which includes ...

and 1.5 km north of the lagoon

Chortarolimni Chortarolimni ( el, Χορταρόλιμνη meaning "weed lake") is a lagoon located in the East of the island Lemnos, Greece. Nearby villages includes Kalliopi to the north, Roussopouli to the southwest and Romano to the west. The area is 2.30 ...

. The village's 3 km long beach is on the Keros Gulf. The gulf is east of the village and was an important port until the late Middle Ages. The name "Keros" meaning "horn" refers to its shape.

Population

History

The village was established around 1200. This may have coincided with the decline of the town

Hephaistia Hephaestia and Hephaistia ( grc, Ἡφαιστία), or Hephaestias or Hephaistias (Ἡφαιστίας), was a town of Ancient Greece, now an archeological site on the northern shore of Lemnos, Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It was name ...

. According to local folklore, the first settler was Kalliopi or Kalli, a rich resident of Hephaistia, who was expelled due to improper conduct. The settlement was formerly closer to the sea, near the present locality Ariones. The naval general Georgios Kapetanakis, active in the

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...

, came from Kalliopi.

Sources

*''Tourptsoglou-Stefanidou Vassiliki, ''Voyages and Geographical Sources From Lemnos Island (15th-20th Centuries)'' (''Ταξιδιωτικά και γεωγραφικά κείμενα για τη νήσο Λήμνο (15ος-20ος αιώνας)'' = ''Taxidiotika ke geografika kimena yia ti niso Limno'' (15os-20os eonas)'') * Belitsos, Theodoros, ''Lemnos and its villages'' by Th. Belitsos 1994. *''Lemnos Province CD Rom'' (''Cdrom Επαρχείου Λήμνου'' = ''CD Rom Eparcheiou Limnou''): ''Lovable Lemnos'' *Belitsos, Theodoros: ''Historic route in Lemnos: Livadochori'',

Lemnos Newspapers Lemnos or Limnos ( el, Λήμνος; grc, Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The p ...

, p 531 (June 10, 2008).

External links

Kalliopi at the GTP Travel Pages

References

{{Lemnos div Populated places in Lemnos

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