Stagira ( el, Στάγειρα or , also fem. or ) is a Greek village lying on a picturesque plateau on the

Chalcidice Chalkidiki (; el, Χαλκιδική , also spelled Halkidiki, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region c ...

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, and standing at the foot of the Argirolofos hill. The village stands approximately 8 kilometers south southwest of the ancient Stageira, the birthplace of Aristotle, and a statue of him stands in it. Aristoteles der Stagirit

History

The village of Stagira was built near the archaeological site of Stagira. In Byzantine times, Stagira was called ''Siderokafsia'' (which means

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). The

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's mint was located there in the 16th century and many ruins of furnaces can be found close to the village. The historical central church of Stagira was built in 1814, a few years before the

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Population

The present-day village has approximately 500 inhabitants, but including the neighbouring village of Stratoniki, with which Stagira virtually merges, the population increases to around 1500.

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* {{Authority control Populated places in Chalkidiki