Zarakes ( el, Ζάρακες, before 1953: Ζάρκα - ''Zarka'') is a village in the

Dystos Dystos ( el, Δύστος ; Latin: ''Dystus'') is the name of a lake, village and former municipality in Euboea, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kymi-Aliveri, of which it is a municipal unit. The munici ...

municipality of

Euboea Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest poin ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. Its population was 707 according to the last census (2011). The village has historically been

Arvanitika Arvanitika (; Arvanitika: , ; Greek: , ), also known as Arvanitic, is the variety of Albanian traditionally spoken by the Arvanites, a population group in Greece. Arvanitika is today endangered, as its speakers have been shifting to the use ...

speaking. The municipal department of the same name (Δημοτικό Διαμέρισμα Ζαράκων) comprises Zarakes proper, Zarakon Beach and Mahalas old village. An ancient fortress near Zarakes has been identified with the

Eretria Eretria (; el, Ερέτρια, , grc, Ἐρέτρια, , literally 'city of the rowers') is a town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important Greek polis in the 6th and 5th centur ...

n fort ''Zaretra'' ( grc, Ζάρητρα), mentioned by

Plutarch Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''P ...

.ZARKA (“Zaretra”) Euboia, Greece
entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Attractions in Zarakes include: * Old village of Zarakes, also known as Μαχαλάς (''Mahalas'') * Old mills * archaeological site of Zarakes near Zoodochos Pigi church * Old church of Saint

Charalampus Saint Charalampos ( grc, Ἅγιος Χαράλαμπος) (also variously Charalampas, Charalampus, Charalambos, Haralampus, Haralampos, Haralabos or Haralambos) was an early Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a city in Asia Minor, i ...

in old village

References

External links

Zarakes historical & folklore website

Web Camara of Zarakes

Photo albums from Zarakes & south Evia

Weather station of Zarakes
Populated places in Euboea Arvanite settlements {{CGreece-geo-stub