Agios Kirykos ( el, Άγιος Κήρυκος) is a town and a former
municipality
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on the island of
Ikaria
Icaria, also spelled Ikaria ( el, Ικαρία), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos. According to tradition, it derives its name from Icarus, the son of Daedalus in Greek mythology, who was be ...
,
North Aegean
The North Aegean Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου, translit=Periféria Voríou Eyéou, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the isl ...
,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Ikaria
Icaria, also spelled Ikaria ( el, Ικαρία), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos. According to tradition, it derives its name from Icarus, the son of Daedalus in Greek mythology, who was be ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
Its population was 3511 at the 2011 census (2955 for the town itself), and its land area is .
It is the administrative capital of Ikaria and the Ikaria regional unit (which includes the islands of Fourni).
The municipal unit shares the island of Ikaria with the municipal units of
Evdilos and
Raches; of the three, it is the largest in population and smallest in land area.
It was named after
Saint Kirykos or Quiricus, the youngest martyr of the Eastern Orthodox Church, who suffered death at the age of three in Asia Minor.
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/ref> To him is devoted the cathedral church of the town. Agios Kirykos hosts the annual International Chess Tournament, "Ikaros", every July.
Points of interest include the old school, the archaeological museum, the traditional square, the brass band performing at feast days since 1928, the stadium in Patela, which hosted the 10th Pan-Aegean Games, the statue of Skepsi (thinking woman), the altar of the flame for the Aerathletic international IKARIADA Games and the Lefkada Annunciation medieval monastery.
References
External links
Official website
Populated places in Ikaria (regional unit)
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