Agios Konstantinos, Samos

The village of Agios Konstantinos (Greek Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος ( m. sg. ) ) Is located about 7 km north-west of Kokkari and 7 km east of Agios Nikolaos on the north coast of the Greek island of Samos.

Agios Konstantinos consists of the older district of Agios Konstantinos Pano ( Pano Chorio ) and the younger Kato Agios Konstantinos ( Kato Chorio ). The village of Agios Konstantinos is based on the eponymous church, a former metohi the monastery Moni Vronda named. At the time of hegemony Agios Konstantinos was seat of the municipality Exi Gitonies ( Έξι Γειτονιές, "Six neighborhoods " ), which included the villages still Nenedes, Stavrinides, Manolates and now abandoned settlements Margarites and Valeondades.

About the history of the village is not known, probably it was but like the other nearby villages and hamlets of people from Vourliotes founded.

The mountainous, but fertile environment favors the wine, but also fruit and horticulture are operated. In addition to the wine tourism offer in the summer months, an additional source of income.

With the implementation of local government reform after the Kapodistrias program in 1997 was the inclusion of Agios Konstantinos in the town of Vathy. On January 1, 2011, the administrative reform of 2010, the former municipalities of the island to the newly created municipality Samos ( Dimos Samou Δήμος Σάμου ) together.

¹ Agios Konstantinos Agios Konstantinos with Ormos; Agios Konstantinos ² with Ano Agios Konstantinos