Kavala

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Kavala (Greek Καβάλα ( f sg ) ) is a commercial and port city and municipality ( Dimos Kavala Δήμος Καβάλας ) in northern Greece in the Administrative Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace directly on the Gulf of Thasos (Gulf of Kavala ) of the Thracian Sea. The second largest of the region after drama community has about 70,500 inhabitants. It has the main port of Eastern Macedonia and has an approximately 30 km east of the city of public transport, airport, which is mainly used for domestic flights and tourist charter traffic. Twin town in Germany since 1998 Nuremberg.

History

Kavala was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek inhabitants of the neighboring island of Thasos as Neapolis. This settlement and its environs fell to a special role within the thasitischen Peraea. To the west it was bounded on the coastal area through the fortified settlement of anti thasitische Sara, now the district Kalamitsa / Kavala and on the east by the walled thasitische establishment of Nea Karvali. Neapolis was the only thasitische settlement on the mainland, which independence from the colonial power Thasos in 411 BC earned it. At Neapolis prosperity came through silver and gold mining in Lekanis Mountains. This was associated with the early introduction of its own currency, which promoted its political and economic independence from the metropolis of Thasos. 168 BC Neapolis to the city ( civitas ) was charged. In the Byzantine era, it was renamed in Christ polis ( city Christ ). The Venetians fortified during their brief occupation of the Panagia peninsula with a castle. The current name comes from the Kavala importance as an important coaching inn where the horses ( Italian " cavallo " ) were changed on the Via Egnatia.

In the year 49 Paul went from Tarsus in today's Kavala ashore and founded in Philippi the first Christian church on European soil. In 1900 Kavala was a rather insignificant settlement with about 6,000 inhabitants. Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire ( Otto Reich manic ) By 1371 until 1912.

The founder of the Egyptian Khedive dynasty of Albanian origin Muhammad Ali Pasha was born here in 1769. He built in 1817 on the city wall of Panagia Peninsula Imaret, an ensemble of the mosque, madrasa and poor eating house with views of the harbor below. The historic building with its oriental domes, chimneys, vaults, cisterns and courtyards has been faithfully renovated in 2004 and today represents an architectural delight, which houses a hotel.

Originally from the Roman era aqueduct, a two-story arches, restored Suleiman the Magnificent, which, like the castle dominates the skyline of the city today. After the Greco- Turkish War in 1922 settled Greek emigrants from Asia Minor in Kavala and founded villages in the area, where she also began growing tobacco. By processing and shipping of tobacco Kavala gained a certain importance.

Between 1941 and 1944, was located in Kavala, the headquarters of the Bulgarian Aegean fleet.

Structure

Since the administrative reform in 2010, in which the neighboring community Filippi was incorporated, the community Kavala divided into two municipal districts and those in 12 villages, with those over 2,000 residents than urban community ( Dimotiki kinotita ), smaller than local community ( topiki kinotita ) denotes be. The population figures are derived from the results of the census of 2011.

• Municipality of Kavala - Δημοτική Ενότητα Καβάλας - 58 790 inhabitants Municipality Kavala - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Καβάλας - 56,371 inhabitants Kavala Καβάλα - 54 027 inhabitants
• Agios Syllas - Άγιος Σύλλας - 101 inhabitants
• Aspri Ammos - Άσπρη Άμμος - 48 inhabitants
• Palio Tsifliki - Παλιό Τσιφλίκι - 2,195 inhabitants
• Sanatorio - Σανατόριο - uninhabited

• Nea Karvali - Νέα Καρβάλη - 2,160 inhabitants
• Ano Lefki - Άνω Λεύκη - 17 inhabitants
• Lefki - Λεύκη - 48 inhabitants

• Municipality Krinides - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Κρηνίδων - 3,365 inhabitants
• Municipality Zygos - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ζυγού - 2,057 inhabitants Zygos - Ζυγός - 2,057 inhabitants
• Neo Zygos - Νέο Ζυγός - 572 inhabitants

• Limnia - Λημνιά ( Λιμνιά ) - 35 inhabitants
• Vounochori - Βουνοχώρι - 106 inhabitants
• Lykostomo - Λυκόστομο - 41 inhabitants

• Polynero - Πολύνερο - 18 inhabitants
• Kranochori - Κρανοχώρι - 7 inhabitants

• Polystylo - Πολύστυλο - 420 inhabitants
• Dato - Δάτο - 310 inhabitants
• Mikrochori ( Ano Dato ) - Μικροχώρι ( Άνω Δάτο ) - 90 inhabitants

The core city of Kavala is divided into the following Area:

• Center ( Κέντρο )
• Agia Varvara ( Αγία Βαρβάρα )
• Agios Athanasios ( Άγιος Αθανάσιος )
• Agios Ioannis ( Άγιος Ιωάννης )
• Agios Loukas ( Άγιος Λουκάς )
• Chilia ( Χιλια )
• Dexameni ( Δεξαμενή )
• Kalamitsa ( Καλαμίτσα )
• Neapolis ( Νεάπολη )
• Panagia ( Παναγία )
• Perigiali ( Περιγιάλι )
• Prophet Elias ( Προφήτης Ηλίας )
• Timios Stavros ( Τίμιος Σταυρός )
• Vyrona ( Βύρωνας )
• Kipoupoli ( Κηπούπολη )

Demographics

Twin Cities

• Gabrovo, Bulgaria, since 1975
• Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 1994
• Nuremberg, Germany, since 1999

Friendship agreements exist with

• Agadir, Morocco, since 2001
• Martuni, Armenia, since 2001
• Tekirdag, Turkey, since 2003
• Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria, since 2003
• Vranje, Serbia, since 2009

Sons and daughters of the town

• Muhammad Ali Pasha, the Egyptian viceroy
• Johnny Challah, Greek comedian
• Georgios Georgiadis, a Greek footballer
• Giorgos Krommidas, Greek - German writer
• Konstantinos Mitroglou, Greek footballer
• Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer
• Zisis Vryzas, Greek national football team
• Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer

Tourist attractions

• Port for ferries to Thassos and Limnos
• Two-story Roman aqueduct ( the Kamares ), reconstructed by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century
• Castle ( Citadel ) from the Byzantine period (ca. 16th century ) in place of the ancient Acropolis
• Imaret former retirement and dormitory, bath ( hamam), mosques and feeding the poor with domes and several courtyards
• Birthplace of Mehmet Ali Pasha, the founder of the last Egyptian royal dynasty
• St. Mary's Church from the 15th century
• Panagia the old Turkish quarter with steep streets
• Nestos

Transport and the economy

Kavala is a traffic junction in the road, maritime and air transport. The National Highway 2 crosses the city from the west (Thessaloniki ) to the east ( Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli). The National Highway 12 leads north-west to Drama and Serres. The European route 90 which was previously congruent with the National Highway 2, now runs around with the Highway 2 ( Egnatia Odos ) to Kavala.

Southeast of the city on the western part of the peninsula of the Nestos estuary is located in Chrysoupolis the international airport Alexander the Great ( in Greek Megas Alexandros ).

The port of Kavala serves, inter alia, the ferry service to the islands of Thassos and Limnos.

Kavala has no rail connection. As in many regions of Greece ensure intercity buses the public transport network.

The state-owned utility DEI plans to build a new coal-fired power plant, together with the German energy company RWE. In contrast, there were protests.