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Kissamos (Greek Κίσσαμος ( m. sg ), Latinized: . Cisamus ) is a municipality ( Δήμος, Dimos ) in the north- west of the regional prefecture of Chania on the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete. The island forms one of the 13 regions of Greece.

The municipality of Kissamos was formed by the merger of the municipalities and municipal districts present Innachori, Kissamos and Mythimna due to the Kallikratis Act of 2010. Administrative seat is the town of Kissamos 4236 inhabitants on the northern coast of the municipality on the Gulf of Kissamos. Although the official name of the city of Kissamos is just the name Kastelli Kissamou is (Greek Καστέλλι Κισσάμου ) Kastelli Kissamou or even Kastelli still widely used both in the population as well as maps and travel guides.

  • 4.1 traffic
  • 5.1 Municipality arrangement
  • 6.1 personalities who have worked on site

Geography

Geographical Location

The town of Kissamos is located about 40 kilometers west of Chania, on the Gulf of Kissamos, which is bounded on the west by the peninsula Gramvousa and on the east by the Rodopou Peninsula. It is located almost at the eastern boundary of the municipal area that extends south to the island of Elafonisi, west to the sea at Cape Xoskalo and north to Cape Kokala on the island of Agria Gramvousa.

History

Occupied the site of today's Kissamos in ancient times to the nachminoische time reaching back the same city. Whether Kissamos was a port of Polyrrhenia is controversial. To date, the relationship between Phalasarna, a port of the ancient world, Kissamos itself and Polyrrhenia are not finally resolved.

Under Roman rule Kissamos gained a certain independence in the 3rd century AD. From Roman times was in the north of the present city of a house, maybe a bath, a cistern and the remains of an aqueduct, and also discovered the remains of a small theater. In the Tabula Peutingeriana the place Cisamos is called lying and led to a road that led coming on the south coast of Cydonia (Chania) on Cantano ( Kandanos ) to Liso ( Lissus ).

In the year 342 Kissamos became a bishop. In the 12th century it was conquered by Genoa, 1550 fortified by the Venetians. For the walls of the Roman port components were used, the stones of which in turn came from the ruins of the Minoan settlement.

The first fortified place in Crete in 1645, the castle fell to the Turks. 1692 and 1821 succeeded Cretan insurgents temporarily take the place. Another attempt Kissamos to snatch the Turks struck in 1866 failed.

Culture and sights

In Kissamos is an archaeological museum, which moved into a specially renovated building in the city center. The costly for Greek standards exhibit shows artifacts from ancient times, the region of Kissamos.

Economy and infrastructure

Kissamos is dominated by agriculture and trade center of the surrounding area. Tourism economy has so far played only a subordinate role.

Traffic

Kissamos has two ports, a small fishing port and the ferry port at Cape Kavonisi, which is located about three kilometers north-west of the city towards Kissamos. From there, run excursion boats, among other things to the island Gramvousa and the so-called " pirate bay " Balos on the north west coast of the peninsula Gramvousa. Also since 2006, year-round ferry service over the islands of Kythera and Antikythera to Gythio in the Peloponnese starts from there.

Episcopal

Kissamos is the seat of the Metropolitan Church ( diocese ) and Kissamos Selino. Through the activities of the popular long-standing Metropolitan Irineos Galanakis the diocese became important for the whole of Crete. He is succeeded by Metropolitan Amphilochios Andronikakis.

Community structure

The municipality of Kissamos is composed of the following counties and towns. They are divided into a total of 102 inhabited settlements and Places:

  • District Inachori ( Δημοτική Ενότητα Ιναχωρίου, 912 inhabitants) Place Amygdalokefalion ( Αμυγδαλοκεφάλιον ), population 112
  • Village of Elos ( Έλος ), 223 inhabitants
  • Place Kambos ( Κάμπος ), 107 inhabitants
  • Place Kefali ( Κεφάλι ), 80 inh
  • Village Perivolia ( Περιβόλια ), 39 inh
  • Place Strovles ( Στροβλές ), 65 inh
  • Place Vahti ( Βάθη ), 127 inhabitants
  • Place Vlatos ( Βλάτος ), 157 inhabitants
  • Place Gramvousa ( Γραμβούσα ) 796 inh
  • Place Kalathenes ( Καλάθενες ), 160 inhabitants
  • Place Kallergiana ( Καλλεργιανά ), 520 inhabitants
  • Town of Kissamos ( Κίσσαμος ), 4,275 inhabitants
  • Place Koukounara ( Κουκουναρά ), 88 inh
  • Place Lousakies ( Λουσακιές ), 373 inhabitants
  • Platanos village ( Πλάτανος ), 1,179 inhabitants
  • Place Polyrrinia ( Πολυρρηνία ), 78 inh
  • Place Sirikari ( Σηρικάρι ), 110 inhabitants
  • Place Cherethiana ( Χαιρεθιανά ), 70 inh
  • Place Drapanias ( Δραπανιάς ) 427 inh
  • Place Faleliana ( Φαλελιανά ), 163 inhabitants
  • Place Kaloudiana ( Καλουδιανά ) 385 inh
  • Place Malathyros ( Μαλάθυρος ), 89 inh
  • Place Pervolakia ( Περβολάκια ), 150 inhabitants
  • Place Potamida ( Ποταμίδα ), 224 inhabitants
  • Village of Rokka ( Ρόκκα ), 88 inh
  • Place Sasalos ( Σάσαλος ), 48 inh
  • Place Sfakopigadion ( Σφακοπηγάδιον ), 116 inhabitants
  • Place Topolia ( Τοπόλια ), 225 inhabitants
  • Place Voulgaro ( Βουλγάρω ), 314 inhabitants

Community views

  • Kissamos
  • Gulf of Kissamos
  • Bay of Balos
  • Falasarna

Personalities who have worked on site

  • Irineos Galanakis (* 1911, † 2013), from 1957 to 1971 and again from 1982 to 2005 Bishop and later Metropolitan of the Diocese of Kissamos and Selino. Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Germany from 1971 until 1980. Participation in the creation of ANEK Lines and ET.AN.AP., and the Orthodox Academy of Crete.
Administrative regions of Greece Lissos Agios Vasileios, Rethymno Anogeia Faistos Gavdos Ierapetra Lasithi Plateau Malevizi Sfakia Sitia Viannos
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