Kontopouli
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Kontopouli Κοντοπούλι |
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 Kontopouli
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| Coordinates: 39°56′N 25°20′E / 39.933°N 25.333°ECoordinates: 39°56′N 25°20′E / 39.933°N 25.333°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Lemnos |
| Municipality | Lemnos |
| Municipal unit | Moudros |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Rural | 623 |
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| • Population | 634 (2011) |
| • Area (km2) | 37.04 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Kontopouli (Greek: Κοντοπούλι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Moudros in the northeastern part of the island of Lemnos, Greece. In 2011 its population was 623 for the village and 634 for the community, which includes the small villages Agios Alexandros and Agios Theodoros. Its total area is 37.04 km². Kontopouli is 1 km northwest of Kalliopi, 3 km east of Repanidi and 8 km northeast of Moudros.
There are several small farming settlements around Kontopouli. Most of them are presently uninhabited, but some date back to the Byzantine era. The most important of these is Agios Alexandros. Other villages are Dimosia, Agios Georgios Amniou (near the Alyki lake), Neftina (on the bay in the northwest where the Turkish manor of Haji Pasha was located), Agios Theodoros (also Saravari) and Geranos (also Ageranou).
The village owes its name to the Byzantine landowner Kontopoulos who donated part of the area to the Great Lavra monastery on Mount Athos, according to the historian Komninos Pyromaglou. It was referred to in 19th century local records as Kondopoul, a name still used by locals. It became a commune in 1918 and changed its name to Kontopoulion.
According to oral tradition, the village was founded by residents from Kotsinos and Agios Ypatios. Evidently at the end of the 17th century when Kotsinos was abandoned, many inhabitants resettled in Kontopouli. The origin of part of its inhabitants from Agios Ypatios is confirmed by the fact that the local church is dedicated to Saint Hypatius.
Kontopouli was first mentioned in 1739, during the Turkish rule, by Pococke as Ontopol. In 1788 Choiseul-Gouffier mentioned it on his map as a nameless village, and in 1858 Conze mentioned it as Kondopuli. From the early 19th century, the village developed into the main village of northeast Lemnos. In 1856, 370 men between the ages of 18 and 50 paid 11,840 kuruş in order to avoid army conscription, which underlines the importance of the village. Conze mentioned it as a large, tall and comfortably situated village.
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