Chronological Outline
of
A l o n i s s o s (
until the Year 1999
By H. Schwarz,
M.A., Translator,53177 Bonn, Nietzsche Str, 44
Alonissos is the second in size and the most
distant island of the inhabited
Whenever events mention the isles of Skopelos and
Skiathos, or event the Greek mainland are cited, the reason is that such dates
may have had repercussions on the isle of Alonnissos and its habitants as well,
notwithstanding the fact that local records are not documented.
Artefacts of early historical epochs are known and
show that the island has been inhabited. But due to the fact that such findings
have not been analysed in a systematic and scientific manner, detailed
explanations cannot be given, not to the least, that neither archaeological
research nor excavations have been undertaken in the past. Alonissos seems to
be not interesting enough to justify the costs thereof. So, only oral remarks
concerning one or another finding - a pierced stone found occasionally while
doing some garden work, red or black figurative shard, a grave hit while
constructing. Due to a missing collecting point for such findings, for instance
some kind of
Some contradictions may be explained by these
facts. We can assume that in Venetian, Osmanian or Greek archives some
interesting information could have been found, but such enterprises would have
gone beyond the scope of this work. Although, while exploring
the German military archives in Freiburg, it has been possible to contribute
some new data treating the period of the German occupation of
When contemplating the history of Alonissos one has
the impression that it is the earthquake of March 1965 and the tourist development
since the Seventies and Eighties that puts this
The very name Alonissos presents already a certain
problem, because over the millenaries and centuries the
In former times Skopolos had the Name Peparethos,
while Skiathos kept its name during all those times.
Saying this, we can make the following compilation:
Actual
Names
Former denominations
Alonissos
Ikos
Chiliodromia
Iliodromia
Liadromia
Dromos
Kyra
Panagia
A l o n i s s o s
Pelagonissi
Skopelos
Peparethos
Skiathos
Skiathos
When we transcribe the Greek Name of
the
AloV and NhsoV (the word for Sea/Salt and Isle), we have two
options in German and English Writing. If we follow the transliteration, i.e.
the literal transcription, we could write 'Alonnisos'. If we would follow the
phonetic Transcription we should write 'Alonissos'. Both notations -
'Alonnisos' und 'Alonissos' - are correct. As for the present use, we opted for
the transcription and are writing the name as 'Alonissos'
Words in Italic refer to other Islands or to the
whole Country (of
We have to thank Mrs. Alexandra Mangou,
million years ago 135 000 -100000 BC 10 000 BC 1600-1110 BC 14.-13- Century BC Around 1193 BC Prior to the 8th Cent. BC 8th Century BC 6th Cent.
and the beginning of 5th Cent. BC 569 BC 490 BC 480 BC 479 BC 478-404 BC 431-404 BC 427 BC 422 BC 394 BC 394 BC 378-338 BC 351 BC 350 BC 4th Century BC 348 BC 346 BC 343 BC 338 BC 338-146 BC 208/9 BC 199 BC 192 BC 146 BC 88 BC 82 BC 63-23 BC 43 BC- 14AC 42 BC 193-211 AC 330 378 380 395 530 668-585 904 1078 1082 1185 1204 1204-1261 1204-1260 1207 1209-1470 1262 1261-1453 In the 13th Century 1307-1308 1333 1393 1417 1453 1453-1538 About 1461 1464-1479 1470 1518 8-11-1531 1537-1540 1537/38 1538 1540 2.10.1540 1566 Since 1566 1573-1645 17th Century 1660 1675 1706 1747 1755 1771 1791 1798 End of the 18th Cent. 1805 1821-1826 1821 1822 May 1822 until April 1823 1825 1827 March, 9th, 1827 Sept. 24th, 1827 1829 1830 4-5-1832 1833-1862 1833-1912 1834-1837 Around 1835 1836 1846 1848 1851 1858 2nd half of the 19th Century 1861 1862 1862-1872 1863 1867-1868 1870-75 1873 1875 since 1879 1881 1889 1890 1896 1897 1899-1911 around 1990 1903 1905 1911 1912-1913 1914 1916 1920-1922 1922 1926 1928 1929 In the Thirties of the past Century 1936 1940 Oct. 28th, 1940 from April 6th to april 27th, 1941 May 11th, 1941 Oct 10th, 1941 July 1943 July 25th, 1943 May 5th, 1944 June 1944 July 1944 July 4th, 1944 July 31th, 1944 August 12th, 1944 August 15th, 1944 August 24th, 1944 August 26th, 1944 August 27th, 1944 Sept. 6th, 1944 Sept. 15th, 1944 1944-49 1944-49 1947-1950 1948 Since 1950 Febr. 18th, 1951 1961 1962 Around 1964 1964 1965 March 9th, 1965 Dec. 1965 1966 1967 1968 End of Sixties 20th Century 1970 March 1970 Beginning of the Seventies 1971 1971 1973 1974 July 1974 Autumn 1974 Eastern 1975 June 6th 1975 Jan 3/4th 1976 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 January 1st, 1981 1982 1982 Summer 1982 1983 (?) Summer 1983 1983/84 June 1984 Summer 1984 August 15th 1984 1985 Eastern 1985 1986 Spring 1986 1987 Summer 1987 Aug. 9th, 1987 Autumn 1987 1988 March3th, 1988 Pentecost 1989 Juli 1989 1990 Spring 1990 July 1990 1991 Summer 1991 Spring 1992 June 1992 August 1992 Autumn 1992 (?) 1993 (?) June 13/14 1994 Spring 1994 Summer 1994 1994/1995 1995 May 1st 1995 Summer 1995 1996 Since Spring 1996 May 15th 1996 Summe 1996 Autumn 1996 12th/13th of March 1996 Dec 6th 1996 1997 Jan. 1997 Since April 1997 April 28th, 1997 April/May 1997 June 1997 Summer 1997 1997 1998 March 3rd 1998 June 1998 Oct. 11th 1998 Dec27th 1998 1999 June 1999 August 15th 1999 September 1999 October 1999 Autumn 1999 |
During the Ice-Age in the Quaternary, enormous
water masses have been bound in ice, leading to a significant lowering of the
Middle Stone Age: Findings on the Neolithic: During a excavation test on a
small island in the bay of Agios Petros, south-west of the island of Kyra
Panagia, three settlements levels from this period have been discovered
(Le, Page 16) Verbal reports speaking about exceptional tall
skeletons found in old graves on the The tale goes that under a prince Staphylos,
Cretan colonies might have been created on the Alonissos and Alonissos, as the mass of the islands, becomes a
Mycenaean colony (S, p. 7) Debut of the Trojan War. The saga speaks of a war
consecutive to the rapt of Helena, the beautiful wife of Menelaus, King of
Sparta, but another option might have been the fight for supremacy of the
rich Peleus, Achilles' father lands on Ikos
(Alonissos) and dies there. His grave has been shown as an interesting
sight (P, volume 3, Row 1361 /L, p. 256) The The Dolopers, cited by Homer as well, a Neighbor
tribe to the Thessaler, inhabited the Parting from Chalkis, being as the most important
City of Euboea in a central position and disposing furthermore of a rich and
fertile land, the Island is colonized by Chaldiquean settlers, together with
Skopolos (called Peparethos in ancient times) and the other surrounding
islands. Also more city-creations such as in Chalcidice,
Kyme, Naxos and Neapolis ( These colonization efforts - conducted in the
name of expansion - were conducted in a systematic and substantial way; these urban foundations lasted until the early Christian
times. (M, S. 301) The Skiathos might have had 3 cities. On the The athlete Agnon from Peparethos (today
Skopelos), becomes the sprint champion in First Persian War: Persian troupes, landed in the
Second Persian War: The Persian army takes the
land way through His heroic resistance is broken and the Persians
invade Attica, take over A Greek Army under the Spartan King Pausanias
beats the Persian Army near Plataiai. The Battles of First Delian League, initiated by Ikos, which was the ancient name for the actual Skiathos paid only 100 Drachms, Peparethos (today
Skopelos) 18.000 Drachms. As the contributions were obviously based onto the
economical capacity of the Aegean islands, this gives us an image of the
economic situation after the end of the Second Persian War. (M, Page 307) The city of (Pausanias reports of the City of Peloponnesian War. The prestige and the rise of The Northern Sporades are occupied by Peparethos [today Skopelos] suffers from an
earthquake destroying part of the city wall, the Prytaneion (town hall) and
some residential areas. (B, Volume 2, p. 388) The Athenian historian Thukydides (approx.
460-400 BC, states in his "History of the Pelop.War") that many
earthquakes forced the Spartan King Agis - wanting to invade "Also near Peparethos [today Skopelos] one
could observe the retreat of the freak tide but without inundations; only an
earthquake had a wall come down, as well as the Town Hall and some
houses." (Thu, P. 257) An Earthquake made the whole Ikos [today Alonissos] becomes independant again.
(S. p. 9) In ancient Coins with the inscription IKION show Poseidon on
its verso. This Deity had the favour of the population of IKOS. (S. p. 10) Phanodemos, an antic writer writes a book about
the antic Alonissos [today probably Kyra Panagia], lost today. Second Delian League, by Hegemony is reached. Ikos becomes a member of the League until its
dissolution. Under the Macedonian King Philip II, the region between The pirate Sostrates occupies the The City Wall of Skiathos is raised by fear of
any incursions by Macedonians. A wall is raised on the Ikos [today Alonissos] becomes a base of the
Athenian Fleet (S, p. 10). Ikos is raided by the people of the neighbour Philip II. of Probably Ikos is fortified as well, tower rests
near Mourtero named " Saranta abragieV" speak in favour of an extensive defence
system. In later times a monastery was built. (m) The Perapethes (Skopelotes) liberated the Island
Alonissos [today probably Kyra Panagia], without the help of Demosthenes, 384 - 322 BC, the most famous Orator
and a leader of the opposition against the Macedonian expansion politics of
Philip II, stated his famous Oraisons, the so-called "Philippika".
When speaking in connection of the antic Island of Alonissos [today probably
Kyra Panagia], one always cites his oraison "Peri Alonnhsou " (Over
Alonissos). This speech treats not so much the
Island by itself, but the conflict between "Soon after the Peace of Philokrates, it
(i.e. the After the Victory over In the peace-treaty of All the Northern Sporades, as well as In sight of Peparethos [today Skopelos] Philip V.
of A Roman fleet lands on Ikos. They stop there and
occupy it. (P. Volume 2, Column 1361/Fr, p. 17) During the altercations between Philipp V. of
Macedon and the Romans, Philip, anticipating that the islands may serve
as strong holds to the Romans, destroys all towns on Peparethos and Skiathos
and depopulates the Probably this has been the fate of the Island
Ikos too. Peparethos submits itself to Antiochus II. of Mithradates, King of Pontus, incites an uprising
against the Romans. His Captain Metrophinis uses the With his fleet, the Roman general Vrotius Soura
dislodges the Plunderers and forces the Islands Peparethos and Skiathos anew
under the dependency of During this period, the Islands of the Concerning the Northern Sporades, Strabon, a
Greek Geographer and Historian writes in book 9 of his Geography: " In
front of the main coast there are many islands belonging to Magnisia,
especially Skiathos, Peparethos, Ikus, Halonnesus and Scyrus, with towns on
them with identical names... Later, when Philipus saw himself winning more
power, that the Athenians were masters of the Sea, and therefore dominating
not only these Islands, but not also other ones, he made the ones which were
very nearby very famous. While trying to get the supremacy, he continued with
the other Islands, and, as he gained the biggest part of Magnisia for
Macedonia and of Trakia and the surrounding lands, he overrun also the
Islands in front of Magnisia, making those Islands, known by nobody, the
stake of the battle and, by doing this, very famous." (Str. S. 805 p) [This quote is very important as it shows that
the antique Halonnesus is not identical with the actual Alonissos. It is also
a sign, as for where we should look for the Island, which wore the name in
ancient times, which means not in Hagiostrati, as Fredrich thinks (cf.
1905) but more likely in the actual Kyra Panagia with its two superb natural
ports.] During the epoque of the Emperor Augustus there
existed a mint on Peparethos, coining its own silver coins. The commerce
seemed to so prosperous and the viticulture so superior that the main town of
the The Roman Consul Antonius cedes the Islands of
the Northern Sporades - among them also Ikos - to By this, a political order was re-established. In
those times, the History of the (M, p. 310) The emperor Septimus Severus brought this illusory
liberty to an end and declares the Roman supremacy over the Under this roman sovereignty, the Constantine the Great renames There is no trusted information of the moment of
christianisation of the The Christian religion becomes a state religion
in the east-roman provinces (M, p 311) Partition of the The small Episcopal seat Byzance becomes the
patriarchat Constantinopel. Constantinopel and no longer After the end of the Roman supremacy, Ikos
becomes the property of the inhabitants of Skopelos (S, p. 10) Demetrios is cited as being the bishop of
Skiathos (M, p. 311) Skiathos, under the Regency of Constantin
Pogonatus, is devastated and depopulated by Slavic invasions. (M., p. 312) Those Slavic incursions and the control of the
Aegean Archipelago by the Arabs is a disaster for the Islands of the The Arabs take The Saracen Fleet, on its way back from the
plundering of An inscription Athanasius
is named as Bishop of Skiathos and Skopelos. (M, p. 312) Siege and Capture of Constantinopel by the
Crusaders during the 4th Crusade. End of the Until the appearance of the Ottomans there is no
coherent Greek history any more, but only a History of singular states. (H,
p. 51) The Northern Sporades belong to The Venetians seem to be tolerant against the
population and allow some kind of autonomous administration (M, p 313) The Latin Empire of Constantinopel on both coasts
of the During this period, on the The Venetian Marc I. Sanoudo takes over the
Islands of the Aegean sea - among them also the Constantinopel is re-conquered under the Dynasty
of the Palaiologues (H, p. 52) In the Secealo catalogue appears for Skopelos the
denomination Peparethos for the last time (M, p. 293) The Latin and Greek Empire merge into the renewed
In Byzantine times the Another Source situates this construction in the
17th century (S, S. 31) The Catalanes attack the The Skiathos suffers attacks from Venetian, Katalan,
Turkish and Greek bandits and island-pirates. The population tries to protect
itself on the Rocks of the Castro. (M, p. 314) Skopelos is taken by the Turkish and is occupied
for a long time (M, p. 314) A certain Buondelmondi visits Skopelos und speaks
about 2 towns: Skopelos and Glossa. (M, p. 314) Mohammed II. conquers
Constantinopel. End of the The The The Ottomans dominate the Greek Continent quite
fully. Under Venetian rul,e the First War against the Turks, From former Venetian property, The Orthodox Bishop of Skiathos dares to lead the
population of Skiathos in an insurrection against the despotic Venetian
Governor Vicenzo Buffo (M, p. 315 In a document, the inhabitants of the Barbarossa, the admiral of the Ottoman Fleet puts
the siege in front of Skiathos with only 120 people. The defenders abandon
their wounded Governor Gerolamo Memo and surrender to
the Turks. This does not help them much, because Barbarossa takes their
disloyalty as a pretext to take the 3800 Venetians and Greeks as prisoners.
Afterwards, the Kastro is completely abandoned, as a French Admiral, visiting
the 2nd Turkish War. During this war, the Venetians
loose the After long and changeful fights between Venetians
and Turks, the Island Chiliodromia (today Alonissos) falls under Turkish
rule. The fortified village (Kastro) on Chiliodromia
(today Alonissos) can be dated from this time (M, p. 98, without source) Another source mentions the time between 1204 and
1260 (A, p. 15) With theTurkish conquest
of Nauplia and Monemvassia, the last strongholds of Official beginning of Turkish
administration after a peace-treaty with Skiathos is governed by a Turkish Governor and
administrated by Greek elders, designed every year anew. A few Turkish
families live on the With the fall of the principality of Naxos, the
Ottoman Supremacy over the Young men from the Over the time, the inhabitants
pf Skiathos could also acquire the Office charge of a Governor. The traveller Robert reports that Skiathos is
inhabited by Greeks paying taxes to the Venetian and the Turks (M, p. 316( The Venetian conclude a peace treaty with the
Turks (H, p. 76) During the whole century the "Not rebellion against Turkish rule, bat
piracy was the most desolate element of trouble during this period. The
corsairs of North Africa, Catalonia, Dalmatia, Genoa, Malta, Sicily and the
Tuscany plundered one and hundred times the Greek coasts. Christians did also
participate in these raids, although their victims might not have seen any
difference. 'The incredible greed of those pirates ravaged the coastal areas
in such a way, that even in our times the depopulated valleys an the coasts
of the Archipelago show, how the people feared and avoided to live
nearby the sea!' wrote George Finlay even in the second half of the 19th
Century" (a history of Greece, volume V, p. 57 (H, p. 77) The Venetians recapture temporarily Skiathos (M,
p. 316) In his account of a journey a certain Bernard
Randolph emphasises the fact of wine growing
and the good quality of the wine. He mentions also a wine commerce between
Skopelos and The French Missionary Père Braconnier, the
founder of the Jesuits-Mission in A traveller named Gallant cites the import of
wine to The Sultan Osman III confirms that the Islands of
the White Sea ( Georges Tsogano, the boss of the bandits, together
with 60 of his men, coming from the Northern sea-side, climbs up the
fortifications of the Castro of Skiathos, plunders and destroys the
houses, kills the inhabitants, and, by doing this, destroys also the
archives of the civil service, testimonies of the middle age history. (M, p.
316) In the same time, the Russian Admiral Orloff
plunders the In the "New Geography" of D.
Phillipides and G. Konstandas one cites the fact, that there exist 60 to 70
houses in Alonissos. Furthermore they cite the 200 houses in Skiathos
and 1 200 in Skopelos. Skopelos has 6000 to 8000 inhabitants. By ships owned by ship-owners of the Island, wine from
Skopelos is transported to One speaks of an old custom on the High on the The rebel Nicotsaras appears in the During the Revolution, many rebels came from the
Olymp to Skiathos bringing their families with them. This situation leads to
enormous tensions between the two groups, as the armed rebels suppress the
inhabitants of the Castro in such a way, that part of them are forced to
emigrate, another part appeals to the Greek Government for help. Only after
1828 - after an intervention of the Greek Fleet under the command of
Kapodistrias - can the situation be normalised. (M, p. 317) Some of the rebels - together with their families
- pursued by the Turks, found a refuge on the Skopelos
had
7 000 Inhabitants Skiathos
"
1 500 " Iliodromia
(Alonissos)
"
300
" (K, S. 38) The Greek National Congress met in Epidauros.
Greece, endorsed by the occidental Franc-Tireurs, declared itself as
independant (from After this Liberation a "Commune"
(Dimos Alonissos) has been founded in Alonissos (A, p. 17) Pavlos Sideris is named as the Vice-Administrator
of the regions Skopelos, Iliodromia (Alonissos) and Skiathos (but not Skopelos, Iliodromia and Skiathos form the 15th
Administration Region (Skyros the 16th region) and had its own Regional
Vice-Administrator - Dimitri Kalimeris, originating from the This nomination of a Regional Vice-Administrator
should have been a temporary measure, and the Administrator replaced by a
governor (or proconsul). But such a Governor's Office has never been
introduced on the [Today, following the French example, The Kastro in the Skiathos' mountains is
abandoned, the population moves to the port side. (Br, p. 246)/cf. under the
year 1829). In the so-called An exaggerating peak of the piracy brings despair
and endless calamities to the impoverished people on the After the end of the liberation wars, the
Ministry of Finances puts heavy tax burdens on the Skopelos
7 000 Grossia Skiathos
2 100 " Iliodromia (Alonissos)
450 " [Grossia, cf. also 1540.Fo a population of 300
inhabitants this means for the Iliodromites 1,5 Grossia pp] By order no. 6056, the inhabitants of the Islands
Skopelos, Skiathos and Iliodromia (Alonissos) have to pay: to Dim.
Kefalon
9.584 Grossia and to Captain A.
Vaios
9.136 " from their own revenues, instead of reverting those
sums to the Treasury. )K. p. 94) [Grossia, cf. 1540] With the order 506 it is disposed that the
inhabitants of the Northern Sporades should pay 15% of their custom revenues
to a certain Mr. Doukas, who has been nominated Director of the military
measures against [Unfortunately those details about tax payments
and the two other cited indications could not be put in a coherent context.] The Treaty of Adrianople gives In Skiathos, the inhabitants leave the Kastro
and, instead of the antic city, choose to settle nearby the harbour. (Ph., p.
43/cf also under 1825). The The Iliodromites report to the Regional
Administrator that their small Island is full of pirates and that the whole
sea region between northern Euboea, the bay of Lamia (Lamiakos Kolpos) and
the golf of Volos (Pagassitikos Kolpos) are controlled and dominated by
fearless pirates, who enrich themselves at the costs of the Northern Sporades
and the Regional Administrator Christopheros Perreros (K, p. 434) King Otto I. of Bavaria becomes Regent of the In those times the Northern Sporades are border
regions to the On behalf of the Royal Government of Greece, the
Saxonian Mountain-Commissary and Mining expert - Dr Karl Gustav Fiedler -
inspects the land in search of mineral resources. He visits also Chilidromia,
as Alonissos was called in those times. Near Kokkino Kastro he finds 11 old graves,
2 of them never opened. He had them opened and confects drawing of the graves
and eventual adjuncts. This is what Fiedler reports: " As usual, the "On the east side, behind the houses extra
muros there descends a steep slope with some antic pits and it is from here
that all the water must be fetched from. The site by itself does not have any
wells and, obviously, the first thing the enemy is confiscating is the
water..." "On the northern side of the town there is a
windmill..." "When you go into the eastern direction,
turning NO, you see argillaceous schist, showing different stratums,
afterwards there is a small lime/marl covered with a thick lime stratum. On
the south side of the walkway the slopes have terraces where grapevine is
planted, here and there you see groups of olive trees; this part of the During his analyses Fiedler find a small quantity
of lignite, and, in order to pursue his research, he asks the three sappers,
accompanying him, to dig an adit. He had a native joining them, a man who has
been a pirate not long ago and who had to care for water, wood etc..."
Three days later, they observed two sails, cruising near the coast.
"Pirates, said the native. Two barges with 27 pirates, as we knew
afterwards. When Fiedler returns into the village, rather late inside the
walls, he is told that coming home that late from research work or from
hunting is not a good thing"... and his interpreter tells him: "the
Sappers may not be left outside, they are too few of them to defend
themselves against the burglars. You must move into the safer part of the
town, because in those houses in front of the wall, you might be sequestrated
very easily. We must stay close together in order to assist one another:
because nobody can be sure whether those pirates could still relay on former
followers in town". He mandated one of his companions with a small
sailboat to Skopelos in order to get more supplies. "Because bread,
cheese, tobacco, drinkable wine, coffee and sugar are not available here, the
people live in very poor conditions" Later, already in Athens, he was
told, that those pirates, who were inquiring about the baggage of the Royal
Commission, had, shortly after our leaving, boarded another ship, of which
"all 15 people have been murdered; and that they made a visit to the
poor people of Chilidromia". But they (the pirates) had to face a storm,
drifted to the coast, were shipwrecked and already expected by the Turks (F,
volume 2, p. 38pp) Before his departure, Fiedler analysed the
historical Greek graves on the Near the feet, all the graves have a storage
item, one square cubit (long around 70cm), where one finds the items
accompanying the corpses. Such storage items were never found elsewhere. 2) All the mirrors found there were of bendable
copper, and not in bronze. 4) Each storage item contained at least one
amphora, 1 oil crock, 1 lamp and several drinking jars. 4) All the corpses lied with the head southwards
on a thin sand stratum. The corpses were rather tall, but not uncommonly
tall. The graves were lined with lime stone masonry 1
inch to 2 inch thick, on the whole in a rather meticulous and dry manner.
Usually up to one cubit thick. Only near the head and the feet an upstanding
thick lime plate limited the space. Fiedler got the permission from the Government to
take the objects with him "Those items were declared as cargo, but in The Island Kyra Panagia is an uninhabited island
in the proximity of Skopelos, owned by the Monastery Agia Lavra on the In an effort of historical repositioning of
the nation, coinciding with the end of the Turkish occupation, the Maybe the patrons made a mistake. The actual
Alonnissos has nothing to do with the ancient one, described by this name,
the ancient Greeks were speaking of the Island Kyra Panagia, north-east of
Skopelos, today an uninhabited Islands with two, quite natural harbours. (D,
p. 15) In some kind of organized protest, the
inhabitants of the The German Traveller Ross reports that on
Chiliodromia has been found an Amphora handle with the stamp IKION [from
Ikos] (fr, p. 16) A first demographic census: The population of the On the (M, p. 173 - 174) As a son of the priest of Skiathos, Alexander
Papadiamantis, later a famous writer is born; he died in 1911. (Pa, p. 150 p) Skopelos has 30 bigger and 90 smaller ships. The
shipbuilding business used to be important because of the forest stand; the
dockyards could afford to build sailing ships up to 300 or 400 tons. Captains
from Skopelos sailed as far as to the Black Sea and the In the second half of the 19th Century a change
occurred as far as the rural production is concerned: the origin of it is a
changing demand and the loss of the Turkish market (borders were closed), and
Russia (customs on wine); in England the resinous wine was not a success.
Furthermore, the former shipments of oil from the mainland (Magnisia) -
continuing to belong to the Only since the end of the century the Phylloxera
epidemic gained momentum. (M, s. 265 pp). Agios Dimitrios is founded where - in the sound
between Alonissos and Peristera - a small and flat boulder slope extends to
the sea, having been formed by a constant collision between the North and
South bound waves. (M, p 38- 42)/ph, p. 47) [A higher probability and a precise scrutiny on
the spot lets think of two rivers flowing from the islands innards and
forming an alluvial cone over long time periods] Revocation of Otto I. of Bavaria. He returns to "Otto has been a little pedantic and Amalia
was often rather impulsive; later generations recognised
their seriousness and the progress in which The Geographer Conrad Bursian published a work in
two volumes covering the geography of As of Skopelos he cites: "How populous the
islands has been can be deduced from the fact that three cities existed
therein, the most important of them was named Peparethos, as the island by
itself and was situated approximately there, where the actual city of Skopelos
is now...a circumstance explaining that quite no relics of the old town are
conserved, exception made perhaps of some graves on the opposite site of the
bay. The second town, Panormos was situated, without any doubt, around the
Panormos Bay, the third, Selinos, was also on the west coast, but farther to
the north, yet below the actual village Glossa, where one finds today debris
of columns, foundations of buildings, graves and a stone bearing an
inscription, the only proof of the name of the city." This stone was
found on the embarkment place down from Glossa. From Glossa downwards you
find now the harbour Loutraki. (B, volume 2. p. 388). To Bursian "it seems highly probable",
that "Skanzoura is a small and barren island, bearing a city with
identical name - situated between Chelidromia and Skyros, with a small
but fine harbour, known in history, because of the negotiations between
Philip II. of Macedon and [In contradiction to Bursian's opinion, one
thinks today, that in antic times Kyra Panagia may have been named Halonissos
or Alonissos. the "H" at the beginning of the word is an
"aspirate "(consonant), denoted by an Spiritus asper (') sign. Among other facts, the Philologist H.N. Ulrichs
cites also the Wine of Skiathos. (M, p. 265ff) Earthquakes on the island. (M, p 38 - 42) On the islands, one starts with clearing the
woods to pant olive trees in a systematic way. (M, p. 265 pp) Earthquakes on the island. (M, p 38 - 42) Approximately 35% of the active population of the
Skopelos and Skiathos islands are working in the Shipyards and in sailing
navigation (M, p. 273) Bankruptcy of the shipping companies in Skopelos
and Skiathos, not adapting themselves to the steam navigation and steaming
shipyard. (M, p. 272) Thessaly (with The population of Alonissos comprises 498
persons. Skopelos 5.363 and Skiathos 2. 804 persons. There exist reports speaking of the wealth of the
ship owners and ship builders fading away by the ascension of steam
navigation. Heavy emigration of the dynamic populations to overseas
continents. (M, p. 269, 273) The population of The population of the On the The Geographer Alfred Philipson makes a tour on
the Alonissos is 21 km long, with a biggest width of
5,5 km and a surface of 62 square Kilometres. This
makes Alonissos the second biggest Island of the Philippson reports that Skiathos produces only
olive oil and cites the numerous goat flocks. "The He writes: At the end of the "Magnisian
Island Line" there lies the isle Psathoura, long 2 km and 750 m wide, in
the west 12 to 15 meters high with cliffs. On the north end is a lighthouse
and the rest of a fortification. In 1896 14 people lived on the island.
Psathoura "has a complete different geo-morphology than the other On the (Ph. volume 4, p. 49) 5 880 ships of all kind together with 326 000
tons produced an import value of 93 000 and an export value of 65 000 Mark In Greece there are now 1.500 km of railway
tracks, 354 Post and Telegraph stations with a telegraphic line of 4 000 km
(Den, p. 1142) During a great immigration wave towards the From tine to time the Pope cam from Skopelos to
hold mess services (m) At the begin of the century, the place Mourtero
might have been created, it comprised some 60 persons; the fields and gardens
are situated behind the place, near the fountains, coming out 48 m below the
level of the village; from there, the water was transported into the houses.
Cisterns were not used. In this valley, a river might have flown down to the
sea. After the second World War, people began to abandon the place, settling
in the harbour town of In the periodic paper Panathinaia, a great tale,
titled "The Murderess" of Alexander Papadiamantis is published as a
cliffhanger from January 15 up to June 15. The author describes "... the
psychological situation of a women, who, in her sixties realizes the
situation, which she together with her daughters, hase to sustain and to
face: 'slaves and warden in the same time'. Condemned to be servant to the parents, to the children and to the grand
children; their lives: an unsatisfying, futile burden'. The old Frangojannou
tells us, 'that female babies are better off dying after the birth,
that they should be better killed....; in the midst of the 19th century, the
killing of children was a not unknown, although disavowed custom: female
babies were often drowned immediately after the birth, by their mothers,
grandmothers or midwifes.'(Pa, p. 158, 162) In his addendum to the annual school report in [It is strange, that the Island Kyra Panagia was
not included in this question.] In Skiathos the writer Alexandros Papadiamantis
dies. (Pa, p. 154) Alonissos lost 7 men during the First World War.
On the Platia in the old village, there is a plate with their names on:
1912 - 1913
Kon. A. Agalou
St. I. Agalou
Kon. D. Vlaikos
Xar. X. Mourisis
Kon. Z. Nikolaou
Nk. S. Xydeas
Pan.
G. Tsoukanas
APEQANON UPER PATRIDOS
[Died
for the Fatherland] The Commune Alonissos (Dimos Alonissos) is
renamed the "Village Commune of Alonissos" (Kinotis Alonissos) (A,
p. 17) In Patitiri is built the first house nearby the
harbour, situated at the end of the first lane deviating from the western
main street. The house was built by Joannis Christou, the grand father of
Athanasios Papos. He exchanged another property with a lot in Patitiri and
built a house there. The people in the village kept saying" How can he
leave the village and live in Patitiri? He must be crazy!" Joannis
Christou owned a sailing boat and was trading with In the Greek-Turkish War, On the right site of the memorial on the Platia
in the old village there are two names engraved: K.
Theodorou
Synt/xis 1922 D. M.
Vlaikos
1920 Both of them were probably killed while fighting
the Turks in connection with the expulsion of the Greeks from The tale goes that there has been a Gate at the
entrance of the village, locked at sundown. The ones coming home too late had
to stay the night outside. The key to this gate, dismounted a long time ago,
exists and is kept in the town hall as a souvenir (m) The big gate at the entrance was called Palio
Porta; the smaller equivalent on the other end of the village was named
Paraport, and from there some steps led down the rock toward the slope. Some
of the steps can still be seen. Fishermen found nearby The population of Alonissos counts now 1005
persons (Ph. p. 48) Skopelos has 6 124
Inhabitants (Ph.p. 47) Skiathos has 3 213 Inhabitants (Ph.p. 47) In the old village there exist two taller and -
because of their forms - rather outstanding houses decorated with stucco.
They were built by Alonissiotes, who, because of the wealth they acquired in
shipping trade, and, in order to show it, built those houses. (m) One of the two houses, the one in the quarter of
Purnari, has an inscription "AGP 1929" and, because of the similarity of the
architecture, the two houses might have been built at the same time. Before World War II, a certain Wassilis
Papawassiliou was a priest in Alonissos; he was also a teacher, giving some
sport lessons, played the violin and painted Icons for the churches on the The merchant marine of The population of the 60 families have their living as as shepherds on
the The (Skiathos has 3 433, Skopelos 6 006 inhabitants).
(M, p. 173 - 174) The school and two teachers receive around 200
pupils during a duration of 6 years (m) German troops occupy the Greek Mainland. (St) Up to this day, the On Alonissos there is not a permanent German
occupation. Intermittently, there some German soldiers
inspecting the Island for 1 or 2 days, sometimes longer, leaving the Major Sommer, of the 5th
"Gebirgsjäger-Division" (soldiers skilled to fight in Mountain
environments) transfers the defence, the security and the administration of In a secret report of the German Army group E, we
can read that the Partisans in The Duce, Benito Mussolini, is deposed as head of
the Government by the King of The German Port-Commander of Skopelos reports to
his superior: "The population of the The situational report of the High Commanders of
the Army Group E reports: There exists a marine organisation ELAN (Greek
Liberation Army). With a number of armed motor glider, it is active in the
whole Greek coastal and insular region. Tasks: 1) Safeguarding the traffic between the 2) Perturbation of the German supply
traffic 3) Control of the private shipping activities,
coupled with a tax collection 4) Favouring the immigration out of (Bu-Arch, Rh 19 VII// 33) The forces of the partisans mounts to 50 000 men
(approx.) This respectable partisan army is organised in 12 divisions and -
trough supplies from In the last three months 113 acts of sabotage
have been committed in connection with the Greek Railway Lines. (Bu-Arch) Concerning the Attitude of the population against
the partisan, an spy informs the intelligence troops
170: On the (Bu-Arch, RH 19 VII/54, file card 2) As far as the provisioning of the partisans is
concerned, a paper of the Commanders of the Army Group E informs: In 46 dropping places, where English or Russian
aircrafts drop victuals, arms and ammunition, 18 accessible airfields 8 airfields in construction 72 landing points for sea-going vessels
58 for submarines
3 for torpedo boats and destroyers
29 for motorised sailing boats (Kaikis) Same landing spots qualify for more the one type
of vessel ((Bu-Arch., RH 19 VII / 33, fol. 141-145) As for the Insel
Skiathos
- Landing spots [NO - page] Island
Skopelos
- Landing spots [NO -page] Island Alonissos - - - - - - - - Island Kyra Panagia - Landing spots [NW - page] Melissa - Marine Bases Island Piperi -
- Landing spots Island Psathura- - Landing spots Island
- 2 Aborting areas
- 3 Marine Bases (Bu-Arch) In the attachments to the War Journal of the 68th Army Corps we can read: The commanding Officer of
Glossa (Skopelos) Tenant Adler, together with four of his men fell in a
hold-up in the town of ((Bu-Arch., RH 19 VII / 33, fol.76) German soldiers execute 9 Greeks on the Platia of
the village, the 10th survives, his
name is Apostolis Vlaikos. As the rumour goes, he simulated a dead man and
survived. There is another version that someone shouted toward him, saying
that his wife had born a son, Panajoti; because of this event he should been
spared; the German officer having deliberately missed, and as the bullet
struck his ear, he was saved but rested hard of hearing. (m) (Later, in the seventies, Apostolis Vlaikos was
elected City Major) Secondly to information within the population,
the nine hostages were executed by a commando consisting of German-speaking
Rumanians and a German Officer. A confidential information says that the hostages
have been betrayed by autochtones, because they used their boats to bring
English soldiers to Turkey or to English submarines, cruising in the Aegean
Archipelago.* As those saving actions brought a significant reward, and
therefore money, the betrayal originated from pure grudge. The last name on the memorial at the Village's
entrance concerns perhaps a casual visitor to Alonissos (m, s cf. also
15.8.1984 and 15.8.1999) [Although a thorough scrutiny in the military
archives in *["During World War II, Skiathos -during a
specific period - has been the main intermediary station for absconded allied
soldiers, because the British, Australian and New-Zealand troupes retired
from Greece under the pressure of the German advance. The dispersed soldiers
were brought from the Mainland to the Island and later, by ship, to German soldiers occupied 2 house
in the village: the house next to Mara Malamatenias' shop, which has been
rebuilt in 1996/97, as well as another house in the quarter of Purnari. In
both houses a fire was set on when the soldiers quit; the first house burned
down and in the second some timber were carbonised. (m) The Marine Group South reports: Against Skiathos
a punishment action was taken: 2 thirds of the city has been destroyed and 5
sailing boats sunk. ((Bu-Arch., RH 19 VII / 33, fol.55 p) In the annexes to the War Journal of the Marine
Group South there exists the following inscription: While cleaning the coast
of Following an orde, the German civil persons left It was brought to the knowledge of the Army Group
E that German soldiers and sailors were observed, while selling uniforms and
equipment on the black market in order to acquire civil cloths. (Bu-Arch) The order of complete evacuation of the During the Greek Civil War partisans shot four
men on the The Autochtones say that there have been neither fights nor did partisans stay permanently on the Island;
no communist units have been on the On the other hand, the communist party KKE got
more the 20% of the votes during the elections of 1974. (m) During the Greek Civil War the disputes were
fought out cruelly. Police and the Military keep up to 5 000
"leftist" Greek women and their children under indescribable
conditions on the small Islands of Trikeri in the golf of Citing this very year, the memorial in the
village lists the following names: K.N. Efstahiou T.K Kastanis D.N. Vougiouklis Approximatively from
this time on, the damages made by the bug Phyloxera vastatrix are
vevident in the vineyards, leading - during this only year - to the
accelerated wiping out of the wine cultures. The winegrowers cannot afford
the money to acquire any wine variety from the Secondly to a signed list made on this very day,
3 962 barrel (varelia) coming from 302 producers were produced in Alonissos. 1 barrel as a measuring unit (Varela) correspond
to 50 Okades, one The vintage of 1950 yielded therefore 257 530
litres. Per producer therefore an average of 853 Liter(np) On the (M, p. 246, 247) The first foreigners come on the On the Manos Kalogridis from The tale goes that since those times, the old Christos Athanassiuou, nickname Christaki or " o sofoV " [the
wise man], writes about Alonissos "H NHSOS ALONHHSOS. ("The On Alonissos were harvested 165 t of olives, 27 t
of grapes (of wine), 229 t of cereals, 43 t of almonds and 8 t of lemons (M,
p. 235) The per capita income in Alonissos is of 7 890
Drs, equal to 260 $. The transfers from the sea men and the emigrants (also
from the mainland, Athens etc...) count here for 40%. The per capita income
is 11% below the income in Skopelos and is only 54% of the average income in Rates: 30 Drs = 1 (M, p. 255 pp) While outlying the construction of a water
reserve for the water supply, one counts 370 persons in the village, in
Patitiri and Votsi 500 persons each. (M, p. 66, 57) There are 22 fishermen in Alonissos (M, p.
247) A terrible earthquake shakes Alonissos and
the surrounding A Greek Newspaper shows the first aerial views
with the following caption: "Destroyed houses, houses without roofs and
other houses still intact. The photo, taken from an aircraft, shows the
village Alonissos only a few hours after the sinister, which made 25 houses
collapsing and many others heavily damaged, all in all more then 110. The
inhabitants were afraid to enter their houses and sleep inside" (m,
Greek newspaper clip). Queen mother Friederike visits the affected Military personnel arrives on the Papa Gregorios Tsamaris, originating from the
Island Euboea starts his service on the In the village, the church A. Nikolas is rebuilt
(m) The beginning of the Military Dictatorship
in In Patitiri a new school is built. (m) Begin of building the new settlement between
Patitiri and Votsi (m) In Patitiri exists a school with three grades, in
the village a primary school with two grades (M, p. 251-254) The school in the village is frequented by 25
pupils (approx,), with alternating school hours. Construction of a power station in Votsi,
alimenting Patitiri and Votsi with electricity. (m) The "Modern Barracks settlement" with
231 houses is "ready". Fresh and sewage water systems are still
missing; the houses by themselves are very primitive, they must be adapted by
the owners themselves. The emigration from the old village to the new
settlement starts. (Süddeutsche Zeitung of Jan 3/4, 1976. p. 3) In front of the Island Kyra Panagia the wreck of
a byzantine ship, 25 m long from the 12th century and with a shipload of
approx. 1 500 amphorae, grinding stones etc. is discovered and analysed. With local craftsmen and under the direction of
the master builder Wassilis "Beyes" Anagnostou starts in Patitiri
with a lot of difficulties the construction of a bigger church - Agia
Paraskevi - on the rests of the old one, which - possessing also wall
painting – was partially damaged by the earthquake. There is a slow movement of selling houses in the
village to foreigners. Greeks coming from The population of the On the in Skiathos 3 908, in
Skopelos 4 476. (M, p 173/74) The airfield in Skiathos is running (M, p. 20) A Ferry flyer says that the fare from Alonissos
to Construction of a quay wall in the harbour to
serve as a landing stage for bigger vessels; extensions follow later
(m) On the End of the military Dictatorship in A forest fire behind Votsi. (m) In the village, the first house is renovated and
inhabited by foreigners. The shower and WC are much admired
innovations. (m) There is enough water in the village. As a matter
of fact, most of the houses have fresh water (connections). (m) The German Newspaper "Süddeutsche
Zeitung" publishes an article "When a village looses its soul - the
forced descend of the citizens of Alonissos". Afflicted by an earthquake
11 years ago, the inhabitants of a Because of renewed emigration, only a few
families - together with their animals - live still in the village. The Tavern of Nina and Stavros is opened. Stavros
works as a resin collector on the The intensive and ongoing construction activity
in Patitiri and Votsi has its origin in the fact that for their dowry the
daughters - following an old custom - are entitled to have a house of their
own. Pften one starts with the construction while the girls are still in
school. (m) The "language war" between the
Katharevousa, a written language of scientists
relying heavily on classic and purist Greek and, on the other side,
the Dimotki language spoken by the common people, is arranged in such that
the Dikotiki is also introduced in the nation-wide administrations. (Pa. p.
155, 164) In Patitiri, the new and enlarged church Agia
Paraskevi is consecrated With the beginning of the Summer Holidays, the
school in the village is definitively closed and the village has no water any
more. The last inhabitants as well are thereby forced to move to the
settlement the Government has made available to them. Only the families
Athanassiou remain there. Christos and Angeliki, his sister Heleni
(Goat-Heleni), all three of them deceased in the meantime, and Seniorita with
her Husband Wassilis Loys (deceased in 1991) as well as their old aunt
Miskathistsa (deceased since many years). Also staying there were Jannis and
Angeliki, Jannis, mentally handicapped, lived
in the village in the last years and in the winter 1996/97 was found dead
near the The forced exodus has brought its lot of pain and
misery to the inhabitants of the village. For quite a long time, the village had neither
Telephone nor shops. Only Georgios (living today in Saloniki) is selling the
most needed goods, he brings also bread from Patitiri, In his shop is the
public phone, which disappears togehter with the little shop shutting down. (m) Barba Elias and his daughter in law open the
Tavern "Paraport". (m) The very first tourism activities on the 2.500 tourists are counted, mostly Greek from In the midst of August a forest fire near Kokkino
Kastro. (m) The average per capita income is given with 6 100
Drachmes, respectively 1. 700 $, which is 6,5-fold
more then in 1964. The part of wired checks from the seamen and the
emigrants, as well as the revenues from Tourism - including the real estate
sales - are estimated to be responsible of 75 % of that amount (M,, p. 260
pp) Jannis and Keratsula take over the Tavern
"Paraport" (m) Pakis Athanasiou founds the "The Fishermen's
Cooperative of Alonissos". (m) Maria Anagnostou opens a Pantopoleion in the
village. (m) In the village, the 5 threshing places - the
Alonia - nearby the village are still used. The threshing is made with the help of a Mularis, a mule, which draws a so
called Dokani, a threshing plank with sharp-edged stones on the underside
over the dry cereals, separating the grains from the spikes. In the centre of
the Aloni is a pale, where the animal is tied to by a long cord. When
trotting, the cord winds itself around the pale and transforms the circular
movement into a spiral one, drawing the Dokani over the spread wheat. As a
second step, the cereals are drown into the wind, in order to separate the
wheat from the chaff.(m) In a Greek newspaper appears an article
"Alonissos too is being sold", in which, in a rather polemic manner
one relates: "Village Kastro.... under German occupation. The majority
of the foreigners were English people, at least on those times - (Newspaper
clip). The waste dump is behind the cemetery. (m) First Taxi in the The tavern of Ninas and Stavros gets electricity
for the light and the refrigerator by a separate generator. In the past,
Stavros brought the ice blocks from Patitiri by a mule. There is a scarcity of water on the island, no
rainfall since February. Red Fire jellyfish on beaches and in bays. (m) Panajotis Kalojannis opens his Tavern
"Aloni". Now there is once again a Public Telephone. (m) First bus line between Patitiri to the village
(bus from IKOS Travel), the fare is 100 Dr (m) The Geographer Udo Zindel sets up the first and
provisional city map of the village (m) In Inauguration of the first Pharmacy in Patitiri Janni and Heleni Tsoukanas open their Boarding
House on the Platia A small earthquake can be felt, but makes no
damages (m) Water is available only every 6th day and, when,
only in small quantities The waste dump is transferred to the west side of
the Kalovulo; a dirt road is leading to it. (m) The Commune gets a garbage truck. (n) Maria Malamatenia opens the second Pontopoleion
in the village. In both "Maria's shop" self-baked bread is sold.
(m) Sufficient water supply in the village, a new
Nerolas, Niko Anagnostou, organizes the supply. A memorial plate in the village is unveiled on
the Platia, to honour for the men having been executed by the German
"Wehrmacht". The inscription reads as follows
STOUS
PATRIWTES POU EDWSAN TH ZWH TOUS GIA
TH LEUTERIA MAS EKTELESQHKAN APO TOUS
GERMANOUS STIS 15. AUGOUSTOU 1944
DROSAKHS I. NIKOLAOS
KURIASHS N. MICALH
FLOROUS K. NIKOLAOS
MORISHS C. GEWRGIOS
ALEXIOU P. NIKOLAOS
AGALOU G. AGALLOS
ANAGNWSTOU G. AGALLOS
XUDEAS S. AQANASIOS
SMURNEOS I. GEWRGIOS [To the patriots giving their lives for our
freedom, executed by the Germans on August 15, 1944] (cf. under 15.8.1999) Start of the Garbage collection in the village
during the summer time by Mitsou and his Mule. (m) Flying Dolphins assure the traffic between the Water is available once a week, during the summer
time the supply becomes unsteady. The Greek Government, by a preliminary
regulation, creates the " (Ka, p. 96) In the In the bay exist two
taverns. (m) In the abandoned Electricity in the village, start of the
electrification of the houses in the village. (m) Petros Karagkiosis, a Greek living permanently on
the island, invites to a "Shadow Theatre" and gives several
performances. (np) Start of construction works on the real
estate acquired by David Frost, down the hill of the village.(m) A forest fire in the During the construction work on the land acquired
by David Frost, so-called boxed graves are found. The Found is notified, but
not analysed scientifically. (m+photo) The "Greek Society for Research and
Protection of the Mediterranean Monk Seal" is founded. The Christos Georgios Athanassiou, nicknamed
Christaki or o sojoV (the
wise man) dies at the age of 76. (m) Blues-Evening party of the ABB Group, the
Alonissos-Blues-Band founded by Simon & Petros offers a performance; Eva
and Andrew as Singers. (m) The commencement of the road leading to the old
village gets a tarmac cover. (m) A shuttle bus links the village to Patitiri, the
one-way fare is 100 Dr (Ka, p. 84) The waste dump is transferred to the ancient
quarry. (m) The new quarry is situated nearby the island's
main road just before the deviation to Steni Vala. (m) The small lanes in the Kastro are freed of the
debris covering them. (m) The road toward the village gets a tarmac cover
up to the deviation to OTE. The streets inside Patitiri get the same cover.
(m) [OTE = ORGANISMOS THLEPIKOINWNIWN ELLADOS = Griechische Fernmeldeorganisation] Andrew Man dies. He was the first foreigner
living the year round on the island and is buried in the village cemetery.
His grave is surrounded by a wooden fence, following a tradition. Those
fences were painted all blue. During the last years one changed for graves with marble frames. (m) Following an old orthodox custom, the deaths of
the autochtones are exhumed after three years; the bones are washed and then
conserved in little boxes in the charnel house. Many charnel shrines are not
only bearing the name of the defunct, but also his picture. The corresponding
grave is abandoned and after a short period can be used anew. (m) The fishermen complain about reduced fish resources, From year to year the fishing resources are
reduced. The local fishermen suffer from these facts. (m) Inside the (Ka, p. 98) The east side of the Patitiri harbour is
embellished on a greater scale. (m) Hans Jörg Rothenberger from On the Foundation European Natural Heritage:
Inauguration of an Institute with an Information-Office in Patitiri and Steni
Vala for the protection of monk seals. (m) By the signature of the Greek Prime Minister, the
Northern Sporades Marine National Park is put on a necessary legal
base. (Ka, p. 100) Under the direction of the Greek Ephorats for
Submarine Archaeology in the sound between Alonissos and Peristera, submarine
archaeologists analyse a sunken antic freighter which, in 3 to 4 staples,
transported 4000 amphorae with a loading weight of 100 t. The found objects
are dated back to the year 400 BC. Before this discovery, ships of such a
size were not known. "The ship had loaded mostly wine from Mende
and Skopelos. Wine coming from Mende and Skopelos were shipped up the Black
Sea, but also to the Small, newly erected buildings on the A enormous forest fire in Kokkino Kastro, Tsorti
Gialo and Chrissi Milia. Large pine wood areas are destroyed. The road from Patitiri to the village gets a
complete tarmac cover. (m) A helicopter landing spot is built near Votsi. Construction of a grammar school and a lyceum is
made possible through an Alonissotian sponsor, named Konstantinos Kalojannis.
Until this time, the pupils had to go to Skopelos or The Generator house in Votsi in uninstalled.
Electricity comes now trough a submarine cable from the Construction of a medical aide station (Medicine
Doctor). (m) Above the lane from Megalo Murtia to Marpounta, a
memorial plate is fixed on a rock. The inscription reads as follows: EDW EPESE O GEORGIOS AND. TSOUMA KAI XARH TWN AGIWN [Here Georg And. Tsoumas accidentally fell down
and was saved by Germans. Thanks to the Saints.] First Kalojanneia, a school sport event to the
honour of the sponsor Kalojannis. This sport competition should be held once
a year. School children from Skopelos are invited to participate. In the meantime there are 10 pubs in the old
village. (m) The first flower shop on the island is opened in
Votsi. (m) Two public card telephone boots on the village's
Platia Mitsos and Kontantina Vlaikos open their boarding
house. (m) On the city place nearby the town hall in
Patitiri a new memorial is erected. It bears the same name as the one in the
village. This inscription reads as follows [" The whole world is the grave of famous
men " Thukydides, 460-395 BC] (cf. under 19212-1913/1920/1922) Replacing the old generator group in Votsi an
administration building of the DEH is erected. DEH = DHMOSIA EPICEIRHSHS HLEKTRISMOY [Greek Telecom OTE builds an office nearby the Medical aid
station (City doctor) in Patitiri. (m) OTE = ORGANISMOS THLEPIKOINWNIWN ELLADOS Start of the restoration work on the old church
A. Anargiri with the help of private sponsors. (m) A bank office of the National Hellenic Bank open in
Patitiri. (m) Inauguration of the International Academy of
Homeopathy under the direction of Georgios Vithoulkas. (m) There are 11 pubs in the village. (m) Alonissos becomes an autonomous Commune within
the administrative district of Skopelos, belong itself to the Regional
administrative district (Nomarchie) Magnisia. (m) The population
comprises 2 980 people. (m) Side walks are laid out in Patitiri. (m) The foundation stone for a new town hall is laid
by the Mayor Jannis Drosakis. (m) The road to Gerakas gets a Tarmac cover, except
for the last 500 m, the same goes for the road to Tsortsi Gialo. The road from Steni Vala to Kalamakia is enlarged
and prepared for the asphalt cover. (m) Above the lane to the small church Ag.
Konstantinos a antic grave has been opened by
unknown people. One ignores any scientifically research. Nobody knows
anything about the contents of the grave. OTE lays a 100-conductor-cable alongside the road toward the village; not far from the the
threshing squares, the cable crosses the street and leads to the terminal
block near the village border. Within a very short period, many houses had
their telephone connected. (m) In the seminar rooms of the International Academy
of Homeopathy a symposium is held with the subject "
The archeological research on the The sponsors: The Ministry of Culture, the
Nomarchie Magnisia and the Lobby of the Hydrofoil Boats CERES. (np) The Greek Homeopath Georgios Vithoulkas, 64, the
Founder and Director of the International Academy of Homeopathy is honored by
the alternative Nobel Price in the Swedish Parliament. The motifs for such an
honor: G. Vithoulkas, with great fervor has made it possible that Homeopathy
is now on a par with other medical traditions. The Alternative Nobel Price
has been called into life by the German-Swedish journalist and stamp
collectors expert Jakob von Uexküll as a counter balancing to the official
Nobel Price, more targeted to the politico-scientific occidental
Establishment. (Der Spiegel No. 47/7.10.1996. On the A private appeal for funds in order to go ahead
with the restoration works on the old little More lanes get a paving. (m) In the little church Ag. Georgios, the
Anniversary of St. Georges is commemorated. the
Commune invites the population to a party with food and drinks. The Shuttle
Bus of the Commune offers a free ride. A team of the BBC is recording the
event. (m+Photo) In the village, roads and properties are mapped
for the land register. (m) In Megalo Murtia a phone boot (for phone cards)
is installed. (m) Parts of the Paralia in Patitiri are smothered
with platters. Start of the renovation of the old Schoolhouse in
the village, completion is expected for the summer of 1998. A Museum might be
installed inside. (m) In the cemetery a little hut with a cistern is
built to serve as a restroom and a locker for the undertaker's tools. (m) The asphalt roads in the island get a white
median. (m) Kosta Mavrikis from Steni Vala publishes a book
about the development of the islands Alonissos, Skopelos and Skiathos. The title
is ANW
MAGNHTWN NHSOI [About the Magnisian Islands]. An English
and a German Translation are prepared. (m) In the village there now 14 pubs, two others are
in the construction phase. (m) Until the end of September, the files for the
land register have to be handed over to the Commune. This is, as it is said,
the third try and with the help of the EU, to get a land register for the
whole country, because Evolution of the exchange rates: 1961-69: 30 Drs = 1 1974: 31 Drs
= 1 1984: 125 Drs = 1 1990: 162 Drs = 1 1997: 278 Drs = 1 1998: 321 Drs = 1 In Patitiri opens a second pharmacy, offering
homeopathic medicaments as well. (m) In Patitiri there is a prison nearby the fire
department. (m) Kostas Mavrikis from Steni Vala publishes his
second book in Greek and English with reproductions of old maps, inscriptions
and coins. The title is : CARTOGRAFOI KAI CARAKTES SKIAQOU - SKOPELOU - ALONNHSOU. The road to the The Monopati, an old paved lane having been the
only connection between village and harbour, is
enlarged, restored in its upper part, while adding electrical lighting. The Monopati to the On the By mere chance, black and red-baked shards are
found north of the threshing places. secondly to the
information given by German Archaeologists (Archaeological Institute of
Tuebingen) they have to do with Athenian/Attic products of the 5th.
and early 4th Century. (m) After 8 years in office, Jannis Drossakis from
the Nea Demokratia is replaced by the new Mayor Orestis Konstantinos
Papachristou of the PASOK party. The new town hall in Patitiri is inaugurated by
the former mayor Jannis Drossakis. Bente Keller and Elias Zsoukanas publish a
booklet with the title "Alonissos on Foot, A Walking and Swimming
Guide" with watercolours by Bente Keller. (m) Until the 15th of May all property and
house owners, including also the foreigners, have to hand in their tax
declaration on the basis of the land register registration. The time limits
are extended. (m) The Commune, with the help of the EU has 14
numerated and marked hiking trails. This can be seen as a contribution to the
so called "green tourism". In the meantime you have also guided wander
tours. One of the most interesting tours might be the one from Kastana across
a spectacular ravine to the sea near Strofili. Smooth grinded stones and deep
undermining in the rivers bed let us think of sufficient water and a strong
current in former times. It is said, the water has disappeared since the
earthquake of 1965 through the then formed crevices, (m) The commune has the beaches cleaned. (m) The concrete cover of the port installations get
a special pavement, in as such that a stamp creates a simulation of natural
stone plates. (m) Flowers are planted as a decoration of the port's
borders. The Commune has installed blue painted waste bins
in Patitiri and in the Village, decorated with a flower tray, where the
irrigation is solved by a simple drip device. The Commune is going to erect a commune-owned
building on the land just at the entrance of
the village. In the old days there has been the town hall, where the key to
the gate's lockable entrance has been conserved since then. The preparations works start in the At the entrance of the village a new memorial has
been placed. The inscription reads now as follows:
"TIMH
S''AUTOUS OPOU STUN ZWH
TWN WRISAN
KAI FULAGOUN QERMOPULES POTE APO TO
CREOS MH KINOUNTES""
STOUS EKTELESCENTES APO TOUS GERMANOUS
TOU G'' RAIC PATRIOTES, POU
EDWSAN TH ZWH
TOUS GIA TH LEUTERIA MAS STIS 15.8.1944
DROSAKHS I. NIKOLAOS
KURIASHS N. MICALH
FLOROUS K. NIKOLAOS
MORISHS C. GEWRGIOS
ALEXIOU P. NIKOLAOS
AGALOU G. AGALLOS
ANAGNWSTOU G. AGALLOS
XUDEAS S. AQANASIOS
SMURNEOS I. GEWRGIOS [The citation is part of a Poem "The
Thermopylae" from Konstantin Kawafis. "Honour to those who waged
their lives to defend the the To the honour of those patriots executed by the
Germans of the Third Reich, giving their lives for our In Agios Dimitrios starts the excavation work to
uncover the foundations of a Byzantine church. We can see already the
enormous dimensions of this Basilica. (m) After the end of the annual excavation works, the
archaeological area in Tsoukalia is secured by a fence. Three other roads have received a tarmac cover. The road to Megalo Murtia The Road from Steni Vala to Agios Dimitrios and
the first section of the road from Votsi to Tsoukalia. (m) |
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