Syvota

Syvota
Σύβοτα

View of Syvota.
Syvota

Coordinates: 39°24′N 20°15′E / 39.400°N 20.250°E / 39.400; 20.250Coordinates: 39°24′N 20°15′E / 39.400°N 20.250°E / 39.400; 20.250
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Thesprotia
Municipality Igoumenitsa
 • Municipal unit 72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 2,640
 • Municipal unit density 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Community[1]
 • Population 875 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΗΝ

Syvota (Greek: Σύβοτα, pronounced [ˈsivota], before 1940: Μούρτος Mourtos[2] pronounced [ˈmurtos]) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 72.439 km2.[4] The population in 2011 was 875 for the village, and 2,640 for the municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Plataria.

History

The earliest recorded inhabitants of the region are the Thesprotians, a Greek tribe of Epirus. In antiquity, the location was called Sybota and was the site of the Battle of Sybota.

During the Middle Ages, Syvota, like the rest of Epirus, was part of the Byzantine Empire and the Despotate of Epirus. Under the Turks, it was called Mourtos.

After nearly 500 years of Ottoman rule, Syvota joined Greece in 1913, following the Balkan Wars. The coastal village of Syvota (Albanian: Murto or Vola) was home to Cham Albanians before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with the Axis Powers.[5]

Today, Syvota town is a well-developed resort, owing largely to the numerous pristine beaches with clear waters located on several islets immediately offshore.

Population

The population of Syvota is 875 (as of 2011).

Year 1895 1913 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 1066[6] 970[7] 679[8] 383[9] 241[8] 684[8] 560[8] 575[8] 756 [10] ; 875[1]

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Syvota.
  1. 1 2 3 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  4. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. ↑ Vickers, Miranda and Pettifer, James. The Albanian Question: Reshaping the Balkans. I.B. Tauris, 2007, ISBN 1-86064-974-2, p. 238.
  6. ↑ Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης, Η τουρκική στατιστική της Ηπείρου στο Σαλναμέ του 1895, στο Τετράδια Εργασίας, τεύχος 18, Κέντρο Νεοελληνικών Ερευνών, Αθήνα 2008, σελ 310.
  7. ↑ "Βασίλειον της Ελλάδος, Υπουργείον Εθνικής Οικονομίας, Διεύθυνσις Στατιστικής, Απαρίθμησις των κατοίκων των νέων επαρχιών της Ελλάδος" (PDF). dlib.statistics.gr. 1913. p. 69. Retrieved 2 August 2015. (Greek)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Μιχαήλ Σταματελάτος - Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου, Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος, Ερμής, Αθήνα 2001, σ. 724.
  9. ↑ Ο πληθυσμός περιλάμβανε 73 Χριστιανούς και 310 Μουσουλμάνους (βλ. Χαρίτωνος Κ. Λάμπρου, Οι Τσάμηδες και η Τσαμουριά, Αθήναι 1949, σελ 10).
  10. ↑ Στατιστικά στοιχεία δ. Συβότων (Greek)
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