Milies
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Milies is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agios Georgios Nileias (Agios Georgios Nileias, Agia Triada, Ano Gatzea, Dyo Revmata, Kato Gatzea)
- Kala Nera
- Milies (Milies, Koropi, Stavrodromi)
- Pinakates (Pinakates, Agios Athanasios)
- Vyzitsa (Vyzitsa, Argyreika)
Nearest places
- Koropi
- Kala Nera, southwest
- Ano Lechonia, northwest
- Stavrodromoi
Population
Year | Municipal unit population | Village population | Community population |
---|---|---|---|
1981 | - | - | 1,102 |
1991 | 3,737 | - | 952 |
2001 | 3,513 | 636 | 1,056 |
2011 | 3,085 | 640 | 900 |
2021 | 2,737 | - | 733 |
Geography
The Pelion mountains dominate the area, the valley covers the central part. Farmlands are adjacent to the village, which produces fruits, olives and vegetables.
History
The town was founded by people fleeing pirate attacks on Milies on the island of Euboea. The town was constructed inland and while the sea can be seen from the village, the community cannot be seen from the sea. Anthimos Gazis and Grigorios Konstantas opened the school "Psychis Akos" in 1814 which is now a library with books and historic features. Milies was the first community of Pelion which saw the Greek War of Independence of 1821. Magnesia lost the battle and did not join the Greek Kingdom until 1881. When Milies and the area became part of Greece in 1881, the Ottomans left the area.
During the German Occupation in World War II nearly the whole village was burnt down by German occupation troops on October 4, 1943. According to the official report of the municipality the Germans executed 25 men and three inhabitants died in their houses by the flames. This was after the resistance had killed a German officer and a soldier nearby eight days before on September 26.
Landmarks
The towns feature's a church known as Agios Taxiarchos (built in 1741).
Notable people
- Anthimos Gazis (1758–1828), scholar of the Greek Enlightenment
- Grigorios Konstantas (1753–1844)
- Daniel Philippidis (ca. 1750–1832)
- Konstantinos Garefis (1874-1906), chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle
Sister cities
See also
Sources
- Helen F. Stamati: Milies: A Village on Mount Pelion. Athenian Press, Athens 1989.
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "The Pelion Train - TrainOSE". TrainOSE. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ Helen F. Stamati: Milies: A Village on Mount Pelion, Athens 1989, p. 58.
External links
Media related to Milies at Wikimedia Commons