Kolimvari ( Greek Κολυμβάρι , also known as Kolimbari , Greek Κολυμπάρι ) is a village in Greece in the north of Crete . It is located on the southern tip of the Rhodopos Peninsula on the coast of the Gulf of Chania in the Cretan Sea , 24 kilometers west of Chania . According to the Kallikratis program, since 2011, enters into the community (dim) of Platanias in the peripheral unit of Chania in the periphery of Crete [2] . The population of 1088 inhabitants was at the 2011 census [1] .
| Village | |
| Kolymvari | |
|---|---|
| Greek Κολυμβάρι | |
 | |
| A country |  Greece |
| Periphery | Crete |
| Peripheral unit | Chania |
| Community | Platanias |
| History and geography | |
| Timezone | and |
| Population | |
| Population | 1088 [1] people ( 2011 ) |
| Nationalities | Greeks |
| Denominations | Orthodox |
Kolymvari is the local center of trade and fishing. It does not have a sandy beach, and therefore is not as popular with tourists as the nearby resorts of Maleme and Platanias . Not far from the city is located the ancient monastery of Gonia .
At the beginning of the Turkish-Venetian war in 1645, a Turkish landing force landed here. During the Cretan uprising in 1897, an expeditionary corps commanded by Timoleon Vassos landed here, which led to the start of the First Greek-Turkish War .
The city has the Cretan Theological Academy , where the Pan-Orthodox Council was held in June 2016 [3] .
Economy
District Kolymvari is one of the centers of production of olive oil .
Local community Kolymvari
The local community of Kolymvari includes the Gonya monastery . The population of 1,019 inhabitants was at the 2011 census [1] . The area of 6,473 square kilometers [4] .
| Name | Population (2011) [1] , person |
|---|---|
| Kolymvari | 1088 |
| Gonia Monastery | 21 |
Population
| Year | Population, man |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 716 [5] |
| 2001 | 919 [5] |
| 2011 | ↗ 1088 [1] |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. Μόνιμος πληθυσμός (Greek) (not available link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (2011). The date of circulation is June 4, 2017. Archived December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Αρ. Φύλλου 1292 (Greek) // Εφημερισ τησ κυβερνησεωσ. - 2010. - 11 γυγούστου. - Σ. 17372 .
- ↑ The Synod of Orthodoxy 2016 orthochristian.com (27 January 2016). The date of circulation is September 29, 2017.
- ↑ οπογραφή πληθυσμο - κατοικιών της 18ηα μαρτυου 2001 (μινιμοπ πληθυσμός) (Greek) . - Πειραιάς: Εθνιιή στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - . I. - Σ. 430 . - ISSN 1106-5761 .
- ↑ 1 2 ι νιμοο και Πραγμα τλλθθσσμός της Ελλάδο. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Πογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (not available link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . The appeal date is June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.