Apollonia (also called Stavri[2]) is a village in Sifnos, Cyclades, Greece. It is the capital (chora) and largest village of the island with 869 inhabitants as of the 2011 Greek Census.[3] It is the head of the homonymous community, which includes the villages Vathy, Kamares, Kastro, Platys Gialos, Kato Petali, Faros and Chrysopigi and has a total population of 1,898 residents (2021).[1] It is named after the god Apollo of the Greek mythology.[2]
Apollonia
Απολλωνία | |
|---|---|
  Apollonia | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′25″N 24°43′25″E / 36.97361°N 24.72361°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Milos |
| Municipality | Sifnos |
| Municipal unit | Sifnos |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 1,898 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code(s) | +30-22840 |
General information
editApollonia is located on top of three hills in the inner part of Sifnos. Traditional cycladic architecture is dominant in the village.[2] People born in Apollonia include satyric poet and journalist Kleanthis Triantafyllopoulos[4] and Gregory VII of Constantinople.[5] In the central square of the village there is a folklore museum.[2] The village also has plenty of churches, something common in the whole island.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d e "Απολλωνία Σίφνος". e-sifnos (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού-Kατοικιών 2011 - ELSTAT". www.statistics.gr. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Τριαντάφυλλος Κλεάνθης". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ "Οἰκουμενικόν Πατριαρχεῖον". 2012-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2022-10-01.