Agios Kirykos
Agios Kirykos (Greek: Άγιος Κήρυκος) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Ikaria, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Its population was 3511 at the 2011 census, and its land area is 747 square kilometres (288.418 square miles).[3] It is the administrative capital of Ikaria and the Ikaria regional unit (which includes the islands of Fourni).
Agios Kirykos Άγιος Κήρυκος | |
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 View of the port | |
  Agios Kirykos Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′N 26°18′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Ikaria |
| Municipality | Ikaria |
| • Municipal unit | 74,7 km2 (288 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,511 |
| • Municipal unit density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 2,955 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΜΟ |
The municipal unit shares the island of Ikaria with the municipal units of Evdilos and Raches; of the three, it is the largest in population and smallest in land area.
It was named after Saint Kirykos or Quiricus, the youngest martyr of the Eastern Orthodox Church, who suffered death at the age of three in Asia Minor.[4] To him is devoted the cathedral church of the town. Agios Kirykos hosts the annual International Chess Tournament, "Ikaros", every July.
Points of interest include the old school, the archaeological museum, the traditional square, the brass band performing at feast days since 1928, the stadium in Patela, which hosted the 10th Pan-Aegean Games, the statue of Skepsi (thinking woman), the altar of the flame for the Aerathletic international IKARIADA Games and the Lefkada Annunciation medieval monastery.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "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.
- genuineorthodoxchurch.com