Glyki

Glyki (Greek: Γλυκή) or Glyky (Γλυκύ) is a village in Thesprotia, in northwestern Greece.

Glyki

Γλυκή
Glyki
Coordinates: 39°19′35″N 20°36′28″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitThesprotia
MunicipalitySouli
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
438
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The site of Glyki is identified with the ancient city of Euroea, which was abandoned in the early 7th century due to Slavic attacks.[2]

The modern settlement is first mentioned as the chartoularaton of "Gliki" in 1205.[2] The name "Glykys" apparently derives from the nearby Acheron River, whose estuary was known as Γλυκύς λιμὴν ("sweet port") already in Antiquity; by the 11th century, the name had been transferred to the river itself.[3]

The settlement of Glyky became a bishopric, which by 1337 had been united with the neighbouring see of Bouthrotos (Βοθρωτοὺ καὶ Γλυκέως).[2] The joint bishopric was subordinated in the second half of the 15th century to the Metropolis of Ioannina.[2] The ruins of a three-aisled middle Byzantine cathedral, itself erected over an earlier church, survive next to the Church of St. Donatus. Possibly the site is the same as the cathedral dedicated to St. Donatus that was built under Theodosius I (r. 379–395).[2]

During the early months of the Greek War of Independence, the Treaty of Glyki between the Souliots and the Turco-Albanian beys of the area was concluded here.

Modern period

In modern times, the village's population was employed in livestock raising and agriculture, especially rice. From 238 inhabitants in 1928, it grew to 481 in 1971, before declining to 438 in 2011. Since 2011, it is part of the Acherontas municipal unit (previously a municipality) of the Souli municipality.

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References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Soustal, Peter; Koder, Johannes (1981). "Glyky". Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 3: Nikopolis und Kephallēnia (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 158. ISBN 3-7001-0399-9.
  3. Soustal, Peter; Koder, Johannes (1981). "Glykys". Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 3: Nikopolis und Kephallēnia (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. pp. 158–159. ISBN 3-7001-0399-9.
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