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Community in Greece
Afytos Άφυτος
Community
St Demetrius churchSt Demetrius church
Afytos is located in GreeceAfytosAfytos
Coordinates: 40°06′00″N 23°26′06″E / 40.1°N 23.435°E / 40.1; 23.435
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitChalkidiki
MunicipalityKassandra
Municipal unitKassandra
Population
 • Community1,178
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Central Afytos
A house

Afytos (Greek: Άφυτος) is a village in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It is part of the municipality Kassandra. It is situated on the northeastern coast of the Kassandra peninsula, 6 km northeast of Kassandreia, 31 km south of Polygyros and 73 km southeast of Thessaloniki. Its elevation is 50 m. The area around Afytos consists of farmlands in low hills. Its economy is based on agriculture and tourism. Its folklore museum was founded in 1980 by the folklore councillor Nikos Paralis. The town attracts tourists mainly from the surrounding region due to its beaches and local craft markets. The museum is located in the building of the Alevras family. Councils and clubs include the Folklore Friendship Council and Afytos Tradition.

Population

Year Population
1991 838
2001 1,227
2011 1,273
2021 1,178

History

Ancient Aphytis was an important town, belonging to Pallene. Its fleet participated in the Persian Wars. The town declined, and was not mentioned again until the 14th century. During the Greek War of Independence, many revolutionaries came from the village, including Triantafyllos Garoufallou, Georgios Panagiotou and Anastassios Kiriazis. Tourism rose after World War II.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  3. e-city.gr > Chalkidiki > Afytos Archived 2007-11-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
  4. historian Doubia - history (in Greek)

Sources

  • Tourist Directory, Central and Western Macedonia, Explorer, 2003
Subdivisions of the municipality of Kassandra
Municipal unit of Kassandra
Municipal unit of Pallini
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