Arnaia

Arnaia or Arnea () is a village part of the synonymous municipality () in Chalcidice, Greece. Population 6183 (2001).

Division of the municipality

Arnaia / Δ.δ. Αρναίας -- η [ 2253 ]
Varvara / Δ.δ. Βαρβάρας [ 712 ]
- Varvara / [ 613 ]
- Kalyvia Varvaras / τα Καλύβια Βαρβάρας [ 53 ]
- Kafkanas (island) / ο Καυκανάς (νησίδα) [ 0 ]
- Chrysi Akti / η Χρυσή Ακτή [ 46 ]
Neochorion / Δ.δ. Νεοχωρίου -- [ 852 ]
Palaiochorion / Δ.δ. Παλαιοχωρίου -- [ 1.507 ]
Stanos / Δ.δ. Στανού -- ο Στανός [ 859 ]

Chalkidice, house in Arnaia

Arnaia

Arnaia is a mountain village (alt. 600 m) population 2253 in 2001. It was known until 1928 as Raligova (Λιαρίγκοβη). Between 1478 and 1519 it developed to a village , before it was agriculture land (mezraa) of Palaiochori

Palaiochori

Palaoiochori (old form Palaiochorin) is a village between the villages Neochori or Neochorion (3km, E) , Megali Panagia (7km, N) and Arnaia (5 km, W). The village is mentioned in a text from 1320 and 1441 (Actes de Xeropotamou, Archives de L'Athos III, ed. J. Bompaire.-Paris:1964). From 1478 to 1568 the population increased from c. 24 to c. 100 families.

Neposi Castle (5th century )

Neposi Castle

In 1793 the french ambassador in Thessaloniki Espirit m. Cuisinery visited Palaiochori as is documented in 3 pages of Voyage dans la Makedonie

In the Greek war of independence the village was destroyed by the Turks. In the civil war the village was destroyed 14 August 1948 by the communist rebels

Churches

Pammegiston Taxiarchon with wallpaintings , a copy of the icon Panagia Gorgoepikoos (the original in the monastery Docheiariou in Athos) and an icon from the 16th century of Taxiarchis Michail, near the church also is the statue of Ioakeim III Megaloprepis
Agios Athanasios Athonitis church, festival 5 July each year
Archangelos Michail church with a wallpainting

Persons

Giorgos Zorbas

Most known probably is Giorgos Zorbas from Palaiochori who inspired the author Nikos Kazanatzakis to write his work Alexis Zorbas. Giorgos Zorbas was born in Kolyndros in Pieria. (See the book of G. Anapliotis "Ο αληθινός Ζορμπάς και ο Ν. Καζαντζάκης" (The true Zorbas and Nikos Kazantzakis).

A central street is named after the leader of the Orthodox Church Vartholomaios A (known as the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I) who visited Arnaia in June 1999.

various rooms to rent, Information Tel. 2372 0 41209 FAX 2372 0 41777

Stanos

Stanos is a village (alt. 515 m), 8 km from Arnaia

Churches: Eisodia tis Theotokou (200 years old), Agias Chaido (St. Chaido was born in Stanos and lived during the Ottoman period, annual commemoration 1 September, so called "kourbani" )

Kafkanas

Kafkanas island, Google Earth

Municipalities of the Chalcidice Prefecture

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