Kallirachi (Greek: Καλλιράχη) is a village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece. As of 2021 the village has a population of 971.[1] The village is located at an average height of 145 m.a.s.l., on the western slope of Mount Metamorphosis.
History
In tradition, on a hill above the village is located the grave of Sabellius (fl. ca. 215), a priest and theologian banished to the island of Thasos as a heretic.[2] To the west of the village (2.5 km) is the location of a village under the same name (Skala Kallirachi),[3] where the original sixteenth-century village was located, before being abandoned and its residents seeking refuge inland, due to pirate raids.[4] In the Ottoman tahrir defter (number 75) of 1519, the settlement was recorded as a town with the name Kakirahkalesi.[5]
Economy
The main economic activity of the residents is based on tourism and olive grove plantations in the surrounding area of the village.[6][7]
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