Argyroupoli (Greek: Αργυρούπολη) is a village in the municipality of Rethymno, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece, with a population of 313 (2021 census) and an altitude of 260 m. It was previously known as Lappa or Lampa, Stimboli, and Polis.
Argyroupoli
Αργυρούπολη | |
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  Argyroupoli | |
| Coordinates: 35°17′9″N 24°20′6″E / 35.28583°N 24.33500°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Rethymno |
| Municipality | Rethymno |
| Municipal unit | Lappa |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 313 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Name
editIt is the site of the ancient city (polis) of Lappa. In the Middle Ages, it was named Stimpoli(s) by reinterpretation as a single word ("in the city"), later simply Polis.[2] Until 1669, the name Αργυρούπολις 'Silver City' was used. In the seventeenth century, it was also called facetiously Σαμαρόπολις, Γαϊδαρόπολις 'donkey city', or Γαϊδουρόπολις. From 1868-1878, it was called Stambolköy in Turkish (that is, 'Stambol village'). The name Αργυρούπολις or Αργυρόπολις was revived in 1878.[3]
The name of the municipality of Lappa of which it is a part is a revival of the ancient name for the city.
History
editPopulation
editPopulation of the modern town of Argyroupoli:[4]
| 1928 | 1940 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 767 | 836 | 704 | 669 | 501 | 453 | 396 | 402 | 403 | 313 |
Ecclesiastical history
editLappa or Lampa was an episcopal see, suffragan of Gortyn.
Le Quien (Oriens Christianus, II, 268) mentions the following bishops:
- Petrus, who attended the First Council of Ephesus, 431;
- Deneltius, at the Council of Chalcedon, 451;
- Prosdocius, in 458;
- John, who appealed to Rome against his metropolitan Paul, and attended the Council of Constantinople, 667;
- Epiphanius at the Second Council of Nicaea, 787.
The episcopal see is mentioned in the Notitiae episcopatuum as late as the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.[5]
It was re-established by the Orthodox Church about the end of the nineteenth century; the bishop resides in the monastery of Preveli.
It is also a titular see of the Catholic Church under the name Lappa[6][7] and previously under the name Lampa.[5]
Notes
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ cf. Names of Istanbul#Stamboul
- ↑ Demetrius John Georgacas, "The Names of Constantinople", Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association 78:347-367 (1947) JSTOR 283503, p. 360, footnote 80
- ↑ Hellenic Statistical Authority, Digital Library (ELSAT), Census (Greek and English) Archived 2013-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), "Sedi titolari", p. 913
- ↑ The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church, s.v. Lappa
External links
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Pétridès, Sophron (1910). "Lampa". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company.