Zarakes

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A color, aerial photograph of a village in the foreground with mountains in the background.
An aerial view of Zarakes and surrounding area

Zarakes (Template:Langx, before 1953: Ζάρκα - Zarka[1]) is a village and a community in the Dystos municipal unit of Euboea, Greece. Its population was 632 according to the latest census (2021).[2] The village has historically been Arvanitika speaking.[3]

The community of the same name (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ζαράκων) comprises Zarakes proper and Paralia Zarakon (Zarakes Beach).

An ancient fortress near Zarakes has been identified[4] with the Eretrian fort of Zaretra (Template:Langx) mentioned by Plutarch.[5]

Attractions in Zarakes include:

  • Old village of Zarakes, also known as Μαχαλάς (Mahalas)
  • Old mills
  • archaeological site of Zarakes near Zoodochos Pigi church
  • Old church of Saint Charalampus in old village

Notable people

References

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  1. Name changes of settlements in Greece
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  4. ZARKA (“Zaretra”) Euboia, Greece, entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.
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