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Sign in to saveKechries (, rarely Κεχρεές) is a village in the municipality of Corinth in Corinthia in Greece, part of the community of Xylokeriza. Population 319 (2021). It takes its name from the ancient port town Kenchreai or Cenchreae (), which was situated at the same location.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Κορινθίων
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 238
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Key facts
- Greece place.name
- Kechries
- Greece place.name_local
- Κεχριές
- Greece place.image_skyline
- Kenchreai.jpg
- Greece place.caption_skyline
- Kenchreai. Isis Temple, converted into basilica after the earthquake 365
- Greece place.periph
- Peloponnese
- Greece place.periphunit
- Corinthia
- Greece place.municipality
- Corinth
- Greece place.municunit
- Corinth
- Greece place.community
- Xylokeriza
- Greece place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greece place.population
- 319
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +133
- Elevation
- +11
- Image
- Kenchreai.jpg
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- P1365
- Cenchreae
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Beginnings
- Late Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods
- Roman period
- Early Christian presence
- Byzantine period
- Medieval period
- Modern period
- Archaeological work
- Demographics
- See also
- References
- External links
Kechries (, rarely Κεχρεές) is a village in the municipality of Corinth in Corinthia in Greece, part of the community of Xylokeriza. Population 319 (2021). It takes its name from the ancient port town Kenchreai or Cenchreae (), which was situated at the same location.
==Geography== Kechries is situated near a broad bay at the western end of the Saronic Gulf, called Kechries Bay. This coastline forms the easternmost point of the Corinth Fault. The area has frequently felt the impact of seismic activity, which has led to the moderate subsidence of the coastline since ancient times. Kechries is a small village with a school and a church. The number of permanent residents of Kechries is small, and many houses there are used seasonally by owners who reside elsewhere. The Oneia Mountains lie to the south, where a major stone quarry is located, and the village is surrounded by fertile land dedicated to the cultivation of olive, the vine, and fruit trees.