Kassandra, Chalkidiki
municipality of Macedonia, Greece
Kassandra (Greek: Κασσάνδρα) or Kassandra Peninsula (Χερσόνησος Κασσάνδρας, Chersónisos Kassándras) is a peninsula and a municipality in Chalkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Kassandreia.
Municipality
The municipality Kassandra was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units (communities in brackets):
Kassandra (Afytos, Fourka, Kalandra, Kallithea, Kassandreia, Kassandrino, Kryopigi, Nea Fokaia)
Pallini (Agia Paraskevi, Chaniotis, Nea Skioni, Paliouri, Pefkochori, Polychrono)
The municipality has an area of 334.280 km2, the municipal unit 206.097 km2.
History
Pallene (Greek: Παλλήνη) is the ancient name of the westernmost of the three headlands of Chalcidice, which run out into the Aegean Sea. It is said to have anciently borne the name of Phlegra (Φλέγρα) and to have witnessed the conflict between the gods and the earthborn Gigantes. The modern name of the peninsula is Kassandra, which, besides affording excellent winter pasture for cattle and sheep, also produces an abundance of grain of superior quality, as well as wool, honey, and wax, besides raising silkworms.
In antiquity, Pallene was the site of numerous towns: Sane, Mende, Scione, Therambos, Aege, Neapolis, Aphytis, which were either wholly or partly colonies from Eretria.
The narrow isthmus of Potidea was later expanded into a canal, reportedly between the 4th and 1st centuries BC under King Cassander of Macedon, thereby transforming the peninsula into an artificial island.
After the founding of the Roman colony of Cassandreia (43 BC), located at the site of ancient Potidaea, the entire peninsula of Pallene was included in the colony territory. Strabo mentions five cities of Pallene at the turn of the eras: Cassandreia, Aphytis, Mende, Scione and Sane.
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