Vathy ( el, Βαθύ, ''Vathý'') also known as Ano Vathy (Άνω Βαθύ, upper Vathy) is an old hillside suburb of
Samos Town on the island of
Samos
Samos (, also ; el, Σάμος ) is a Greece, Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a se ...
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North Aegean
The North Aegean Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου, translit=Periféria Voríou Eyéou, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the isla ...
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Greece
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. Before 1958, Samos Town was known as Kato Vathy (lower Vathy) hence many islanders still often refer to all of Samos Town as Vathy. According to the 2011 census, the population of Vathy (Ano Vathy) was 1,888 while the combined population with Samos Town was 8,079.
Notable people
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Themistoklis Sophoulis
Themistoklis Sofoulis or Sophoulis (; 24 November 1860 – 24 June 1949) was a prominent centrist and liberal Greek politician from Samos Island, who served three times as Prime Minister of Greece, with the Liberal Party, which he led for many y ...
(1860–1949), politician
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Stefan Bogoridi (1775–1859), first prince of Samos (1834–1850)
References
External links
Official websiteSamos Travel Poseidon Hotel Kokkari Samos Greece Hotels and Studio Room Information Kokkari Samos Greece Anatoli Suites by Tsamadou beach, Kokkari Armonia bay by Tsamadou beach, Kokkari Houses with private swimming pools and amazing view to the Aegean - Mouzakis Villas Visit Samos
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Populated places in Samos
Greek prefectural capitals