Kakovolo (
Greek
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: Κακόβολο) is a mountain on the island of
Kythnos
Kythnos (, ), commonly called Thermia (), is a Greek island and Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in the Western Cyclades between Kea (island), Kea and Serifos. It is from the Athenian harbor of Piraeus. The municipality Kythn ...
in the
Cyclades
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, in
Greece
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. It is the highest point of the island.
Description
Kakovolo is located on the northwestern side of Kythnos.
[Hatzianastasiou pp. 259-60.] Its summit stands at 356 meters and it is the highest point on the entire island. In the area of Kakovolo, installations dating back to the Early Cycladic period (
Early Bronze Age
The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...
) were discovered. The mountain has also been associated with the local lore of Kythnos including legends about
fairies
A fairy (also called fay, fae, fae folk, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Cel ...
and other creatures.
There are abandoned mines in Kakovolo. In its time of prosperity, mining industry (mainly
copper mines) attracted not only local workers but also economic migrants from other regions of Greece. After their extraction, the
ore
Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically including metals, concentrated above background levels, and that is economically viable to mine and process. The grade of ore refers to the concentration ...
s were loaded at the port of the nearby village of
Loutra.
[Hiliadakis p. 51.] The mines fell into decline and were abandoned during the 1940s.
Nowadays hiking trails and routes exist in the area of Kakovolo.
References
Bibliography
Olga Hatzianastasiou, Σημειώσεις από την Κύθνο L. G. Mendoni - A. J. Mazarakis Ainian (ed.) Kea - Kythnos: history and archaeology: proceedings of an International Symposium Kea - Kythnos, 22-25 June 1994.* Stelios Hiliadakis, Κύθνος, Εκδόσεις Μαθιουδάκη. Athens
* Giorgis Venetoulias, Του νησιού μου, Παραδόσεις της Κύθνου, En Plo, Athens 2018.
External links
Kythnos-
Digital Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World
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Mountains of Greece
Mountains of the South Aegean
Kythnos