Kakovolo (
Greek
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: Κακόβολο) is a mountain on the island of
Kythnos
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in the
Cyclades
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, in
Greece
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. It is the highest point of the island at an altitude of 365 meters.
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
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) were discovered. The mountain has also been associated with the local lore of Kythnos including legends about
fairies
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and other creatures.
There are abandoned mines in Kakovolo. In its time of prosperity, mining industry (mainly
copper mines
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) attracted not only local workers but also economic migrants from other regions of Greece. After their extraction, the
ore
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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
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Mountains of Greece
Mountains of the South Aegean
Kythnos