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Families of Old Xanthi
This route is about 2 km, lasting about 60 minutes and of moderate difficulty. In it you will meet the families of old Xanthi, who in various ways contributed to the history of Xanthi, but also to the form that the old town has today. Touring the residences of old families of Xanthi, rather unknown aspects of their family stories will unfold and important personalities of the city will be pulled out of oblivion.

Some of the most important families of the Greek Orthodox community are: Chasirtzoglou, Stalios, Sigalas, Valixoglou, Michaloglou, Metaxas, Leontaridis, Blatsios, Angelos, Alexiou, Kalevras, Kougioumtzoglou, Kaloudis, Adamides, Christidis, Karadimoglou, Alatas. Also important were the families of Ottoman commanders, such as Hamdi Bey, Muzaffer Bey, Hilmi Pasha and Memet Pasha, as well as the Jewish families of Aaron Moses and the Cohens.

Through this route, the population composition of the city will be revealed, the religions combination that existed and exists until today, the economic and social stratification in direct correlation with the type and form of residence and the type of professions developed. Many names, marking streets in old Xanthi, will come alive and will be understood through this route.

61. Shop and house - Mikro café

Brief documentation:

he building on 3 Maletsidou Street was built at an unknown date. This two-storey building came into the possession of Aglaia Chalkia, née Patazio, as an inheritance from her father. In 1958 the building was resold to Triantafyllos Siakkas, owner of the famous cinema of the time called "Elysia".
The building consists of a shop on the ground floor and a residence on the first floor, which is supported by corbels. The ground floor is characterized by a series of large openings, in the form of a showcase, but also by the pilasters with false surfaces between these openings, which are crowned with a stepped cornice. Also, the stepped cornices impress on the first floor along with the decorative line with geometric shapes above the windows as well as the serrated band on the cornice under the roof.
The building is located next to Antika Square, which is a central public space of old Xanthi and the epicenter of modern entertainment with many dining areas, cafes and bars.

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST

History:

 The building on Maletsidou 3 was built at an unknown date. The two-storey building came into the possession of Aglaia Chalkia, née Patazio, as an inheritance from her father. In 1958 the building was resold to Triantafyllos Siakkas, owner of the famous cinema of the t“me "El”sia".

Elements of architecture:

 The building consists of a shop on the ground floor and a residence on the first floor, which is supported by corbels. The ground floor is characterized by the series of large openings and by the false pilasters between these openings, which are crowned with a stepped cornice. Also impressive on the first floor are the stepped cornices and the decorative line with geometric shapes above the windows as well as the serrated line on the cornice under the roof.

Description of other elements:

The building is located next to Antika Square, which is a central public space of old Xanthi and the epicenter of modern entertainment with many dining areas, cafes and bars.

Purpose - Use: Residenc,e Commercial space

Characterization: Preservable, Institution of the Ministry of Education, Category "B", Decision 5385, Government Gazette 1097/95

Dating (period): Unknown

Year of construction: Unknown

Location of the monument: 41.142097388835765, 24.88750259592795

Bibliographic references

•   Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 79  

 Address: Maletsidou 3

Visitable: Yes

 

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