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The Elders’ council of Xanthi and its representatives
The route is about 2 km long, lasts about 60 minutes and is of moderate difficulty. It starts from the district of Agios Vlasios and ends at the district of Akathist Hymn. In it, the visitor will have the opportunity to learn through the buildings about the Greek Orthodox community, the Elders of Xanthi, the most important elders, as well as about buildings related to the activity of the community.

The Elders’ council was the administrative system of the Greek Orthodox community during the Ottoman Empire. The elders, otherwise known as provosts or kodjabashis, were unpaid or salaried representatives, elected by Christians with the approval of the Ottomans. On the one hand, they facilitated the administration and collection of taxes on behalf of the Ottomans and, on the other, they administered the community, took care of its schools, managed the revenues of churches, monasteries and community property, resolved court issues and imposed penitentiary penalties. President of the Elders’ council was the Metropolitan of Xanthi and Peritheoriou. Active metropolitans were Eugenios (1792-1848) and Ioakeim Sgouros (1864-1912). In Xanthi, the Elders met at the Church of Timios Prodromos and later at the Metropolitan Mansion. The schools of the Elders’ council consisted of the Stalios Kindergarten, the Matsinis School, while a school also operated in the courtyard of Agios Vlasios. Well-known names who served as Elders are Michaloglou, Valixoglou, Karabetsis, Chasirtzoglou, Stalios, Sigalas, Matsinis, Velios, Ladas, Stavropoulos etc. Many of them served as ecclesiastical commissioners in the various churches of the city, as curators/teachers of schools, while their benefactions and donations to the Greek Orthodox community of Xanthi were important.

81. Mansion of Ladas

Brief documentation:

It was erected in the early 20th century, probably by Philippopolitan craftsmen, in the district of the Akathist Hymn. It belonged to the family of Sotirios Ladas (1831-1910), one of the most famous families of the city, which traded ironmongery and glassware. The son of the family Gabriel (1896-1986) served as a second lieutenant of the Engineer in the Greek Army and headed the forces that entered the city on October 4, 1919, ending the Bulgarian occupation of 1912-1919. He also served as Mayor of the city from 1959 to 1964.
It is an imposing three-storey mansion of bourgeois character. The architectural style of the building is influenced by neoclassicism. Its exterior includes a number of decorative elements, such as false pillars with false capitals, a cornice between the first and second floors, as well as the coronation of the masonry, elaborate ironwork on the windows and clay antefixes at the corners of the roof.
The entrance to the courtyard of the mansion is through an imposing gate, which then leads to a large staircase that leads to the arched main entrance of the building. The courtyard of the mansion is surrounded by an iron railing, which is decorated with propellers and spears.

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST

History:

The building was designed from the beginning to function as a residence. It does not seem to have changed use since its inception.
It was erected in the early 20th century, probably by a group of Plovdiv craftsmen. It is located in the district of the Akathist Hymn and belonged to the Ladas family.
They are one of the most famous families in the city. The son of the family Gabriel served as a second lieutenant of the Engineer in the Greek Army and was in charge of the forces that entered the city on October 4, 1919, ending the Bulgarian occupation of 1912-1919. He also served as Mayor of the city from 1959 to 1964.

Elements of architecture:

It is an imposing three-storey mansion of bourgeois character, which is built according to the standards of neoclassicism. The exterior of the building is constructed with symmetry and includes a number of decorative elements, such as false pillars with false capitals, a cornice between the first and second floors, as well as the coronation of the masonry, elaborate iron railing on the windows, some of which are colorful, and clay antefixes at the corners of the roof.
The entrance to the courtyard of the mansion is through an imposing gate, which then leads to a large staircase that leads to the arched main entrance of the building.

Description of other elements:

The courtyard of the mansion is surrounded by an iron railing, which is decorated with propellers and spears.

Purpose - Use: Residence

Characterization: Ministry of Culture/DILAP/G/3247/11732/26-02-1991

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: About 1900

Location of the monument: 41.144507, 24.886216

Bibliographic references:

•    Dimitris Mavridis, Angelophylaktos Xanthi, Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheoriou, Xanthi 2007
•    Dimitris Mavridis, Houses of Xanthi, Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheoriou – DEAX, Xanthi 2009
•    Xanthi. The city with a thousand colors, Municipality of Xanthi – P.A.K.E.THRA., Xanthi 2008
•    Aivaliotis Vasilios, Papazisi-Adamantidou Sofia, "From the Mademochoria of Halkidiki to Genisea and Xanthi. The Ladas family and its relationship with the Zekos families, Zouliami, Karaletsou, Karydi, Michaloglou, Bouzatzoglou, Hartzidi and Hasirtzoglou". Xanthi: PAKETHRA, 2010.
•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 122

 Address: Pygmalionos Christidi 45

Visitable: No

 

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