The Drakeia with glorious past resists and hopes for the future

The foundation of the settlement ofΔράκειαςcould be fitted to the mid-15th century or early 16th century. In an idyllic and evocative environment, was built in the time ofTurkishvillageΔράκεια, the depth of a large socket extending right and left to the gorges crossing the two sides of the hill as the amphitheater square extending toward the back of the knollAthos, where the observer may be facing thePagassitikosstunt. Η Δράκειαamphitheater is built at an altitude 490-560 meters from the sea. The mill'sMichouthe lower building in the village, an altitude 355 μέτρα.

AtΔράκειαthe sun rises in the late morning and early evening reigns, thus iliazetai village only a few hours. For these reasons, the village is cool during summer. Contrast is sheltered in winter and protected from north winds by the mountain of the overlyingPliasidi. Η Δράκειαgifted by nature as the climate, to be considered a favored and privileged village. Οι Δημητριείς (D. FilippídisκαιΓ. Konstantas) στη Neoteriki Geographyτους, issued inViennaτο 1791 write in the most vivid way the natural beauty ofΔράκειας: “Δράκια (the), in eastern Portaria back from a ledge, country where big is 600 σπίτια, most beautiful and big and causing an enormous view to those where they are seen by’ opposite, overgrown with trees and this Carpio and katarryti of water.”

For the etymology of the name are different views. Κατά τον  Ζ. KyrtsoniThe village took its name from aDragonwho was the first settler. Κατά τον  A. Grivas the Drakeiathe name comes from the mythical tradition. Κατά τον Γ. KordatounameΔράκειαis not Greek, but palaioslavikWhengave many place names in the area, called this regiondredgefrom the Slavic worddrag, means omorfotopos. In another aspect of the Slavic common nounDrakawhich means low barbed plant, Paliouri. Opinions differ, and the spelling of. For others should be written withifassuming that comes from defteroklito name (Δράκος - Δράκει�C/strong>) κατά το Alexander- Alexandria. For others the formation of the name of the city leads to be written iniotaδηλ.Δράκια. ΗΔράκεια κατά το 19ο αιώναwas one of the villages ofΠηλίου. Το 1860 the inhabitants was2500and was the fourth village in terms of population in the county, after theSalty, Makrynitsa and Zagora. Το 1882 has been shown to2637 κατοίκους. From that Τοntil1886were autonomous municipality. Ο Bro. Molochadis το (1901) writes: “Has 2800 inhabitants, three-grade Greek School, Primary males and females and seaportτην Αγριά“. Before the war (1940) the population was in1799 κατοίκους.