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Alatsata is the name of the old city in Asia Minor, known as Alacati in modern Turkey. It is a city situated on the western coast of Asia Minor with almost exclusively Greek Orthodox Christian population. The town was founded in the middle of the 17th century by Greek immigrants. Towards the end of the 18th century the town had great economic, intellectual and cultural development and became one of the most important agricultural centres of western Asia Minor coast.
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASSIFICATION
Nahiyie of Alatsata (Township of Alatsata), Kaza of Tsesme (Subdivision of Cesme), Sancak of Smyrna (District of Smyrna), Vilayet of Aidinio (Province of Aydin).
HISTORIC AREA
Ionia
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Western coast of Asia Minor
OTHER NAMES
Alacati
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Author: Marianna Mastrostamati, The original Greek text was translated by Mary Eliopoulou
A great number of Alatsatean refugees were settled in Greece, in Attica, Euboea, Crete, Chios, Lesvos, Samos, Thessaloniki and in Agrinion.
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Community’s concern for education, training and employment in Alatsata had developed already since the late 18th century. The first community school was established in the early 19th century. |
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Author: Marianna Mastrostamati
7. Religion
7.1. The Religious Zeal
One of the characteristic elements which distinguished Alatsata it was the religious zeal of the inhabitants. All Alatsatians were raised in this atmosphere of the reverential devotion to the divine.
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6. Economy
6.1 Agricultural production
Main source of income for almost all residents was the production of raisins for export to central Europe.Karl von Scherzer the Austro-Hungarian consul in Smyrna, in 1873 writes in his book that the entire annual output of Cesme province was about 14,500 tones. The export took place to the ports of Trieste, Bremen, Hamburg, Marseilles, Cardiff and Amsterdam. It is significant that until 1922 does not exist in Alatsata family who has not even a farm with vineyard.
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5. Social structure
Factors that contributed to the formation of informal groups that were breaking the cohesion of the social body were: the specific origin of immigrants who settled in Alatsata, The family history (noble birth), the professional activity that characterizes the economic situation, and finally the education.
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