page_title: Repanidi
section_title: Kotsinos
hierarchical_section_title: Repanidi / Localities / Kotsinos
caption_attribution_description: English: Kotsinos, Lemnos view from the castleΕλληνικά: Κότσινος εικόνα απο το κάστρο
context_page_description: Repanidi is a village and a community in the northeast of the island of Lemnos, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Moudros. It is located 2 km northeast of Romanou, 3 km west of Kontopouli, 3 km east of Lychna, 6 km northeast of Moudros and 21 km northeast of Myrina. In 2011 its population was 266 people. Its elevation is 30 m.
context_section_description: Kotsinos is a small fishing village 2.5 km northwest of Repanidi. Its name reflects the local pronunciation of the word "κόκκινος" (kokkinos), meaning "red", referring to the colour of the local soil. It was first mentioned in 1136. It was expanded by the Venetians in the 13th century, who built a castle. Nearby Hephaistia was abandoned in favour of Kotsinos. The village was recaptured by the Byzantines in 1276, and a monastery was built. When the Venetians captured the island again in 1464, Kotsinos was one of the three most important castles. It was built on an artificial hill, and its ruins are still visible. Inside the castle there is the church of Zoodochos Pigi, built in 1954 on the remains of the monastery. There is a spring under the church.
  In the first centuries of Ottoman rule Kotsinos remained a flourishing trading port, but it declined after it was sacked by the Venetians in 1656. Most of its inhabitants moved to inland villages, and the port fell into disrepair. At the 2001 census, the village had 3 permanent inhabitants.
caption: Kotsinos
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