The Plate was initially settlement of provisional stay of residents of Kontopoulio
and Ag. Ypatios, that had properties in the region and they went him they cultivate.
Afterwards 1823 began somebodies to remain permanently and around in 1860 they
had been assembled enough, so that they create settlement. The initial name
of village was Symferoupolis, and him named thus the Metropolite Limnos Joakem
G, because his residents installed itself there for reasons of interest. The
name Plate was given by the cape and this with his line was named thus by the
form of rocks of region in plaques.
In the Plate is reported the existence of castle from 1355 with the name Kastrion,
as well as settlement with the same name the JST' of century. In 1459 the Kritovoylos
from Imvros names castle of Kastrians. Today his ruins are named Vryokastro. |