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Dafni (opera)
Dafni ( el, Δάφνη or Δαφνί, link=no, both deriving from the Greek word for "laurel") may refer to: Greek places * Dafni, Achaea, part of the municipal unit of Paia, Achaea * Dafni, Aetolia-Acarnania, part of the municipal unit of Naupactus, Aetolia-Acarnania *Dafni, Arcadia, part of the municipal unit of Valtetsi, Arcadia *Dafni, Mount Athos *in Attica: **Dafni, Attica, a municipal unit and a suburb of Athens *** Dafni BC is also the name of a Division A2 professional basketball club located therein ** Dafni, Chaidari is a quarter of Chaidari *** Dafni also refers to the Daphni Monastery, located here *Dafni, Boeotia, part of the municipal unit of Dervenochori, Boeotia * Dafni, Corfu, part of the municipal unit of Agios Georgios, Corfu * Dafni, Corinthia, part of the municipality of Nemea, Corinthia *in Elis: **Dafni, Amaliada, part of the municipal unit of Amaliada **Dafni, Vouprasia, part of the municipal unit of Vouprasia * Dafni, Evrytania, part of the municipal un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel
Laurel may refer to: Plants * Lauraceae, the laurel family * Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel People * Laurel (given name), people with the given name * Laurel (surname), people with the surname * Laurel (musician), British indie musician Laurel Arnell-Cullen (born 1994) Places United States * Laurel, California, a ghost town * Laurel, Oakland, California, a neighborhood of Oakland * Laurel, Delaware, a town * Laurel, Florida, a census-designated place * Laurel, Indiana, a town * Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana * Laurel, Iowa, a city * Laurel County, Kentucky * Laurel River, Kentucky * Laurel, Maryland, a city * Laurel, Mississippi, a city * Laurel micropolitan area, Mississippi * Laurel, Montana, a city * Laurel, Nebraska, a city * Laurel, New York, a census-designated place * Laurel, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Laurel, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Laurel Township, Hocking County, Ohio * Laurel, Oregon, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dafni, Vouprasia
Aetorrachi ( el, Αετορράχη, before 1957: Βάλακα - ''Valaka'') is a settlement and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis Greece. It is located in the hills of northern Elis, 3 km east of Borsi, 14 km southeast of Varda and 30 km north of Pyrgos. It is close to the northern shore of the Pineios reservoir, and south of the Movri hills. Its population in 2001 was 92 for the village, and 224 for the community, which includes the village Dafni. History The village was founded during the Ottoman Era and was known as ''Valaka'' (Greek: Βάλακα), named after the Turkish chief Valak Agaş. After the Greek War of Independence of 1821, the Ottoman rule came to an end, and the Turks fled the area. Aetorrachi became a community, together with the neighboring village of Kompothekra (which was renamed to Dafni in 1955). Aetorrachi was renamed in 1957 to Aetorrachi. In 1997, under the Kapodistrias Law, the area became a municipal district of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evdilos
Evdilos (Greek: Εύδηλος) is a village and a former municipality in the central part of the island of Ikaria, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is a municipal unit. 40 km northwest of Agios Kirykos. Its name means visible and freely rendered open horizon. It is a new seaside settlement built after 1830 when piracy was completely stamped out on the island. Evdilos was the first capital of the island. Today it is the second port and the center of northern, central, and western Ikaria. Together with other settlements, it forms the municipal unit of Evdilos and had 2,749 permanent inhabitants at the 2011 census. The municipal unit has a land area of 78.790 km², and is the second-largest of the three on Icaria both in population and land area. It shares the island of Icaria with the municipal units of Agios Kirykos and Raches Raches ( el, Ράχες) is a village and a former Communities an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ypati
Ypati ( el, Υπάτη) is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, central peninsular Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Lamia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 257.504 km2. Its 2011 population was 4,541 for the municipal unit, and 496 for the settlement of Ypati itself. The town has a long history, being founded at the turn of the 5th/4th century BC as the capital of the Aenianes. During the Roman period the town prospered and was regarded as the chief city of Thessaly, as well as a bishopric. It was probably abandoned in the 7th century as a result of the Slavic invasions, but was re-established by the 9th century as Neopatras. The town became prominent as a metropolitan see and was the capital of the Greek principality of Thessaly in 1268–1318 and of the Catalan Duchy of Neopatras from 1319 to 1391. It was conquered by the Ottomans in the early 15th century and remained under Otto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skydra
Skydra ( el, Σκύδρα, in modern Greek, before 1926: Βερτεκόπ - ''Vertekop'', Slavic: Вртикоп, ''Vrtikop'') is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia in Greece. Municipality The municipality Skydra was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Meniida *Skydra The municipality has an area of 239.525 km2, the municipal unit 120.963 km2. Municipal unit of Skydra Division of the municipal unit Skidra with total population 15,613 (2011). The 11 communities of Skydra are: History In Skydra there is an ancient settlement in Mandalo. The foundations of a monumental building that probably was a temple of Zeus have been uncovered. Oral History Ioannis Chrissochoidis on Pontian Greeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsiki
Atsiki ( gr, Ατσική) is a village and a former municipality on the island of Lemnos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lemnos Lemnos or Limnos ( el, Λήμνος; grc, Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The p ..., of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northern central part of the island and has a land area of 134.672 km², covering about 28.2% of the island's surface. The municipal seat was the town of Atsikí (pop. 848 at the 2011 census). Its next largest town is Ágios Dimítrios (812). The municipal unit's total population is 2,535 inhabitants. References Populated places in Lemnos {{NorthAegean-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dafni, Laconia
Dafni (Δαφνί) or Dafnio (Δαφνίο) is a small town of Laconia in the municipality of Evrotas, and to the Krokees municipality before the 2011 Kallikratis reform. In the 2011 census its population was registered as 865. History The current residents of the village originate from the nearby village of Lykovouno, a medieval settlement. The name Dafni may originate in turn from the ancient settlement of Aphidnae, or otherwise simply from the prevalence of laurels in the area (δάφνη is the Greek word for laurel). The village is notable for its agricultural produce, as well as the annual "Vlach "Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other Easter ... Wedding" (Βλάχικος Γάμος) and wine festival. Associations in Dafni * Cultural Association of Dafni (Πολι ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
