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Kastellia (Gravia, Phocis, Greece)
Kastellia ( el, Καστέλλια, before 1979: Καστέλλι - ''Kastelli'') is a village in the municipal unit of Gravia, Phocis, Greece. It is situated at the western end of the wide Cephissus (Boeotia), Cephissus valley, at the foot of the mountains Mount Giona, Giona and Mount Oeta, Oeta. It is 3 km northwest of Gravia, 19 km north of Amfissa and 23 km south of Lamia (city), Lamia. The Greek National Road 27 (Gorgopotamos, Damasta - Amfissa - Itea, Phocis, Itea) passes southeast of the village. The railway from Athens to Thessaloniki passes east of the village, with the nearest railway station at Bralos, 4 km east. Kastellia has an area of app. 37,468 acres (151,630 m²) and an average altitude of 450m. The ground is semi-highland consisting of: (1) 8,914 acres of cultivated land, (2) 11,368 acres of partial-forestry land, (3) 13,925 acres of forestry quality land. The remainder is allocated for housing and roads. The population has been steadily dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Greece
Continental Greece ( el, Στερεά Ελλάδα, Stereá Elláda; formerly , ''Chérsos Ellás''), colloquially known as Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic region of Greece. In English, the area is usually called Central Greece, but the equivalent Greek term (Κεντρική Ελλάδα, ''Kentrikí Elláda'') is more rarely used. It includes the southern part of the Greek mainland (sans the Peloponnese), as well as the offshore island of Euboea. Since 1987, its territory has been divided among the administrative regions of Central Greece and Attica, and the regional unit (former prefecture) of Aetolia-Acarnania in the administrative region of Western Greece. Etymology The region has traditionally been known as ''Roúmeli'' (Ρούμελη), a name deriving from the Turkish word '' Rūm-eli'', meaning "the land of the Rūm he Romans, i.e. the Byzantine Greeks">Byzantine_Greeks.html" ;"title="he Romans, i.e. the Byzantine Greeks">he Romans, i.e. the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boium
Boium or Boion ( grc, Βοιόν) was a town and polis (city-state) of Doris, and one of the original towns of the Doric Tetrapolis (along with Pindus, Cytinium, and Erineus). According to Andron of Halicarnassus, the founders of these cities were coming from an area that was also called Doris, in Thessaly, and that was also called Histiaeotis. Thucydides writes that during First Peloponnesian War, about the year 458 or 457 BCE, the Phocians attacked the cities of Boium, Erineus and Cytinium in Doris. The Lacedemonians came to their defense, with troops commanded by Nicomedes of Sparta and forced the Phocians to retreat. Boium's site is near the modern Gravia Gravia ( el, Γραβιά) is a village and a former municipality in the northeastern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has .... References Sources {{SmithDGRG, title=Boium Cities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co-op
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise".Statement on the Cooperative Identity. ''.'' Cooperatives are democratically controlled by their members, with each member having one vote in electing the board of directors. Cooperatives may include: * es owned and man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastellia (Gravia, Phocis, Greece)
Kastellia ( el, Καστέλλια, before 1979: Καστέλλι - ''Kastelli'') is a village in the municipal unit of Gravia, Phocis, Greece. It is situated at the western end of the wide Cephissus (Boeotia), Cephissus valley, at the foot of the mountains Mount Giona, Giona and Mount Oeta, Oeta. It is 3 km northwest of Gravia, 19 km north of Amfissa and 23 km south of Lamia (city), Lamia. The Greek National Road 27 (Gorgopotamos, Damasta - Amfissa - Itea, Phocis, Itea) passes southeast of the village. The railway from Athens to Thessaloniki passes east of the village, with the nearest railway station at Bralos, 4 km east. Kastellia has an area of app. 37,468 acres (151,630 m²) and an average altitude of 450m. The ground is semi-highland consisting of: (1) 8,914 acres of cultivated land, (2) 11,368 acres of partial-forestry land, (3) 13,925 acres of forestry quality land. The remainder is allocated for housing and roads. The population has been steadily dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oinochori
Oinochori ( el, Οινοχώρι, meaning "village of wine", before 1927: Άνω Κάνιανη - ''Ano Kaniani'') is a small village (2011 population: 58) in the municipal unit of Gravia, Phocis, Greece. It is located at an altitude of approximately 900 meters on the slope of Mount Oiti Mount Oeta (; el, Οίτη, polytonic , ''Oiti'', also transcribed as ''Oite'') is a mountain in Central Greece. A southeastern offshoot of the Pindus range, it is high. Since 1966, the core area of the mountain is a national park, and much of .... Ruins just outside the village are thought to be from the Dorian or pre-Dorian city of Dryopis. External linkswww.fokida.grBrief information on the municipal unit of Gravia Information about Oinochori References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaloskopi
Kaloskopi ( el, Καλοσκοπή, before 1927: Κουκουβίστα - ''Koukouvista'') is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Gravia, northeastern Phocis, Greece. It is situated in the northeastern foothills of Mount Giona, 8 km west of Kastellia and 19 km north of Amfissa. In 2011 its population was 358. Population Location The village is located in the middle of a dense fir forest, while on the south side it seems that the forest of the hill of Lyritsa with the plane trees, walnuts, oaks, cherries and apple trees completes the green landscape. Nestled at the foot of Gkiona, the village is surrounded by Mount Kallidromo in the east, Vardousia in the west, Oiti in the north and Parnassos in the south. Kaloskopi has plenty of spring water that overflows the stone-curved founts and irrigates the gardens of the houses. Kaloskopi can be accessed by road from the 200th kilometer of the New Athens-Lamia National Highway at the exit of Thermopylae, by train from the stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolias
Apostolias ( el, Αποστολιάς, before 1927: Κάτω Κάνιανη - ''Kato Kaniani'') is a village in the municipal unit of Gravia, in the northeastern part of Phocis, Greece. In 2011 its population was 53. Apostolias is situated at the foot of Mount Oeta at 520 m above sea level. Until World War II, many of its residents worked in the bauxite mine on the east side of the Agios Vasileios mountain. The mine was destroyed by the occupying Italian forces. Population External links Apostolias GTP Travel Pages See also *List of settlements in Phocis This is a list of settlements in Phocis, Greece A * Agia Efthymia * Agioi Pantes * Agios Georgios * Agios Konstantinos * Alpochori * Amfissa * Amygdalia * Ano Polydrosos * Apostolias * Artotina * Athanasios Diakos * Avoros C * Chris ... References {{Gravia Populated places in Phocis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capodistrian Plan
Kapodistrias reform ( el, Σχέδιο Καποδίστριας, "Kapodistrias Plan") is the common name of law 2539 of Greece, which reorganised the country's administrative divisions. The law, named after 19th-century Greek statesman Ioannis Kapodistrias, passed the Hellenic Parliament in 1997, and was implemented in 1998.Kapodistrias program Greece Ministry of the Interior The administrative system was changed again at the 2010 . Municipalities and communities [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnassida Province
Parnassida ( el, Παρνασσίδα) was one of the provinces of the Phocis Prefecture, Greece, encompassing the area around Mount Parnassus. It was abolished in 2006. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality of Delphi Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The oracle .... References Provinces of Greece Phocis Mount Parnassus {{CGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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