Petalidhi

	Petalidhi Petalidi ( el, Πεταλίδι) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Messini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 104.970 km2. Petalidi is situated on the western shore of the Messenian Gulf, 14 km southwest of Messini, 20 km southwest of Kalamata and 25 km east of Pylos. The road Greek National Road 82 (Pylos – Kalamata) passes through the north of the municipal unit. Its population is about 1,300 inhabitants. Petalidi is a touristic place in Messinia, visited mostly in summer months. Landmarks of the village are: The central square with the Church of Agios Nikolaos, the seafront, the lighthouse, the park on the port, the fount of Liar (η βρύση του ψεύτη in Greek) and the football field beside the sea. Subdivisions The municipal unit Petalidi is subdivided into the following communities (2011 population in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peloponnese (region) The Peloponnese Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου, translit=Periféria Peloponnísou, ) is a Modern regions of Greece, region in southern Greece. It borders Western Greece to the north and Attica (region), Attica to the north-east. The region has an area of about . It covers most of the Peloponnese peninsula, except for the northwestern subregions of Achaea and Elis (regional unit), Elis which belong to Western Greece and a small portion of the Argolis, Argolid peninsula that is part of Attica (region), Attica. Administration The Peloponnese Region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2011 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with the Western Greece and Ionian Islands (region), Ionian Islands regions, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian, Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands based at P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Settlements In Messenia This is a list of settlements in Messenia, Greece. * Achladochori * Adriani * Aetos * Agaliani * Agios Floros * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Nikon * Agios Sostis * Agrilia * Agrilia * Agrilos * Agrilovouno * Aithaia * Akritochori * Alagonia * Alonia * Altomira * Amfeia * Amfithea * Ammos * Ampeliona * Ampelofyto * Ampelokipoi * Analipsi * Andania * Androusa * Anemomylos * Ano Dorio * Ano Melpeia * Antheia * Anthousa * Antikalamos * Archaia Messini * Arfara * Ariochori * Aris * Aristodimio * Aristomenis * Armenioi * Arsinoi * Artemisia * Artiki * Asprochoma * Aspropoulia * Avia * Avlonas * Avramiou * Chalazoni * Chalkias * Chandrinos * Charakopio * Charavgi * Chatzis * Chomatada * Chora * Chranoi * Christianoupoli * Chrysochori * Chrysokellaria * Daras * Dasochori * Desyllas * Diavolitsi * Diodia * Doloi * Dorio * Draina * Drosia * Elaia * Elaiochori * Ellinoekklisia * Eva * Evangelismos * Exochiko * Exochori * Falanthi * Farakla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mathia, Messenia Mathia ( el, Μαθία, before 1927: Δράγκα - ''Dragka'') is a small village located near the top of the Mount Lycodimos. It is part of the municipal unit of Petalidi, in Messenia, Greece, 7 kilometres from the coastline. Under Ottoman occupation, it was referred to as ''Draga''. Pirates had destroyed its original location. In the Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ... in 1821, the legendary Captain Yannis Makriyannis (Γιάννης Μαακρυγιαννης) aka Iannis Triantaphyllou and his heroic men destroyed the Turkish army. His monument stands in the village's entrance, as a reminder to the new generations. References Populated places in Messenia {{Peloponnese-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lykissa Lykissa is a small village on the mountain of Mount Lykodimo in Messenia, Greece. The settlement was founded during the Greek revolution by Ioannis Pantazopoulos.Πανταζόπουλος, Πέτρος, Λυκίσσα - Ένα ιστορικό χωριουδάκι του Λυκοδήμου (ανάτυπο, Καλαμάτα 2000), σ. 50. It is part of the municipal unit Petalidi, which is part of the municipality Messini Messini ( el, Μεσσήνη, before 1867: Νησί ''Nisi'') is a municipal unit (''dimotiki enotita'') and the seat town (''edra'') of the municipality (''dimos'') of Messini within the regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') of Messenia in th .... References Populated places in Messenia {{Peloponnese-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]