Vardousia (municipality)

	Vardousia (municipality) Vardousia ( el, Βαρδούσια) is a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is a municipal unit of the municipality Dorida. The municipal unit has an area of 253.725 km2. Population 1,391 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Krokyleio. It was named after the mountain Vardousia, which is located in the municipal unit. Subdivisions The municipal unit Lidoriki is subdivided into the following communities: * Alpochori Artotina Artotina ( el, Αρτοτίνα) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, northwestern Phocis, Greece. It is situated on the western slope of the Vardousia mountains, near the source of the river Evinos, at about 1200 m elevatio ... Dichori * Kerassies * Kokkino * Koupaki * Kriatsi * Krokyleio * Pentagioi * Perivoli * Tristeno * Ypsilo Chori * Zorianos References Populated places in Phocis {{CentralGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Central Greece (region) Central Greece ( el, Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Stereás Elládhas, , colloquially known as Ρούμελη (''Roúmeli'')) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. The region occupies the eastern half of the traditional region of Central Greece, including the island of Euboea. To the south it borders the regions of Attica and the Peloponnese, to the west the region of West Greece and to the north the regions of Thessaly and Epirus. Its capital city is Lamia. Administration The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with Thessaly, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece based at Larissa. The region is based at Lamia and is divided into five regional units (pre-Kallikratis prefectures), Boeotia, Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis and Phthiotis Phthiotis ( e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Efpalio Efpalio ( el, Ευπάλιο) is a village and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dorida, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 204.207 km2. Population 6,086 (2011). The municipal unit Efpalio consists of sixteen communities: Kastraki, Efpalio, Managouli, Trikorfo, Malamata, Marathias, Monastiraki, Klima, Sergoula, Filothei, Kampos, Potidaneia, Teichio, Drosato, Palaioxari, and Pyrgos. Monasteries The area is also known for several important monasteries such as: * The monastery of Panagia of Varnakova. It is a Byzantine monastery, built in 1077 A.D. by Saint Arsenios. Varnakova was a centre of Orthodoxy and Greek culture The culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, beginning in Minoan and later in Mycenaean Greece, continuing most notably into Classical Greece, while influencing the Roman Empire and its successor the Byzantine Empire. Other cultu . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lidoriki Lidoriki ( el, Λιδωρίκι, Katharevousa: Λιδωρίκιον) is a village and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dorida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. In 2011 the population was 3,388. Its area is 409.577 km² covering nearly one-fifth of Phocis. Lidoriki is built on the western slopes of Mount Giona and over the Mornos river valley. It is the centre of the mountains of Dorida. Location Lidoriki is located west of Amfissa, northwest of Itea and east-northeast of Nafpaktos. Lidoriki is located above the Mornos artificial reservoir, formed by the Mornos Dam, completed in 1974. The reservoir supplies most of the drinking water used in Athens. Lidoriki is also connected to Amfissa via the largest tunnel in Greece with 16.5 km length. This is not a street tunnel, but an aquaeduct for the water from the Mornos reservoir. History Lidoriki is attested since the late 9th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kallieis Kallieis ( el, Καλλιείς, full form Δήμος Καλλιέων) is a former municipality in the northern 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 an area of 183.256 km2. Its registered population in 2011 amounted to 1,673. The seat of the municipality was Mavrolithari, which is home to about 20% of the municipal unit population. Municipal districts Athanasios Diakos Kastriotissa Mavrolithari Moussounitsa Panourgias Pyra * Stromi Population Geography The municipality is mostly mountainous, with Mount Giona dominating the north, towards the boundary with Phthiotis. Most of the area is forested. Typical vegetation includes pine, fir, cypress and spruce trees; the higher altitudes are mostly barren, while and farmland is limited to the low-lying valleys. Main industries are agriculture and tourism. See also List of settlements in Phocis Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Spercheiada Spercheiada ( el, Σπερχειάδα) is a town and a former municipality in the western part of Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi Makrakomi ( el, Μακρακώμη) is a town and a municipality in the western part of the Phthiotis regional unit, in Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Spercheiada. Geography Makrakomi is built on the southern slopes of Western ..., of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 379.521 km2. The population of Spercheiada municipal unit was 7,680, with 2,691 of them from the town of Spercheiada (2011 census). Subdivisions The municipal unit Spercheiada is subdivided into the following communities: Agios Sostis Anatoli Argyria Gardiki Kallithea Kampia Kanalia Kloni Kolokythia Kyriakochori Lefkada Marmara Mesopotamia Nikolitsi Palaiovracha Palaiochori Perivoli Pitsi Platanos Pougkakia Spercheiada Fteri Notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zorianos Zorianos ( el, Ζοριάνος) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, northwestern Phocis, Greece. It is situated on a forested mountainside near the border with Aetolia-Acarnania, 31 km west of Amfissa. In 2011, the population of the village was 153. Population External links Zorianos 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 * Ch ... References {{Vardousia Populated places in Phocis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pentagioi Pentagioi ( el, Πενταγιοί) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, northwestern Phocis, Greece. It is famous as the home town of Greek folk heroine Maria "Pentagiotissa". In 2011 its population was 246. Population External links Pentagioi 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 * Ch ... References {{Vardousia Populated places in Phocis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Koupaki, Phocis Koupaki or Koupakio (Greek: Κουπάκι or Κουπάκιον) is a Greek village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, located in the northwestern part of Phocis, west of the Mornos dam and 5 km from Krokyleio, the former seat of Vardousia. Population: 65 (2011 census). In recent years, very few remain during winter months but over 200 during summer months. Geography Much of the area is mountainous, forested (oaks and pines) and pastureland suitable for livestock production, although in earlier times mixed livestock and crop cultivation was extensively practiced. The village lies on the east-facing side of colline Pyrgos. A couple of small streams pass through the village but are dry most of the year except during the rainy winter season. At over altitude, it gets snow nearly every winter but overall the village enjoys mild winters and a very attractive climate year round. History Based on historical accounts from the greater area, Koupaki was inhabited before 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Vardousia (municipality) Vardousia ( el, Βαρδούσια) is a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is a municipal unit of the municipality Dorida. The municipal unit has an area of 253.725 km2. Population 1,391 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Krokyleio. It was named after the mountain Vardousia, which is located in the municipal unit. Subdivisions The municipal unit Lidoriki is subdivided into the following communities: * Alpochori Artotina Artotina ( el, Αρτοτίνα) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, northwestern Phocis, Greece. It is situated on the western slope of the Vardousia mountains, near the source of the river Evinos, at about 1200 m elevatio ... Dichori * Kerassies * Kokkino * Koupaki * Kriatsi * Krokyleio * Pentagioi * Perivoli * Tristeno * Ypsilo Chori * Zorianos References Populated places in Phocis {{CentralGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Central Greece (region) Central Greece ( el, Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Stereás Elládhas, , colloquially known as Ρούμελη (''Roúmeli'')) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. The region occupies the eastern half of the traditional region of Central Greece, including the island of Euboea. To the south it borders the regions of Attica and the Peloponnese, to the west the region of West Greece and to the north the regions of Thessaly and Epirus. Its capital city is Lamia. Administration The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with Thessaly, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece based at Larissa. The region is based at Lamia and is divided into five regional units (pre-Kallikratis prefectures), Boeotia, Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis and Phthiotis Phthiotis ( e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Efpalio Efpalio ( el, Ευπάλιο) is a village and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dorida, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 204.207 km2. Population 6,086 (2011). The municipal unit Efpalio consists of sixteen communities: Kastraki, Efpalio, Managouli, Trikorfo, Malamata, Marathias, Monastiraki, Klima, Sergoula, Filothei, Kampos, Potidaneia, Teichio, Drosato, Palaioxari, and Pyrgos. Monasteries The area is also known for several important monasteries such as: * The monastery of Panagia of Varnakova. It is a Byzantine monastery, built in 1077 A.D. by Saint Arsenios. Varnakova was a centre of Orthodoxy and Greek culture The culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, beginning in Minoan and later in Mycenaean Greece, continuing most notably into Classical Greece, while influencing the Roman Empire and its successor the Byzantine Empire. Other cultu . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lidoriki Lidoriki ( el, Λιδωρίκι, Katharevousa: Λιδωρίκιον) is a village and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dorida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. In 2011 the population was 3,388. Its area is 409.577 km² covering nearly one-fifth of Phocis. Lidoriki is built on the western slopes of Mount Giona and over the Mornos river valley. It is the centre of the mountains of Dorida. Location Lidoriki is located west of Amfissa, northwest of Itea and east-northeast of Nafpaktos. Lidoriki is located above the Mornos artificial reservoir, formed by the Mornos Dam, completed in 1974. The reservoir supplies most of the drinking water used in Athens. Lidoriki is also connected to Amfissa via the largest tunnel in Greece with 16.5 km length. This is not a street tunnel, but an aquaeduct for the water from the Mornos reservoir. History Lidoriki is attested since the late 9th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kallieis Kallieis ( el, Καλλιείς, full form Δήμος Καλλιέων) is a former municipality in the northern 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 an area of 183.256 km2. Its registered population in 2011 amounted to 1,673. The seat of the municipality was Mavrolithari, which is home to about 20% of the municipal unit population. Municipal districts Athanasios Diakos Kastriotissa Mavrolithari Moussounitsa Panourgias Pyra * Stromi Population Geography The municipality is mostly mountainous, with Mount Giona dominating the north, towards the boundary with Phthiotis. Most of the area is forested. Typical vegetation includes pine, fir, cypress and spruce trees; the higher altitudes are mostly barren, while and farmland is limited to the low-lying valleys. Main industries are agriculture and tourism. See also List of settlements in Phocis Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Spercheiada Spercheiada ( el, Σπερχειάδα) is a town and a former municipality in the western part of Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi Makrakomi ( el, Μακρακώμη) is a town and a municipality in the western part of the Phthiotis regional unit, in Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Spercheiada. Geography Makrakomi is built on the southern slopes of Western ..., of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 379.521 km2. The population of Spercheiada municipal unit was 7,680, with 2,691 of them from the town of Spercheiada (2011 census). Subdivisions The municipal unit Spercheiada is subdivided into the following communities: Agios Sostis Anatoli Argyria Gardiki Kallithea Kampia Kanalia Kloni Kolokythia Kyriakochori Lefkada Marmara Mesopotamia Nikolitsi Palaiovracha Palaiochori Perivoli Pitsi Platanos Pougkakia Spercheiada Fteri Notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zorianos Zorianos ( el, Ζοριάνος) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, northwestern Phocis, Greece. It is situated on a forested mountainside near the border with Aetolia-Acarnania, 31 km west of Amfissa. In 2011, the population of the village was 153. Population External links Zorianos 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 * Ch ... References {{Vardousia Populated places in Phocis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pentagioi Pentagioi ( el, Πενταγιοί) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, northwestern Phocis, Greece. It is famous as the home town of Greek folk heroine Maria "Pentagiotissa". In 2011 its population was 246. Population External links Pentagioi 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 * Ch ... References {{Vardousia Populated places in Phocis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Koupaki, Phocis Koupaki or Koupakio (Greek: Κουπάκι or Κουπάκιον) is a Greek village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, located in the northwestern part of Phocis, west of the Mornos dam and 5 km from Krokyleio, the former seat of Vardousia. Population: 65 (2011 census). In recent years, very few remain during winter months but over 200 during summer months. Geography Much of the area is mountainous, forested (oaks and pines) and pastureland suitable for livestock production, although in earlier times mixed livestock and crop cultivation was extensively practiced. The village lies on the east-facing side of colline Pyrgos. A couple of small streams pass through the village but are dry most of the year except during the rainy winter season. At over altitude, it gets snow nearly every winter but overall the village enjoys mild winters and a very attractive climate year round. History Based on historical accounts from the greater area, Koupaki was inhabited before 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]