Exochiko ( el, Εξοχικό, before 1957: Κατσίμπαλης – ''Katsimpalis''
Name changes of settlements in Greece
/ref>) is a village in the municipal unit of Filiatra
Filiatra ( el, Φιλιατρά), is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area ...
in western Messenia
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, Greece
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. Its population is 179 people (2011 census). Exochiko is situated near the Ionian Sea
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coast, at 60 m elevation. It is 4 km north of Filiatra, 10 km southwest of Kyparissia
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and 50 km northwest of Kalamata
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. The Greek National Road 9
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( Pyrgos – Kyparissia – Pylos
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– Methoni) passes west of the village.
Population
History
The origin of the former name ''Katsimpalis'' may have been a Turkish local leader Katsibali (Kacibal, Kacibali?), or a companion of revolutionary leader Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis ( el, Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης; 3 April 1770 – 4 February 1843) was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire. Kolokotronis's g ...
that was named Katsibali. Exochiko was founded by Arcadia
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Greece
* Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese
* Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...
ns in the mid 19th century, most of these arrived from Alonistaina
Alonistaina ( el, Αλωνίσταινα) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Falanthos, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the forested northern Mainalo mountains, at about 1,220 m. elevation, making it one of the highest villages i ...
. Its residents are employed in agriculture including olive oil production, groves and greenhouses.
See also
*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 ...
References
External links
Exochiko Trifyllias at the GTP Travel Pages
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Populated places in Messenia