Kalpaki ( el, Καλπάκι) is a former municipality in the
Ioannina regional unit,
Epirus
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Pogoni
Pogoni ( el, Πωγώνι, rup, Pugon) is a municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Kalpaki. The municipality has an area of 701.059 km2. Its population was 8,960 at the 2011 ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
It is situated about northwest of
Ioannina
Ioannina ( el, Ιωάννινα ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the c ...
, and southwest of
Konitsa
Konitsa ( el, Κόνιτσα; see also names in other languages) is a town of Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. It is located north of the capital Ioannina and near the Albanian border. Northeast of Konitsa lies a group of villages known as the Zagoro ...
. The municipal unit has an area of 116.756 km
2, the community 13.189 km
2.
Population 1,719 (2011).
The
Greek National Road 20
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connects Kalpaki with
Ioannina
Ioannina ( el, Ιωάννινα ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the c ...
and
Konitsa
Konitsa ( el, Κόνιτσα; see also names in other languages) is a town of Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. It is located north of the capital Ioannina and near the Albanian border. Northeast of Konitsa lies a group of villages known as the Zagoro ...
. The
GR-22 connects Kalpaki with
Kakavia, the border crossing into southern
Albania
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.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Kalpaki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
*Kalpaki (Kalpaki, Lioumpa)
*Ano Ravenia
*Chrysorrachi
*Doliana (Doliana, Agios Georgios Dolianon)
*Geroplatanos
*Kato Ravenia
*Mavrovouni
*Negrades
Population
History
Kalpaki joined Greece after the
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defe ...
of 1913. The
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas ( el, Μάχη Ελαίας-Καλαμά, Machi Elaias-Kalama) took place in Epirus on 2–8 November 1940. The battle was fought between the Greeks and the Italians during the initial stage of the Greco-Italian War ...
took place in the area in November 1940, during the
Italian invasion of Greece
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.
See also
*
List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit, Greece.
* Achladies
* Aetomilitsa
* Aetopetra, Konitsa
* Aetopetra, Zitsa
* Aetorrachi
* Agia Anastasia
* Agia Marina
* Agia Paraskevi, Konitsa
* Agia Paraskevi, Zagori
* Agia ...
External links
Kalpaki (municipality) on GTP Travel PagesKalpaki (town) on GTP Travel Pages
References
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Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit)