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Livanates ( el, Λιβανάτες) is a seaside town (population in 2011: 2,559) in
Phthiotis Phthiotis ( el, Φθιώτιδα, ''Fthiótida'', ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is border ...
, central
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. It is located 68 km southeast of
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and it was the seat of the municipality of Dafnousia between 1997 and 2011.


History

Kynos Cynus ( grc, Κῦνος, Kynos) was the principal sea-port of the Opuntian Locrians, situated on a cape at the northern extremity of the Opuntian Gulf, opposite Aedepsus in Euboea, and at the distance of 60 '' stadia'' from Opus. Livy gives an i ...
, an ancient settlement site, can be found at the edge of the town. The medieval settlement was established by
Arvanites Arvanites (; Arvanitika: , or , ; Greek: , ) are a bilingual population group in Greece of Albanian origin. They traditionally speak Arvanitika, an Albanian language variety, along with Greek. Their ancestors were first recorded as settlers ...
. Livanates has been attested since 1540 as an
Arvanite Arvanites (; Arvanitika: , or , ; Greek: , ) are a bilingual population group in Greece of Albanian origin. They traditionally speak Arvanitika, an Albanian language variety, along with Greek. Their ancestors were first recorded as settlers ...
settlement. The
Arvanitic Arvanitika (; Arvanitika: , ; Greek: , ), also known as Arvanitic, is the variety of Albanian traditionally spoken by the Arvanites, a population group in Greece. Arvanitika is today endangered, as its speakers have been shifting to the use ...
dialect spoken in Livanates has some unique features that differentiate it from the other Arvanitic dialects. Livanates had 1,021 people in the 1890s. In April 1894, a strong earthquake ravaged the town, killed 5 residents and injured 20 more. During the occupation in World War II, Canada saved many Athenians from starvation by donating wheat, potatoes, chick peas and cottons, as well as vegetables. During that period, Kynos hill was used for its military base as a camp and a prison.


Economy

The region produces meat, fish, potatoes, tomatoes, olives and olive oil, tobacco and cotton.


Landmarks

Notable sites are the Church of Agioi Theodoroi, a small Byzantine church which is an alleged site of krifo scholio, and the Monastery of the Transfiguration. Livanates has three beaches, 'Kyani Akti' (''Blue Coast''),'Skinia' and 'Ai-Giannis'. Kyani Akti is the main beach and is located 1-1.5 km from the main square.


Other

The Livanates ''Odysseas Androutsos'' Cultural Council was formed in 1979 and is named after the famous hero of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Livanates also has a women's council known as ''I Pyrrha'' and a football (soccer) club known as Dafni ( prefectural (subregional) winner in 2002 and 2005 and cup winner in 2004). Image:View of Livanates' coast.jpg, Livanates, view of the coast overlooking
Euboea Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest poin ...
Image:Livanates_7.jpg, Livanates, view by the Ai Giannis church, near
Kynos Cynus ( grc, Κῦνος, Kynos) was the principal sea-port of the Opuntian Locrians, situated on a cape at the northern extremity of the Opuntian Gulf, opposite Aedepsus in Euboea, and at the distance of 60 '' stadia'' from Opus. Livy gives an i ...
.


Sources


Further reading

*Dimitrios P. Avraam ''Lokrika'', Lamia, 2001 *Balta, Evangelia ''The Region of Atalanti and Moudounitza in the Ottoman Period (15th-16th Century)'', from ''ax Ottomana. Studies in Memoriam Prof. Dr. Nejat Göyünç'', (ed.) Kemal Cicewk, Haarlem-Ankara 2001, Sota-Yeni Türkiye, 151-182 *Biris, Kostas I. ''Arvanites - The gift of Modern Greek: History of Greek Arvanites'' (''Αρβανίτες - Οι δωριείς του νεώτερου ελληνισμού: Ιστορία των Ελλήνων Αρβανιτών'') Melissa 1998 *Christoforou, Manthos L. ''I Opoundia Lokrida kai i Atalanti - Mnimes kai martyries'' (''Opuntian Locris and Atalanta/Atalanti, Monuments and Memorials'', Parts 1 (1991) and 2 (1993), Athens, Atalanti Historic and Folkloric Information Company (EILEA). *Christoforou, Manthos L. ''Opoudos (Opus) and Atalandi (Atalanta), Timeline of 4000 Years'' (''Χρονολόγιο Οπούντος και Αταλάντης 4000 χρόνια – εν τάχει'') - Municipality of Atalanti Publishers *Karastathis, Konstantinos ''Malesina, History, Memorials and Ancient Villages'' (''Μαλεσίνα: Ιστορία, Μνημεία, Αρχαιολογικοί χώροι'') 1999 *''Locrian Chronicles'' (''Λοκρικά Χρονικά'') Athens 1997, Atalanti Historic and Folkloric Information Company (EILEA), 3rd Edition *Mitsopoulos, K. 1895 ''The Great Locrian Earthquake in April 1894'' (''Ο μέγας της Λοκρίδος σεισμός – κατά τον Απρίλιο του 1894'') National Press, Athens 1895 *Protopappas, Zisis (1952) ''Lokrida'' (''Λοκρίδα''), Athens


External links


Website with information about Livanates

Municipal unit of Dafnoussia

Municipal unit of Dafnoussia
{{Lokroi div Populated places in Phthiotis Arvanite settlements