Kalpaki ( el, Καλπάκι) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit,

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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

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, and southwest of

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. The municipal unit has an area of 116.756 km², the community 13.189 km². Population 1,719 (2011). The

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connects Kalpaki with

and

. The GR-22 connects Kalpaki with Kakavia, the border crossing into southern

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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

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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

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External links

Kalpaki (municipality) on GTP Travel PagesKalpaki (town) on GTP Travel Pages

References

{{Pogoni div Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit)

Subdivisions

Population

History

See also

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