Xylokastro ( el, Ξυλόκαστρο) is a seaside town or village and a former municipality in

Corinthia Corinthia ( el, Κορινθία ''Korinthía'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Geography Cori ...

in the

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Xylokastro-Evrostina Xylokastro–Evrostina ( el, Ξυλόκαστρο-Ευρωστίνα) is a municipality in the Corinthia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Xylokastro. The municipality has an area of 411.667 km2. Munici ...

, of which it is a unit or component. The municipal unit has an area of 310.252 km². In 2011 its population was 5,715 for the town and 13,277 for the municipal unit. Geographic features include a long 2 km beach and semi-arid forest on varied terrain, scattered with early churches and evidence of early settlements and religious sites. It has narrowly separated upper and lower coastal roads and forms a medium-sized touristic village on the

Gulf of Corinth The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf ( el, Κορινθιακός Kόλπος, ''Korinthiakόs Kόlpos'', ) is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea, separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isth ...

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Xylokastro is subdivided into the following communities (2011 population and constituent villages in brackets): * Ano Trikala (104, Ano Trikala, Zireia) *

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(144) *

Geliniatika Geliniatika (Greek: Γελινιάτικα; Geliniátika) is a village belonging to the municipality of Xylokastro, in the region of Corinth, Greece. The next major settlement is Sykia, approximately 4 km to the north. The local economy is mai ...

(431, Geliniatika, Spartinaaika) * Kamari (903, Kamari, Kariotika) * Karya (597, Karya, Kariotika) *

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(442, Kato Loutro, Ano Loutro) * Kato Synoikia Trikalon (254) * Korfiotissa (75) * Lagkadaiika (74, Lagkadaiika, Amfithea) *

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(476) * Melissi (913) * Mesi Synoikia Trikalon (73) * Nees Vrysoules (76) * Panariti (349) *

Pellini Pellene (; grc, Πελλήνη; grc-x-doric, Πελλάνα or Πελλίνα) was a city and polis (city-state) of ancient Achaea, the most easterly of the twelve Achaean cities (the Achaean League). Its territory bordered upon that of Sicyon o ...

(82) * Pitsa (669, Ano Pitsa, Kato Pitsa) * Rethi (194) *

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(429, Riza, Valtos, Georgantaiika, Sigeritsa, Chartsianika) * Sofiana (80) * Stylia (147) * Sykia (492) *

Thalero Thalero ( el, Θαλερό) is one of the oldest villages in Corinthia, Greece. It is located 2 kilometers from the Gulf of Corinth, close to the city of Xylokastro. Its original name was Tholero cause of the water but changed through years to T ...

(162) * Throfari (73) * Xanthochori (83) * Xylokastro (5,715, Xylokastro, Mertikaiika) * Zemeno (240)

Population

Geography

Xylokastro is situated on the coast of the

, 30 km northwest of

Corinth Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part o ...

, near the mouth of the river Trikalitikos. Apart from the narrow strip of land along the coast, where the town Xylokastro lies, the municipal unit is mountainous. The

Greek National Road 8a Greek National Road 8a ( el, Εθνική Οδός 8a, abbreviated as EO8a) was a toll road in the Attica, Peloponnese and West Greece regions. It connected Athens with the cities of Corinth and Patras. It was built in the 1960s as a replacemen ...

(Corinth - Patras) passes through the town.

History

The town took its name from a wooden castle ( el, ξύλινο κάστρο), probably built in the 13th century. It was also known as Solo Castro. The village Stylia was known as ''Viladusa'' by the Venetians in the 18th century.www.xylokastro-evrostini.gov.gr
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People

Vlassis Bonatsos Vlassis Bonatsos ( gr, Βλάσσης Μπονάτσος) (30 November 1949 – 14 October 2004) was a popular Greek entertainer and singer. Biography His father was a judicial officer and his mother was a piano teacher. Vlassis started his ...

(1949 - October 14, 2004 in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

), a Greek actor *

Panagis Tsaldaris Panagis Tsaldaris (also Panagiotis Tsaldaris or Panayotis Tsaldaris; el, Παναγιώτης (Παναγής) Τσαλδάρης; 5 March 1868 – 17 May 1936) was a Greek politician and the 48th Prime Minister of Greece. He was a revered conse ...

(1932 - November 3, 1933 in

, former prime minister * Sotiris Krokidas (1922 - September 17, 1922 14 November in

former prime minister

References

External links

Official website - Municipality of Xylokastro-Evrostina
(in Greek)
GTP - Xylokastro

GTP - Municipality of Xylokastro