Kastri, Preveza
Kastri
Καστρί | |
|---|---|
  Kastri | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′N 20°34.392′E / 39.250°N 20.573200°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Preveza |
| Municipality | Parga |
| Municipal unit | Fanari |
| Area | |
• Community | 4.476 km2 (1.728 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 239 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 480 62 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2684 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΖ |
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Kastri (Greek: Καστρί) is a village and a community of the Parga municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Fanari, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 239 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Kastri covers an area of 4.476 km2.[3]
Geography
[edit]The village stands on a plain where the river Acheron passes through. It is on the northern part of the Preveza regional unit in a distance of almost 47 km from Preveza.
History
[edit]The ruins of an acropolis can be seen on a hill near Kastri, which give the village its name, meaning "castle". These are likely to be the remains of the ancient city Pandosia.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ Wiseman, James; Zachos, Kōnstantinos (2003). Landscape Archaeology in Southern Epirus, Greece. Vol. 1. American School of Classical Studies at Athens. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-876-61532-4.
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