Lithakia
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| Lithakia Λιθακιά |
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | Zakynthos |
| Island: | Zakynthos |
| Municipality: | Zakynthos |
| Municipal district: | Lithakia (seat) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
39.7164 (39° 42' 59") N 20.8247 (20° 49' 34") E |
| Population: (2001) -Village -Percent of the municipality |
1,185 (+392 or +49.43%) 49.43% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
[[Ionian Sea] (east) 96 m about 200 m (west) |
| Postal code: | GR-290 82 |
| Car designation: | ZA |
Lithakia (Greek: Λιθακιά) also with the second or third a accented is a village in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos. It is the seat of the municipality of Artemissi. Its 2001 population was 1,185 for the village.
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[edit] Nearest places
[edit] Population
| Year | Settlement population | Municipal district population | Percent of the municipal district | Percent of the municipality | |
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| 1981 | 868 | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 793 | -75 or -8.64% | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 1,185 | +392 or +49.43% | 20.11% |
[edit] Location and transportation
Lithakia is located between 20 km south-southwest of the town of Zakynthos, south of Laganas and south-southeast of Volimes. Lithakia are connected with the GR-35 linking with the airport and the town and another linking the two north and south extremities of the island along with the town of Volimes.
[edit] About Lithakia
Lithakia is situated in the southern part of the island and are filled up with hills, the sea is to the east and the remainder are made up of grasslands, farmlands are within the villages and the northeast.
[edit] History
Lithakia was ruled by the Venetians until the Napolenic Wars when it was controlled and ruled by the French until the British invasion near the end, the Russians and the Ottoman Turks also ruled during the wars, though the Septinsular Republic was autonomous. Keri and the rest of the Ionian Islands formed a part of the United States of the Ionian Islands until 1864 which marked the end of the non-Greek rule, it finally ceded to Greece.
After World War II and the Greek Civil War, it was partially rebuilt, almost every building in the villages were completely destroyed in the 1953 Ionian Earthquake, afterwards, the village were rebuilt by the late-1950s and 1960 to rebuilt everything and at the time connected with asphalt. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th century. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. Its population are growing and grew more in a ten year period between 1991 and 2001.
[edit] Panorama
Lithakia offers a view the southern portion of the island along with the mountains of the east. The mainland can rarely be seen.
[edit] Other
Lithakia has a school, a gymnasium (middle school), lyceum (secondary school), a church, a few restaurants and taverns, a gas station and a square (plateia).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Lithakia at the GTP Travel Pages
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map information from: Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
