Thesprotiko

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Municipality of Thesprotiko Δήμος Θεσπρωτικού Dimos Thesprotikou
Prefecture:	Preveza
Province:	Nikopoli and Parga
Seat:	Mavrolithari
Number of municipal districts:	7 (see below)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	39.2983 (39° 14' 59") N 20.781 (20° 46' 52") E
Population: (2001) -Municipality -Town -Percent of the municipality -Percent of the prefecture	5,474 (-161 or -8.36%) 1,775 32.42% 9.22% /km²
Altitude: -lowest: -centre:	about 30 m (south) 60 m northern part
Postal code:	GR-433 00
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-26940
Car designation (as of 2006):	`PZ`

Thesprotiko (Greek: Θεσπρωτικό meaning Thesprotian) is a municipality in the Preveza Prefecture, Greece. Population 5,474 (2001). The village name was first known as Lelova (Λέλοβα) until April 1, 1927 when it adopted its current name. It became a municipality in the 1950s

1 Municipal districts
2 Population
3 Geography
4 Information
5 History
6 Other
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Municipal districts

Assos (Νάσαρι Nasari or Nassari)
- Kerassovo
Galata (Μπουλιμέτι Boulimeti)
- Agios Savvas
- Zervo
Meliana
Nikolitsi
- Elaia (Ντάρα Dara)
- Platania
Pappadates
- Agioi Apostoloi
- Galini
Polystafylo
- Agia Triada
Rizovouni (Ποδογόρα Podogora)
- Ziropoli
Thesprotiko

[edit] Population

Year	Population	Change	Municipal population	Change	Percent of the municipality	Percent of the prefecture
1981	2,005	-	-	-	-	-
1991	1,936	-69 or -3.44%	5,653	-	-	-
2001	1,775	-161 or -8.36%	5,474	-179 or -3.17%	32.42%	9.22%

[edit] Geography

It is the capital of the area of Lakka in the Preveza Prefecture (Lakka Lelovou), it has a beautiful valley which includes several villages. The village is located between the Thesprotika (Baldenesi, Μπαλντενέσι) with the elevation of 1,250 m and Tsouka Podogora-Zarkorachi to the east with the elevation of 1,270 m. It had a lake with the name of Mavri which dried up in 1960.

[edit] Information

Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.

[edit] History

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt. Its population also declined but recently grew and nearly doubled between the 1991 and the 2001 census.

The origin of the older name is a lot old with famous origin. The topic name comes from the two villages from the two sides of the country, The two edges of the older villages in which during the destruction of the village of Lambovo in Northern Epirus in modern day Albania in which originate its older name.

In all of the Balkans, the village with the same name Lelova or Lelovo (Λέλοβα, Λέλοβο). Only in Macedonia near Kilkis haa a village in the Krousia mountains with the older name Lelovo, in which is now known as Agios Antonios.

Σε ολόκληρη τη Βαλκανική δεν υφίσταται χωριό με την ίδια ονομασία (Λέλοβα ή Λέλοβο). Μόνο στη Μακεδονία κοντά στο Κιλκίς βρίσκεται χωριό στο όρος Κρούσια με την παλαιά ονομασία Λέλοβο (το), που έχει μετονομαστεί σε Άγιος Αντώνιος.