Mantzavinata
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| Mantzavinata Μαντζαβινάτα |
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| Prefecture: | Kefalonia |
| Province: | Paliki |
| Municipality: | Paliki |
| Number of municipal districts: | 2 (under the name Katogi) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
38.173 (38°10'32") N 21.4095 (21°24'36") E |
| Population: (2001) - Percent of the municipality |
249 3.18% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
valley area 61 m western part |
| Postal code: | GR-282 00 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-26710 |
| Car designation: | KE |
Mantzavinata (Greek: Μαντζαβινάτα) is a small town in the southwest of Kefalonia, Greece, where the famous Mantzavino Vine is sold. Mantzavinata is 4 km southwest of Lixouri and is linked with a major road that also links with the rest of the island. It serves the seat of the municipal district of Katogi (Κατωγή) and is one of the few municipal districts in Greece ever to have a different name of the seat.
Many families from Mantzavinata built new houses outside of the center near to the beaches Xi and Mania. This new settlement is called after the cape Akrotiri and is also known as Kounoupetra.
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[edit] Geography
The area around Mantzavinata are surrounded by hills and features groves. Farmlands are around the area which makes agriculture the main industry in Mantzavinata while tourism dominates the beach area. The islet of Vardiani can be seen to the south as well as Akrotiri and the western part of Livathos and western Argostoli and Mount Aenos and its nearest mountains in the rest of the island.
[edit] Subdivisions
- Vouni
- Kounoupetra, southwest (not listed since there is no municipal offices)
[edit] Islets
- Vardianoi
[edit] Information
Mantzavinata was completely destroyed in the August 1953 earthquake that rumbled the entire island except for the vicinity of Fiskardo. It took until the mid-1950s to rebuilt but emigration affected the area and the population has been losing since the quake. Mantzavinata became linked with pavement in the 1970s and the 1980s to some roads, electricity and communications later arrived in the 1960s and television in the 1970s.
In Mantzavinata takes place the famous wine festival in august.
[edit] Nearest places
These nearest places are ordered clockwise:
- Vouni, west (distance: approximately 1 km)
- Soulari, northeast (distance:L approxinately 1 km)
- Xi, south (distance: approximately 1 km)
- Kounoupetra, southwest (distance: approximately 4 km)
[edit] Population
| Year | Village Population | Percent of the municipality |
Change |
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| 1981 | 309 | - | - |
| 1991 | 269 | -50 or -16.18% | - |
| 2001 | 249 | -20 or 7.43% | 3.18% |
[edit] Other
Mantzavinata three churches and a small square (plateia) called Lemonata. The village's primary school closed in the late 1980s and children now attend school in Lixouri.
[edit] External links
- Map and aerial photos:
- Metaxata on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
[edit] See also
| Municipal districts of the municipality of Lixouri |
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| Agia Thekli | Atheras | Chavdata | Chavriata | Damoulianata | Favatata | Kaminarata | Katogi | Kontogenada | Kouvalada | Lixouri | Monopolata | Rifi | Skineas | Soulari |
| Greece | Ionian Islands | Kefalonia Paliki | Lixouri |
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