Xylokastro
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 Xylokastro (Ξυλόκαστρο) |
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| Coordinates | 38°4′ N 22°38′ E | |
| Country | Greece | |
| Periphery | Peloponnese | |
| Prefecture | Corinthia | |
| Population | 15,273 source (2001) | |
| Elevation | 3 m | |
| Postal code | 204 00 | |
| Area code | 27430 | |
| Licence plate code | ΚΡ | |
Xylokastro (Greek:, Modern: Ξυλόκαστρο, Ancient: Xylokastron, Ξυλόκαστρον Greek word meaning wooden castle) is a city that is 40 km W of Corinth via GR-8, which is also E65. Its interchange is about 1.5 km W, west of the river. The population is around 11,000 and there is a nearby interchange southwest of the city. The city has a river named Sythas to its west and a mountain to its south and southwest. The town offers a beautiful beach. Agriculture surrounds the city.
The town was known as Viladusa by the Venetians in the mid to late 2nd millennium.
The community has a small school, a church, a police station, a post office, banks, a volleyball arena, and a square(plateia). It is famous as a seaside tourist spot and are well equipped with a number of hotels like Hotel Fadira , etc.
Its nearest communications tower is on a mountain southwest of town (about 6 km)
[edit] Nearest places
- Domini (east)
[edit] Population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1700 | 65 | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 5,188 | 5,123/7,881.54% | - | - |
| 1991 | 5,821 | 633/12.20% | 16,802 | - |
[edit] Persons
- Vlassis Bonatsos (1949 - October 14, 2004 in Athens, Greece), a Greek actor
[edit] External links
- Δήμος Ξυλοκάστρου - Ξυλόκαστρο
- GTP - Xylokastro
- GTP - Municipality of Xylokastro
- GTP - Hotel Fadira of Xylokastro
- Indexmundi - Xylokastro
[edit] See also
| Municipalities of the Corinthia Prefecture |
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| Agioi Theodoroi • Assos-Lechaio • Corinth • Evrostini • Feneos • Loutraki-Perachora • Nemea • Saronikos • Sikyona • Solygeia • Stymfalia • Tenea • Velo • Vocha • Xylokastro |
