Athanasios Diakos, Greece

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Athanasios Diakos Αθανάσιος Διάκος
Prefecture:	Fokida
Province:	Dorida
Municipality:	Kallieis
Municipal district:	Athanassios Diakos (seat)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	38.5841 (38° 41' 58") N 22.5596 (22° 10' 347") E
Population: (2001) -Village -Percent of the municipality	361 (+15 or +3.99%) 2.32%
Altitude: -lowest: -centre:	about 600 to 700 980 m 2,437 m (Vardousia)
Postal code:	GR-270 55
Car designation:	`HA`

Athanasios Diakos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Διάκος), older form: Ano Mous(s)ounitsa (Άνω- Μουσουνίτσα, Upper Mousounitsa) is a small village in the municipality of Kallieis, Fokida (Phocis), Greece in the high Vardousia mountains. Its 2001 population was 563 for the village. The population today is the largest in the municipality and is near the municipal seat of Moussounitsa.

1 Nearest places
2 Population
3 Geography
4 Location and transportation
5 History
6 Economy
7 Other
8 See also
9 External links

[edit] Nearest places

Mavrolithari, northeast
Moussounitsa

[edit] Population

Year	Settlement population	Change	Percent of the municipal district	Percent of the municipality
1991	308	+73 or +5.407%	-
2001	634	+326 or +105.84%	27.23%

[edit] Geography

The mountains dominate the entire area and are made up of forests and barren land, Athanasios Diakos are surrounded by two mountain range, the Vardousia of the Pindos mountains and Oiti to the north (not part of the area) and Gkiona to the south. The Mornos river flows about 2 km to the east. Farmlands are within the village area. The Fthiotis prefecture is bordered to the north

[edit] Location and transportation

Athanasios Diakos is located south of Lamia, northwest of Amfissa, north of Lidoriki, north-northeast of Nafpaktos and southeast of Karpenissi. They are also connected with roads connecting Lidoriki and Amfissa. There is an unpaved mountain pass with the Fthiotida prefecture.

Athansios Diakos has about 4 km of paved road and about 6 km of gravel road..

[edit] History

Athanasios Diakos then as Ano Mousounitsa dates back to the Slavic peoples times, they inhabited the village, the village was later acquired by the Venetians and the Ottoman Turks, it became a part of Greece after the Greek War of Independence, a famous hero during the cause was Athanasios Diakos, he was later honoured a village after him and battled there, before, it was only known as 'Ano Moustenitsa. It has adopted its current name in the early 20th century. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt, some of the Allied soldiers were stranded in the pass range at the time. Athanasios Diakos became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. 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.

[edit] Economy

Its main economy is agriculture, its main production includes olives, cattle, fruits, vegetables and other crops.

[edit] Other

Athanassios Diakos has a school, a church, a post office, and a square (plateia). Its nearest gymnasium (middle school), lyceum (secondary school) are in Kallieis.