Filippiada

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Municipality of Filippiada
Δήμος Φιλιππιάδος
Dimos Filippiados
Statistics
Prefecture: Preveza
Province: Nikopoli and Parga
Seat: Filippiada
Number of municipal districts: 7 (see below)
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
39.203 (39° 12' 10") N
20.8845 (20° 53' 2") E
Population: (2001)
-Municipality
-Town
-Percent of the municipality
-Percent of the prefecture
8,429 (-986 or -10.47%)
4,196
49.70%
14.2%
/km²
Altitude:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
about 600 to 800 m
20 m
about 5 m (south)
Postal code: GR-482 00
Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-26940
Car designation (as of 2006): PZ

Filippiada (Greek: Φιλιππιάδα) is a municipality in the Preveza Prefecture, Greece with a population of 8,429 (2001 census). It is a small city and the second smallest city in the Preveza prefecture. The name is derived from the locals' love of horses. Filippiada is divided into smaller regions entailing Old Filippiada, New Filippiada, and Elefterochori. In ancient times, Filippiada was known as Charadron (Greek: Χάραδρον) during the 8th and 7th centuries BC. There are many sites such as Saint Bessarion Church, the monument in honor of the Bizanomachon (Greek: Μπιζανομάχων), the lake of Zeirou (Lake Ziro) (Greek: Ζηρού), the town square, the square of the Pelargon (Greek: Πελαργών), beautiful forests and plains. There are many cafes, taverns, clubs, bars, hotels, and many grocery shops.

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[edit] Location

Filippiada is located west of Arta, northwest of the Greek capital city of Athens, north-northwest of Amfilochia, north-northeast of Preveza and south-southeast of Ioannina.

[edit] Municipal districts

  • Agios Georgios
  • Dryofyto
  • Gymnopotamos
  • Kerassona
    • Agia Faneromeni
  • Kleissoura
    • Pente Pigadia
  • Nera Kerasounta - mainly made up of descendants of refugees from the modern Kerasun in Turkey
    • Iliovouno
  • Panagia
    • Gonia
    • Voulista
  • Petra
  • Romia
    • Paidopolis Zirou

[edit] Population

Year Population Change Municipal population Change Percent of the municipality Percent of the prefecture
1981 3,333 - - - - -
1991 4,040 -+707 or +2.12% 9,415 - - -
2001 4,196 +156 or +1.39% 8,429 -986 or -10.47% 49.78% 14.2%

[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.

Filippiada is connected with the GR-5/E55 (Antirrio - Agrinio - Arta - Ioannina) and the GR-21 with Preveza.

[edit] Other

Filippiada has a school, a lyceum (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square (plateia).

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Northwest: Thesprotiko North: Ioannina prefecture Northeast: Anogeio
West: Louros
 Filippiada East: Arta prefecture
Southwest: Kranea and Louros South: Arta prefecture
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Coordinates: 39°12′N, 20°53′E