Kastri, Preveza

Kastri
Καστρί
Kastri
Coordinates: 39°15′N 20°34.392′E / 39.250°N 20.573200°E / 39.250; 20.573200Coordinates: 39°15′N 20°34.392′E / 39.250°N 20.573200°E / 39.250; 20.573200
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Preveza
Municipality Parga
Municipal unit Fanari
Highest elevation 35 m (115 ft)
Lowest elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Community
 • Population 277
 • Area (km2) 4.476
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 480 62
Area code(s) +30-2684-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration ΡΖ

Kastri (Greek: Καστρί) is a village and a community of the Parga municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Fanari, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2011 census recorded 277 inhabitants in the village.[2] The community of Kastri covers an area of 4.476 km2.[3]

Geography

The village stands on a plain from where Acheron passes through. It is on the northern part of the Preveza regional unit in a distance of almost 47km from Preveza.

History

The ruins of an acropolis can be seen on a hill near Kastri, which give the village its name, meaning "castle". These are likely to be the remains of the ancient city Pandosia.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Πίνακας 3. Πραγματικός πληθυσμός, επιφάνεια και πυκνότητα του πληθυσμού, με διάκριση σε αστικές και αγροτικές περιοχές καθώς και σε πεδινές, ημιορεινές και ορεινές περιοχές. Μέσος σταθμικός των υψομέτρων. (PDF) (in Greek). Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (Hellenic Statistical Authority). Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Wiseman, James; Zachos, Kōnstantinos (2003). Landscape Archaeology in Southern Epirus, Greece 1. American School of Classical Studies at Athens. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-876-61532-4.
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