Elaia, Preveza

Elaia (Ελαία) Preveza

Elia, officially Elaia is a lowland village in the regional unit of Thesprotia at an altitude of 150 meters [1].

Geography - History

Elia is located at the eastern foot of the Thesprotian Mountains (Baldenesi) and west of Xiropotamos. It is 19 km NW. from Philippiada and 42 km north of Preveza. The old name of the village was Dara and so it is officially mentioned in 1919 in the Government Gazette 181A-14/08/1919 to be attached to the then community of Nikolitsi. In 1927 it was renamed Elia and in 1939 it was renamed Elea [2]. According to the "Kallikratis" Program, together with Nikolitsi and Platania, they constitute the local community of Nikolitsi, which belongs to the municipal unit of Thesprotiko of the municipality of Ziros and according to the 2011 census has a population of 48 inhabitants [3].

See also

Dara (today's Elia) Preveza, Thanassis Papathanassiou from the farmer's Voice website

References

Encyclopedia New Structure. Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 136, vol. 11.
"EETAA-Hellenic Society for Local Development and Local Government SA". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

"Official Gazette of the results of the ONLY census 2011", p. 10593 (p. 119 of pdf)

Municipal unit Thesprotiko
Community Assos
Assos (Άσσος, ο)
Kerasovo (Κεράσοβο, το)
Community Galatas
Agios Savvas (Άγιος Σάββας, ο)
Galatas (Γαλατάς, ο)
Zervo (Ζερβό, το)
Community Thesprotiko
Thesprotiko (Θεσπρωτικό, το)
Community Meliana
Meliana (Μελιανά, τα)
Community Nikolitsi
Elaia (Ελαία, η)
Nikolitsi (Νικολίτσι, το)
Platania (Πλατάνια, τα)
Community Pappadates
Agioi Apostoloi (Άγιοι Απόστολοι, οι)
Galini (Γαλήνη, η)
Pappadates (Παππαδάτες, αι)
Community Polystafylo
Agia Triada (Αγία Τριάδα, η)
Polystafylo (Πολυστάφυλο, το)
Community Rizovouni
Ziropoli (Ζηρόπολη, η)
Rizovouni (Ριζοβούνι, το)

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