Kato Vasiliki, Aitoloakarnania

Kato Vassiliki is a seaside village and tourist resort of Aitoloakarnania at an altitude of 10 meters [1]. According to Kapodistrias' plan, it belonged to the Municipality of Nafpaktos and had 261 permanent residents (2001 census). With the Kallikratis program, together with the settlement of Perama, they constitute the Local Community of Vasiliki of the Municipal Unit of Chalkeia, which belongs to the Municipality of Nafpaktia and with the 2011 census has a population of 252 inhabitants [2].

Geography - History

Kato Vassiliki is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Patras below the mountain range of the sacred mountain of Aetolia, Varasova [3]. To the east of the village is the twin mountain range called Klokova.

The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. On the hill of Agia Triada east of today's village, there was probably the ancient city of Chalkeia or Chalkis, which according to Homer took part in the Trojan War with four other Aetolian cities. The village in today's location was inhabited in 1865 by farmers. The oldest location of the village was in Paliochori, where the old church of Agios Georgios is located, which was built in 1879.

Archaeological monuments

In the place of Agia Triada - On the hill of Agia Triada, the ancient city of Chalkeia is located by archaeologists. Typically, 17 successive layers of habitation have been identified at the site. In the area there are ruins of a three-aisled basilica with buildings of the 6th century.
In the place Pangali - Ruins of an ancient castle of Chalkeia.
The cave of Agios Nikolaos south of Varasova - This is a monastery complex of a fortress character where a small fraternity of monks from the 9th to the 19th century was quiet.
Agios Dimitrios east of Varasova - Ruins of a Byzantine temple on a pre-Christian temple probably of Artemis of Aetolia. The church dates back to the end of the 10th or the first half of the 11th century.

See also

Varasova, mountain of Aitoloakarnania.
Klokova, mountain of Aitoloakarnania

Distances

Nafpaktos - 28 km.
Messolonghi - 23 km.
Patras - 30 km.

References

Encyclopedia Nea Domi. Athens: Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 269, vol. 16.
"Official Gazette of the results of the permanent Census Population 2011", p. 10724 (p. 250 of pdf)
"Kato Vassiliki | Municipality of Nafpaktia". www.nafpaktos.gr. Retrieved October 26, 2017.

Municipal unit Chalkeia
Community Ano Vasiliki
Ano Vasiliki (Άνω Βασιλική, η)
Community Vasiliki
Kato Vasiliki (Κάτω Βασιλική, η)
Perama (Πέραμα, το)
Community Gavrolimni
Gavrolimni (Γαβρολίμνη, η)
Community Galatas
Galatas (Γαλατάς, ο)
Kryoneri (Κρυονέρι, το)
Community Kalavrouza
Kalavrouza (Καλαβρούζα, η)
Kato Kalavrouza (Κάτω Καλαβρούζα, η)
Community Perithorio
Perithorio (Περιθώριο, το)
Community Trikorfo
Trikorfo (Τρίκορφον, το)

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