Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Aitoloakarnania
Neokastro (Νεόκαστρο) Aitoloakarnania
Neokastro or Niokastro (officially Neokastro) is a mountainous settlement of Nafpaktia in the prefecture of Etoloakarnania [1] and belongs to the Municipality of Nafpaktia.
Geography - History
Niokastro is located at an altitude of 820 meters [1], North-West. of Nafpaktos at a distance of 30 km. [2] from it and on the provincial road Nafpaktos - Loutra Stachtis. It is built between the southern end of the Tsokanes mountain slope and the torrents Niokastritiko stream and Mamoulasiotiko stream [3]. The shells and tiles that have been found in the wider area as well as the remains of a castle that exist at the top of the hill "Paliokastro" testify to its ancient habitation. In Venetian documents of 1499 it is mentioned as Paliokastello and a fortified location of the Venetians, while it is probable that it existed as a fortress and the Byzantine period [3]. In 1948 a community of Neokastro with the same headquarters was established. In 1997, according to the plan of Kapodistrias, together with Paliabela, it was annexed to the then Municipality of Nafpaktos. According to the Kallikratis plan, Niokastro together with Paliabela constitute the Local Community of Neokastro, which belongs to the Municipal Unit of Nafpaktos and according to the 2011 census, its population is 40 inhabitants [5].
Sights - Events
The old monastery of Panagia Filotheou located at an altitude of 750 meters and 3 km south of Neokastro on the hill "Lefka". The monastery was renovated in 1695, but was abolished in 1837 by a royal decree of Otto, which abolished the monasteries with less than 6 monks and subsequently destroyed it. The end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century. A new one was built, incorporating remnants of the old one, such as the Holy Table, the niche of the Holy Step, the stone floor [6] [3].
The route of a marked path that starts from the lows of the village, passes through the ruins of the old Venetian fortress, continues parallel to the gorge of Skas, passes through small successive waterfalls and ends at the torrent bed at the entrance of Nafpaktos [7] [8] .
The "Vlach Festival" organized by the cultural association of Neokastrites at the source "Hochlasti" in May on the day of the Ascension, 39 days after Easter. It is the feast of the cattle breeders for the Ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ who is considered their patron saint, with the main custom of making the pastoral delicacy "kosmar", but also other dairy products [9] [3].
External links
Archaeological dig in Neokastro, Nafpaktia by the website Archeology online
The Monasteries of Nafpaktia: Holy Monastery of Panagia Filotheou Neokastro by Archim. Father Ireneos Koutsogiannis
References
Encyclopedia Nea Domi, volume 24, p. 112.
"Driving kilometers between cities, villages - apostaseis.gr". www.apostaseis.gr. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
"Neokastro | Municipality of Nafpaktia". www.nafpaktos.gr. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
"EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
"EL.STAT. - Permanent population of Greece. 2011 Census ”(PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
"Archaeological dig in Neokastro, Nafpaktia - Archeology Online". Archeology Online. 2011-10-31. Retrieved on 2018-01-25.
"Agro-Tour.Net - Mountaineering trails (marked) - MONOPATI SKA". www.agro-tour.net. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
"Sky Gorge". WikiLoc - GPS trails and waypoints of the World. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
Dionysis. "SpoudaZO.gr - Vlach Festival". Retrieved on 2018-01-25. [Dead link]
| Municipal Community Nafpaktos |
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| Nafpaktos (Ναύπακτος, η) |
| Community Afroxylia |
| Ano Afroxylia (Άνω Αφροξυλιά, η) |
| Kato Afroxylia (Κάτω Αφροξυλιά, η) |
| Community Velvina |
| Velvina (Βελβίνα, η) |
| Community Vlachomandra |
| Vlachomandra (Βλαχομάνδρα, η) |
| Gefyra Bania (Γέφυρα Μπανιά, η) |
| Sfikaiika (Σφηκαίικα, τα) |
| Community Vamvakou |
| Άγιος Βασίλειος, ο |
| Vomvokou (Βομβοκού, η) |
| Λεύκα Βομβοκούς, η |
| Marmara (Μάρμαρα, τα) |
| Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου, η |
| Community Dafni |
| Dafni (Δάφνη, η) |
| Kato Dafni (Κάτω Δάφνη, η) |
| Community Lygias |
| Lygias (Λυγιάς, ο) |
| Community Mamoulada |
| Kato Mamoulada (Κάτω Μαμουλάδα, η) |
| Mamoulada (Μαμουλάδα, η) |
| Community Neokastro |
| Neokastro (Νεόκαστρον, το) |
| Παλιάμπελα, τα |
| Community Xiropigado |
| Xiropigado (Ξηροπήγαδον, το) |
| Community Palaiochoraki |
| Μικρό Παλαιοχωράκι, το |
| Palaiochoraki (Παλαιοχωράκι, το) |
| Community Pitsinaiika |
| Kastraki (Καστράκι, το) |
| Pitsinaiika (Πιτσιναίικα, τα) |
| Συκιά, η |
| Community Rigani |
| Diasello (Διάσελλον, το) |
| Poros (Πόρος, ο) |
| Rigani (Ριγάνιο, το) |
| Community Skala |
| Skala (Σκάλα, η) |
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