Antikyra

Antikyra () is a community in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece, population 2984 (2001) .
Antikyra is located about 15 km SW from Desfina, 36 km of Livadeia and 190 km of Athens. Antikyra is built by its famous beach. Antikyra is one of the country's most famous aluminum producing villages. It has a factory named Alouminio tis Ellados which is 10 minutes away.


Geography

A few farmlands are around the area. The mountains that are mainly filled with grasslands and rocks covers around the area, forests are found mainly in low lying areas. Its nearby bay is to the south.

History

The name and its nearby ancient settlement dates back to the ancient times. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the whole town was rebuilt by the mid to late 1950s. The village population boomed and aluminum was mined later on producing a part of its economy. Tourism also arrived and slightly boomed in its percentage points, agriculture, commercial and services are its next industry.

Year Village population

1981 2045
1991 2271
2001 2812

Other

Antikyra has schools, a few lyceums (middle schools), and its gymnasium (secondary school), churches, and a square (plateia). It also has schools across the municipality as well as one in Steirio.

  • Antikyra / Κ.δ. Αντικύρας [2984]
    • Antikyra / η Αντικύρα [2812]
    • Agia Sotira / η Αγία Σωτήρα [32]
    • Agios Isidoros / ο Άγιος Ισίδωρος [140]


Municipalities and communities of the Boeotia (Voitia) Prefecture

Akraifnia | Aliartos | Arachova | Chaironeia | Davleia | Dervenochori | Distomo | Koroneia | Livadeia | Oinofyta | Orchomenos | Plataies | Schimatari | Tanagra | Thebes | Thespies | Thisvi | Vagia

Antikyra | Kyriaki

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