Filippiada

Filippiada or Philippiada (Φιλιππιάδα) is a municipality in the Preveza Prefecture, Greece. Population 8429 (2001).
Filippiada is also a small city of the municipality, the second smallest city in the Preveza prefecture with a population 4195 (2001). The name means love of horses. Filippiada is divided into smaller regions entailing Old Filippiada, New Filippiada, and Elefterochori. In ancient times, Filippiada was known as Charadron (Greek: Χάραδρον) during the 8th and 7th centuries BC. There are many sites such as Saint Bessarion Church, the monument in honor of the Bizanomachoi (Greek: Μπιζανομάχων), Lake Ziros (Greek: Ζηρού), the town square, the square of Pelargon (Greek: Πελαργών), beautiful forests and plains. There are many cafes, taverns, clubs, bars, hotels, and many grocery shops.


Filippiada Satellite image

Information

Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.

Filippiada is connected with the GR-5/E55 (Antirrio - Agrinio - Arta - Ioannina) and the GR-21 with Preveza.

Division of the municipality

  • Filippiada / Δ.δ. Φιλιππιάδος -- η Φιλιππιάς [ 4196 ]
  • Agios Georgios / Δ.δ. Αγίου Γεωργίου -- ο Άγιος Γεώργιος [ 640 ]
  • Gymnotopos / Δ.δ. Γυμνοτόπου -- ο Γυμνότοπος [ 463 ]
  • Dryofyton / Δ.δ. Δρυοφύτου -- το Δρυόφυτον [ 313 ]
  • Kerasona / Δ.δ. Κερασώνος [ 411 ]
    • Kerasona / η Κερασώνα [ 368 ]
    • Agia Faneromeni / η Αγία Φανερωμένη [ 43 ]
  • Kleisoura / Δ.δ. Κλεισούρας [ 306 ]
    • Kleisoura / η Κλεισούρα [ 252 ]
    • Pente Pigadia / τα Πέντε Πηγάδια [ 54 ]
  • Nea Kerasous / Δ.δ. Νέας Κερασούντος [ 921 ]
    • Nea Kerasous / η Νέα Κερασούς [ 820 ]
    • Iliovounion / το Ηλιοβούνιον [ 101 ]
  • Panagia / Δ.δ. Παναγίας [ 423 ]
    • Panagia / η Παναγία [ 310 ]
    • Voulista / η Βούλιστα [ 37 ]
    • Gonia / η Γωνία [ 76 ]
  • Petra / Δ.δ. Πέτρας -- η Πέτρα [ 445 ]
  • Romia / Δ.δ. Ρωμιάς [ 311 ]
    • Romia / η Ρωμιά [ 244 ]
    • Paidopolis Zirou / η Παιδόπολις Ζηρού [ 67 ]

Paidopolis (Children city) was build in the period 1950/55 mainly for the orphan children of WWII.

References

Harry Gouvas http://prevezamuseum.spaces.live.com



Municipalities and communities of the Preveza Prefecture

Anogeio | Fanari | Filippiada | Louros | Parga | Preveza | Thesprotiko | Zalongo

Kranea

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