Louros

Louros is a small town of about 2044 inhabitants and also the main town of the Louros municipality which includes 5270 people. It is located in the Preveza Prefecture in northwestern Greece. Louros' official name is Lamari and it is built next to the mountain Valaoritis.

Up to a few hundrend years ago, the Louros valley was a bayou. Later, it dried up and its good quality earth along the help of the Louros River that runs through it, has helped the local agriculture with production of olives, oranges and tomatoes. Its original inhabitants, up to 1965, were gypsies and Aromanian sheep-herders (in Greek: Βλάχοι) but later some of the Greek population left their villages at the rocky mountains nearby and built houses in the area.

Trivia

Louros has a very low crime rate (everyone knows everybody else making things difficult for any type of crime). The last homicide took place in 1985.

Second home of tech journalist Eugenia Loli-Queru, originally from the nearby mountain village Skiadas.

Michael Katsantonis's origins are from Louros.

Division of the municipality

  • Louros / Δ.δ. Λούρου -- ο Λούρος [ 2044 ]
  • Ano Rachi / Δ.δ. Άνω Ράχη -- η Άνω Ράχη [ 260 ]
  • Vrysoula / Δ.δ. Βρυσούλας -- η Βρυσούλα [ 263 ]
  • Kotsanopoulon / Δ.δ. Κοτσανοπούλου [ 317 ]
    • Ano Kotsanopoulon / το Άνω Κοτσανόπουλον [ 206 ]
    • Kato Kotsanopoulon / το Κάτω Κοτσανόπουλον [ 111 ]
  • Neon Sfinoton / Δ.δ. Νέου Σφηνωτού (Σφηνωτού) -- το Νέον Σφηνωτόν [ 90 ]
  • Revmatia / Δ.δ. Ρευματιάς [ 209 ]
    • Revmatia / η Ρευματιά [ 97 ]
    • Kato Revmatia / η Κάτω Ρευματιά [ 112 ]
  • Skiadas / Δ.δ. Σκιαδά [ 171 ]
    • Skiadas / ο Σκιαδάς [ 113 ]
    • Aloni / το Αλώνι [ 34 ]
    • Kontates / οι Κοντάτες [ 24 ]
  • Stefani / Δ.δ. Στεφάνης -- η Στεφάνη [ 513 ]
  • Trikastron / Δ.δ. Τρίκαστρον -- το Τρίκαστρον [ 22 ]
  • Neos Oropos / Δ.δ. Ωρωπού -- ο Νέος Ωρωπός [ 1.381 ]

Trikastro Citadel



Municipalities and communities of the Preveza Prefecture

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

Kranea

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