Thesprotiko

Thesprotiko (Greek: Θεσπρωτικό meaning Thesprotian) is a municipality in the Preveza Prefecture, Greece. Population 5,474 (2001). The village name was first known as Lelova (Λέλοβα) until April 1, 1927 when it adopted its current name. It became a municipality in the 1950s

Municipal districts

*Assos (Νάσαρι Nasari or Nassari)
**Kerassovo
*Galata (Μπουλιμέτι Boulimeti)
**Agios Savvas
**Zervo
*Meliana
*Nikolitsi
**Elaia (Ντάρα Dara)
**Platania
*Pappadates
**Agioi Apostoloi
**Galini
*Polystafylo
**Agia Triada
*Rizovouni (Ποδογόρα Podogora)
**Ziropoli
*Thesprotiko

Population

Geography

It is the capital of the area of Lakka in the Preveza Prefecture (Lakka Lelovou), it has a beautiful valley which includes several villages. The village is located between the Thesprotika (Baldenesi, Μπαλντενέσι) with the elevation of 1,250 m and Tsouka Podogora-Zarkorachi to the east with the elevation of 1,270 m. It had a lake with the name of Mavri which dried up in 1960.

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.

History

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt. Its population also declined but recently grew and nearly doubled between the 1991 and the 2001 census.

The origin of the older name is a lot old with famous origin. The topic name comes from the two villages from the two sides of the country, The two edges of the older villages in which during the destruction of the village of Lambovo in Northern Epirus in modern day Albania in which originate its older name.

In all of the Balkans, the village with the same name Lelova or Lelovo (Λέλοβα, Λέλοβο). Only in Macedonia near Kilkis haa a village in the Krousia mountains with the older name Lelovo, in which is now known as Agios Antonios.

Σε ολόκληρη τη Βαλκανική δεν υφίσταται χωριό με την ίδια ονομασία (Λέλοβα ή Λέλοβο). Μόνο στη Μακεδονία κοντά στο Κιλκίς βρίσκεται χωριό στο όρος Κρούσια με την παλαιά ονομασία Λέλοβο (το), που έχει μετονομαστεί σε Άγιος Αντώνιος.

Other

Thesprotiko has a school, a lyceum (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square ("plateia").

ee also

*List of settlements in the Preveza prefecture

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3017 Thesprotiko on GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.29829&longitude=20.781&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=39.28929&lons1=20.781&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=39.28929,20.781 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=39.28929&lon=20.781&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.28929,20.781&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=39.28929|20.781&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|39|14|59|N|20|46|52|E|type:city(209)_region:GR|display=inline,title

	North: Arta prefecture
West: Louros	Thesprotiko	East: Filippiada
Southwest: Kranea and Louros	South: Filippiada