Kremmydi

"There is a small village that have the name Kremmydi in the prefecture of Ilia, see Kremmydi (Ilia), Greece"

Kremmydi (Greek: Kρεμμύδι, Modern Greek meaning onion) also Kremydi, Kremidi, Kremmidi, older forms: Kremmidio and Kremmidion is a village located between Markopoulo and Pastra in the municipality of Elaios-Pronnoi in southeastern part of the island of Kefalonia. The village length is 600 to 700 m. A view of Kateleios and the island of Zante can be seen. Located on the road linking Argostoli and Poros. The nearest communities are Markopoulo to the west, Kateleios to the east and Pastra to the north.

Information

Kremmydi was devastated as all of its buildings were destroyed in Kremmydi that took until the late-1950s to rebuilt. Emigration occurred for a while. Electricity, running water and communications as well as automobiles became linked with the village. The road became paved in the 1960s. Agriculture remains to be the primary industry even after the 1980s. Miscellaneous industries covers the rest of Kremmydi.

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 38.089 (38°5'18) N
**Longitude: 20.747 (20°44'45') E
*Postal code: 280 82
*Elevation: 280 m
*Dialing code: [phone]

Historical population

Other

The village has no school or a square "plateia", It lies on the west side of the valley.

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=6302 GTP - Kremmydi]
* [http://indexmundi.com/z/?lat=38.0833333=20.60555556&t=p&r=5660&p=kremmidhioncc=gr&c=greece.htm Indexmundi - Kremmydi]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.089&longitude=20.747&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.089&lons1=20.747&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.089,20.747 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.089&lon=20.747&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.089,20.747&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=38.089|20.747&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|38|5|18|N|21|44|45|E|type:city(68)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Kefalonia prefecture