- Lithakia
Lithakia (Greek: Λιθακιά) also with the second or third a accented is a village in the southern part of the island of
Zakynthos . It is the seat of the municipality ofArtemissi . Its 2001 population was 1,185 for the village.Nearest places
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Laganas , north
*Keri, southPopulation
Location and transportation
Lithakia is located between 20 km south-southwest of the town of Zakynthos, south of
Laganas and south-southeast ofVolimes . Lithakia are connected with the GR-35 linking with the airport and the town and another linking the two north and south extremities of the island along with the town ofVolimes .About Lithakia
Lithakia is situated in the southern part of the island and are filled up with hills, the sea is to the east and the remainder are made up of grasslands, farmlands are within the villages and the northeast.
History
Lithakia was ruled by the Venetians until the
Napolenic Wars when it was controlled and ruled by the French until the British invasion near the end, theRussia ns and the Ottoman Turks also ruled during the wars, though theSeptinsular Republic was autonomous. Keri and the rest of the Ionian Islands formed a part of theUnited States of the Ionian Islands until 1864 which marked the end of the non-Greek rule, it finally ceded toGreece .After
World War II and theGreek Civil War , it was partially rebuilt, almost every building in the villages were completely destroyed in the1953 Ionian Earthquake , afterwards, the village were rebuilt by the late-1950s and 1960 to rebuilt everything and at the time connected with asphalt. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th century. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. Its population are growing and grew more in a ten year period between 1991 and 2001.Panorama
Lithakia offers a view the southern portion of the island along with the mountains of the east. The mainland can rarely be seen.
Other
Lithakia has a school, a gymnasium (middle school), lyceum (secondary school), a church, a few restaurants and taverns, a gas station and a square ("
plateia ").ee also
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List of places in the Zakynthos prefecture External links
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=6600 Lithakia at the GTP Travel Pages]
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