Artemida, Peloponnese

Artemida (Greek, Αρτέμιδα; formerly called Koumoutherka, Κουμουθέκρα) is a village near Zacharo in southwestern Ilia (Elis) prefecture on the northwestern corner of the Peloponnese region of Greece. The village was completely destroyed in the 2007 Greek forest fires. Twenty-three residents of Artemida lost their lives [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Death and desolation after the inferno on road from Artemida | date= 1/09/2007 | publisher= | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2160170,00.html | work =The Guardian | pages = | accessdate = 2007-09-01 | language = ] [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Village of Artemida, Greece, After the Fire. | date= 2007-08-29 | publisher= | url = http://youtube.com/watch?v=WgBYXghopOY | work =Euronews | pages = | accessdate = 2007-09-01 | language = ] [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Witnesses tell of Greek fire horror | date= 2007-08-25 | publisher= | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6963726.stm | work =BBC | pages = | accessdate = 2007-09-01 | language = ] .

On August 30, 2007, the Government of Cyprus announced that it will completely reconstruct the village and cover the complete cost of doing so [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Cyprus to reconstruct Artemida village in Peloponnesus | date= 2007-08-30 | publisher= | url =http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=34390&cat_id=1 | work =Cyprus Mail | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-31 | language = ] .

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