Foteino, Arta

Infobox Greek Dimos
name = Foteino
name_local = Φωτεινό


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periph = Epirus
prefec = Arta
population = 374
population_as_of = 2001
area = 8.953
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lat_deg = 39
lat_min = 8
lat_sec = 3.84
lon_deg = 21
lon_min = 6
lon_sec = 27.00
postal_code = 471 00
area_code = 26810
licence =
mayor = Efstathios Jiannoulis
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Foteino ( _el. "Φωτεινό" [Audio|Gr-Fotino.ogg|pronunciation /fotinó/ ] ) is a village (municipal district) in the municipality of Kompoti in the prefecture of Arta, Greece. Its 2001 population was 374 for the village and 3,485 for the municipality.

History

* "1696: NAME":
The old name of the village, Hósiana ( _el. "Χώσιανα"), appears, for the first time, in a historic document in which villages of Arta ask from the Venetian Democracy to protect them from pirates. (page 101 Kaselouris, Lampros Christos. 1980. "Historic And Folkloric Of Arta". Athens.
In greek. Revised texts from his broadcastings on the state radios of Kerkira and Ioannina.] )
* "1899: CHURCH":
A new church was built by destroying a small old one. (page 104 ) The old church had been built in early 12th century AD.
* "1947: THE COMMUNE (KINOTITA)":
With the 186/10.08.1947 national newspaper (ΦΕΚ) the commune was created. Until then it was part of the commune of Ano-Petra. (page 117 )
* "1953: NEW-NAME":
With ΦΕΚ 195/23.07.1953 its name changed from Hosiana to Fotino. (page 98 )
* "1997: MUNICIPAL-DISTRICT":
With the law 2539/1997 (Kapodistria) the commune became municipal-district of the municipality of Kompoti.

ee also

* Kompoti
* Sellades
* Menidi
* Ambracian Gulf
* Ionian Sea
* Arachthos_River

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=39.1344,21.1059 Satellite-view (google-maps)]
* [http://www.kompoti.gr/en/index.htm The municipality of Kompoti]
* [http://www.sellades.com The municipal district of Sellades]

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