Kastellia, Phocis

Kastellia or Kastelia (Greek: Καστέλλια) (also with an e accented) is a Greek village in the municipality of Gravia, it is in the northeastern part of the Phocis prefecture. Its 2001 population was 549 for the village. The village is built at 450 m above sea level and also in the valley areas. Kastellia is situated between the Boeotian Cephissus and the Dorida Valley.

Distances and transportation

Kastellia is linked with the GR-27/E65 (Nafpaktos - Amfissa - Lamia) and is also south of the GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki), 2 km southwest of the GR-3 (Elefsina - Thiva - Lamia - Larissa - Kozani - Niki) and north of the GR-48 (Nafpaktos - Itea - Livadia). The Fthiotida prefecture is bounded to the north and the gorges are also to the northeast.

Kastellia is connected with rail with the Bralos Station which is 2 hours and 30 minutes from Athens, the station features a taxi stop.

Nearest places

*Gravia, southeast

Population

History

The area of Kastellia was known during the ancient times, the Dorians first inhabited the area a few thousands ago after the Trojan War. Many of its local inhabitants fought in the Greek War of Independence in 1821, it included 700 people from the village and from Chlomos. In the first years of Greece, it became a part of the municipality of Erineos named after an ancient place and it served as the capital on April 20, 1835 and created the Newspaper of the Government as part of the province of Parnassida. The population at the time contained 2,253 persons. In July 3, 1872, the municipality was dissolved and reverted to the newly created municipality of Parnassida with no links with the older municipality. Later with the archeologist P. Evstratitis, as an emblem of three new dancer which circled the words Municipality Of Dorida. After the municipal changes in, the municipality was dissolved in August 29, 1912 (under 4057/1912) and became a community after the settlement of Chlomos. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many of the buildings were rebuilt. The village was linked with pavement in the 1950s. Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. After December 20, 1978, the name changed from Kastelli to Kastellia. In 1997 under the Capodistrian Plan, it united the older communities into the municipality of Gravia and includes Apostolias, Gravia (seat), Kaloskopi, Kastellia, Mariolata, Oinochori, Sklithro and Vargiani. Its economy today are mainly in agriculture.

Other

Kastellia has a school, a church, and a square ("plateia"). Its nearest lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in Gravia. Kastellia has a cultural society known as "Ta Kastellia" in the Greek capital, Athens.

External links

* http://www.kastellia.org.gr el icon
* http://www.kastellia.gr el icon
* http://www.kastellia.com el icon

ee also

*List of settlements in the Phocis prefecture