Antypata Pylarou
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Antipata is one of the 24 villages of the municipal unit of Pylaros
, on Kefalonia
, Greece
. It is part of the community Divarata
.
Antipata Pylarou is linked with a road linking Divarata and Dentrinata which accesses with the road linking Agia Efimia and Karia. The main road is located to the south on the other side of the valley. From the village is originated the famous Greek rebel Marinos Antypas
. Formerly Antipata was one of the most powerful villages of Kefalonia
and the family Antypa was registered in the "Libro d'Oro
" of the Venetian landowners between 1594-1604. The family may have come to Kefalonia by Florence, Italy. According to the genealogical tree the first Antypa was Michael Antypa. During the 17th century, the family started war with the other powerful families of the island (Karousoi, Sdrin, Anninoi). The village of Antypata was destroyed and many members of the family left the area. Some went to Erissos, where they founded the village of Antipata Erissou, while others went to Paliki
.
Antipata Pylarou was struck by the 1953 Ionian Earthquake
destroying every residential building in the village. The village was shortly re-built in the late-1950s and emigration lasted until the late-20th century, moving inhabitants to other parts of Greece
and the world. Electricity, running water and telephone lines became linked in the 1960s. Antipata Pylarou became linked with a paved road in the 1990s. Agriculture is the only source of industry with traces of other businesses.
Pylaros
Pylaros is a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the north-central part of the island. It has a land area of 81.112 km² and a...
, on Kefalonia
Kefalonia
The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is part of the community Divarata
Divarata
Divarata is a village northwest of Agia Efimia in the Pylaros municipal unit of Kefalonia, Greece.- Amenities:The village straddles one of the main roads which runs around the coast of Kefalonia, with the centre to the East of the coast road....
.
Antipata Pylarou is linked with a road linking Divarata and Dentrinata which accesses with the road linking Agia Efimia and Karia. The main road is located to the south on the other side of the valley. From the village is originated the famous Greek rebel Marinos Antypas
Marinos Antypas
Marinos Antypas was a Greek lawyer and journalist, and one of the country's first socialists.He was born in the village Ferentinata, near Antypata Pylarou, in Kefalonia, the eldest son of Spiros Antypas and Angelin Klada...
. Formerly Antipata was one of the most powerful villages of Kefalonia
Kefalonia
The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit...
and the family Antypa was registered in the "Libro d'Oro
Libro d'Oro
The Libro d'Oro , once the formal directory of nobles in the Republic of Venice, is now a respected, privately-published directory of the nobility of Italy ....
" of the Venetian landowners between 1594-1604. The family may have come to Kefalonia by Florence, Italy. According to the genealogical tree the first Antypa was Michael Antypa. During the 17th century, the family started war with the other powerful families of the island (Karousoi, Sdrin, Anninoi). The village of Antypata was destroyed and many members of the family left the area. Some went to Erissos, where they founded the village of Antipata Erissou, while others went to Paliki
Paliki
Paliki is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit. The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is...
.
Antipata Pylarou was struck by the 1953 Ionian Earthquake
1953 Ionian Earthquake
The Great 1953 Ionian Earthquake struck the southern Ionian Islands in Greece on August 12, 1953. In mid-August 1953, beginning on 8 August there were over 113 recorded earthquakes in the region between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, but the most destructive was the earthquake of August 12th...
destroying every residential building in the village. The village was shortly re-built in the late-1950s and emigration lasted until the late-20th century, moving inhabitants to other parts of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and the world. Electricity, running water and telephone lines became linked in the 1960s. Antipata Pylarou became linked with a paved road in the 1990s. Agriculture is the only source of industry with traces of other businesses.
Geography
The area around Antipata is surrounded by farmlands that are mainly pastures, fruits, vegetables, groves, as well as a small forest to the south and grasslands with bushes and rocks northward. The hills dominate the west and the east. Kalon Oros is directly to the north.External links
- Metaxata on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)