Athanasios Diakos, Greece
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Athanasios Diakos is a small village in the municipal unit of Kallieis
, Phocis
, Greece
in the high Vardousia
mountains. Its 2001 population was 307. It is the largest village in the municipality.
of the Pindos
mountains and Oiti to the north (not part of the area) and Gkiona to the south. The Mornos
river flows about 2 km to the east. Farmlands are within the village area. The Fthiotis prefecture is bordered to the north
, northwest of Amfissa
, north of Lidoriki
, north-northeast of Nafpaktos and southeast of Karpenissi. They are also connected with roads connecting Lidoriki and Amfissa. There is an unpaved mountain pass with the Fthiotida prefecture.
Athansios Diakos has about 4 km of paved road and about 6 km of gravel road..
times, they inhabited the village, the village was later acquired by the Venetians and the Ottoman
Turks
, it became a part of Greece
after the Greek War of Independence
, a famous hero during the cause was Athanasios Diakos
, he was later honoured a village after him and battled there, before, it was only known as Ano Moustenitsa. It has adopted its current name in the early 20th century. After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, its buildings were rebuilt, some of the Allied soldiers were stranded in the pass range at the time. Athanasios Diakos became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. 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.
Kallieis
Kallieis is a municipality in the northern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. Its registered population in 2001 amounted to 2,328. The seat of the municipality was Mavrolithari, which is home to...
, Phocis
Phocis
Phocis is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It stretches from the western mountainsides of Parnassus on the east to the mountain range of Vardousia on the west, upon the Gulf of Corinth...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in the high Vardousia
Vardousia
Vardousia is a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dorida, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,216 . The seat of the municipality was in Krokyleio...
mountains. Its 2001 population was 307. It is the largest village in the municipality.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 135 |
| 1991 | 308 |
| 2001 | 307 |
Geography
The mountains dominate the entire area and are made up of forests and barren land, Athanasios Diakos are surrounded by two mountain range, the VardousiaVardousia
Vardousia is a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dorida, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,216 . The seat of the municipality was in Krokyleio...
of the Pindos
Pindus
The Pindus mountain range is located in northern Greece and southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km long, with a maximum elevation of 2637 m . Because it runs along the border of Thessaly and Epirus, the Pindus range is often called the "spine of Greece"...
mountains and Oiti to the north (not part of the area) and Gkiona to the south. The Mornos
Mornos
The Mornos is a river that flows in the Fokida and Aitoloakarnania prefectures in Greece. Its source is in the Oiti mountains-Geography:The river begins in the Oiti mountains near the Fthiotida prefecture to the north, it flows through the village of Marmarolithi and into several villages in a...
river flows about 2 km to the east. Farmlands are within the village area. The Fthiotis prefecture is bordered to the north
Location and transportation
Athanasios Diakos is located south of LamiaLamia (city)
Lamia is a city in central Greece. The city has a continuous history since antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region .-Name:...
, northwest of Amfissa
Amfissa
Amfissa is a town and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is also the capital of the regional unit of Phocis...
, north of Lidoriki
Lidoriki
Lidoriki is a village and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dorida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. In 2001 the population was 4,225. Its area is 409.5 km² covering nearly one-fifth of Phocis. Lidoriki...
, north-northeast of Nafpaktos and southeast of Karpenissi. They are also connected with roads connecting Lidoriki and Amfissa. There is an unpaved mountain pass with the Fthiotida prefecture.
Athansios Diakos has about 4 km of paved road and about 6 km of gravel road..
History
Athanasios Diakos then as Ano Mousounitsa dates back to the Slavic peoplesSlavic peoples
The Slavic people are an Indo-European panethnicity living in Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, North Asia and Central Asia. The term Slavic represents a broad ethno-linguistic group of people, who speak languages belonging to the Slavic language family and share, to varying degrees, certain...
times, they inhabited the village, the village was later acquired by the Venetians and the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
, it became a part of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
after the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
, a famous hero during the cause was Athanasios Diakos
Athanasios Diakos
Athanasios Diakos , a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence and a national hero, was born Athanasios Nikolaos Massavetas in the village of Ano Mousounitsa, Phocis.-Early life:...
, he was later honoured a village after him and battled there, before, it was only known as Ano Moustenitsa. It has adopted its current name in the early 20th century. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, its buildings were rebuilt, some of the Allied soldiers were stranded in the pass range at the time. Athanasios Diakos became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. 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.