Filia, Achaea
Encyclopedia
Filia is a Greek
village in southern Achaea
. Filia is located southeast of Patras
, south-southwest of Kalavryta
and northwest of Tripoli
. The GR-33
(Patras - Tripoli) is to the south. Filia's population as of 2001 was 228 in the village, and 326 in the municipal district.
Turks
until the Greek War of Independence
of 1821. Under the Capodistrian Plan, the municipality was formed in 1998 and eliminated the old community of Dilia and was the fifth most populated in the province of Kalavryta.
After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially the nearby Patras
. The population declined by two thirds until 1991, but it slowly recovered by 20% between 1991 and 2001.
Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. It was linked with pavement in the 1980s. Most of the homes are abandoned today.
s and cattle, along with other fruit and vegetables. Most of the population is employed in agriculture, as well as some other small businesses.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village in southern Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
. Filia is located southeast of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, south-southwest of Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
and northwest of Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
. The GR-33
Greek National Road 33
Greek National Road 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street, now begins at the beltway, and had a branch ending at Olympia, and ends near Vytina, and Levídi, and some think it still ends at Ellinikon near Andritsaina and Megalopolis...
(Patras - Tripoli) is to the south. Filia's population as of 2001 was 228 in the village, and 326 in the municipal district.
Subdivisions
- Agioi Theodoroi
- Kalyvia
- Zevgolati
Settlements with no offices
- Vila (Βίλα)
- Kynigari of Kinigari (Κυνηγάρι)
- Chania (Χάνια)
- Kouveliza (Κουβέλιζα)
Population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 458 | - | - |
| 1991 | 169 | -289 or -63.1% | - |
| 2001 | 228 | +59 or +34.91% | 358 |
Geography
Filia's surrounding countryside is predominantly farmland, the whole bordered by mountains. It is built at the northern foot of Profitis Ilias, on a hill known as Mouzakeika or Mouzakaiika (Μουζακεϊκα). Its elevation is 900 m.History
Filia was ruled by the OttomanOttoman 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
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
until 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...
of 1821. Under the Capodistrian Plan, the municipality was formed in 1998 and eliminated the old community of Dilia and was the fifth most populated in the province of Kalavryta.
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...
, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially the nearby Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
. The population declined by two thirds until 1991, but it slowly recovered by 20% between 1991 and 2001.
Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. It was linked with pavement in the 1980s. Most of the homes are abandoned today.
Economy
Filia's main produce is oliveOlive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
s and cattle, along with other fruit and vegetables. Most of the population is employed in agriculture, as well as some other small businesses.