Filippiada is a small town and a former municipality in the Preveza peripheral unit, Epirus

Epirus (periphery)

Epirus , formally the Epirus Region , is a geographical and administrative region in northwestern Greece. It borders the regions of West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and the country of Albania to the north. The...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros

Ziros, Preveza

Ziros is a municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Filippiada.-Municipality:The municipality Ziros was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal...

, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 8,429 (2001 census). Filippiada is divided into smaller regions entailing Old Filippiada, New Filippiada, and Elefterochori. In ancient times, Filippiada was known as Charadron (Greek: Χάραδρον) during the 8th and 7th centuries BC. There are many sites such as Saint Bessarion Church, the monument in honor of the Bizanomachon (Greek: Μπιζανομάχων), the Lake Ziros, the town square, the square of the Pelargon (Greek: Πελαργών), beautiful forests and plains. There are many cafes, taverns, clubs, bars, hotels, and many grocery shops.

Location

Filippiada is located west of Arta

Arta, Greece

Arta is a city with a rich history in northwestern Greece, capital of the peripheral unit of Arta, which is part of Epirus region. The city was known in ancient times as Ambracia . Arta is famous for its old bridge located over the Arachthos River, situated west of downtown...

, northwest of the Greek capital city of Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, north-northwest of Amfilochia

Amfilochia

Amfilochia is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvassaras ....

, north-northeast of Preveza

Preveza

Preveza is a town in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epirus. An immersed tunnel, completed in 2002 which runs between Preveza and Actium, connects the town...

 and south-southeast of Ioannina

Ioannina

Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...

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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Filippiada is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agios Georgios
• Dryofyto
• Gymnotopos
• Kerasona (Kerasona, Agia Faneromeni)
• Kleisoura (Kleisoura, Pente Pigadia
  Pente Pigadia
  Pente or Pende Pigadia is a settlement in the municipality of Filippiada in the northern Preveza Prefecture in Greece not far from Kleisoura. Pente Pigadia is about 5 to 6 km east of the GR-5/E55 and is linked with another secondary road linking Arta to the south and Ioannina to the north...
  
  )
• Nea Kerasounta (Nea Kerasounta, Iliovouni)
• Panagia (Panagia, Gonia, Voulista)
• Petra
• Romia (Romia, Paidopoli Zirou)

Population

Year	Town population	Municipality population
1981	3,333	-
1991	4,040	9,415
2001	4,196	8,429

Information

Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.

Filippiada is connected with the GR-5

Greek National Road 5

Greek National Road 5 is a highway in Western Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to the city centre of Ioannina. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-48...

/E55

European route E55

European route E 55 is a E-route. It passes through the following cities:Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser … Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prague – Tábor – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova – Mestre...

 (Antirrio

Antirrio

Antirrio is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit...

 - Agrinio

Agrinio

Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times...

 - Arta - Ioannina) and the GR-21

Greek National Road 21

Greek National Road 21 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Preveza with Greek National Road 5....

 with Preveza.

See also

• List of settlements in the Preveza prefecture

Northwest: Thesprotiko Thesprotiko Thesprotiko is a village and a former municipality in the Preveza peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,474 . The village was known as Lelova until April 1, 1927 when it adopted...	North: Ioannina Ioannina Prefecture Ioannina is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the city of Ioannina. It is the largest regional unit in Epirus, and one of the largest regional units of Greece.-Geography:...  prefecture	Northeast: Anogeio Anogeio Anogeio is a village and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,539 . The seat of the municipality was in Gorgomylos...
West: Louros Louros Louros is a town and a former municipality in the Preveza peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was the small town of Louros . The area of the municipal unit is...	Filippiada	East: Arta Arta Prefecture Arta is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Arta.-Geography:The regional unit of Arta is located north of the Ambracian Gulf. The main mountain ranges are the Athamanika in the northeast, the Pindus in the east, and Valtou in the...  prefecture
Southwest: Kranea Kranea Kranea is a village and a former community in the Preveza peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,052 .... and Louros	South: Arta prefecture