Oxya, Karditsa
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Oxya is a Greek
mountain village in the western part of the Karditsa Prefecture
, Greece
. Oxya is in the municipality of Mouzaki
. The village Oxya had a population of 189 in 2001, the community 689. Oxya is located about 40 km west of Karditsa and is in the foot of the Pindus
mountains. Its residents are based in agriculture
.
After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities and the richest countries in the world, between 1981 and 1991, it saw an enormous loss in population and it lost enormously between 1991 and 2001.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
mountain village in the western part of the Karditsa Prefecture
Karditsa Prefecture
Karditsa is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Thessaly. Its name is derived from its capital Karditsa, a small city of approximately 35,000 people.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Oxya is in the municipality of Mouzaki
Mouzaki
Mouzaki is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the Karditsa Prefecture, Greece. Mouzaki is located 50 km from Anthiro, 75 km northeast from Vragkiana, 34 km from Petrilo and 28 km west of Karditsa. It is also located 20 km from Trikala and 180 km east of Arta...
. The village Oxya had a population of 189 in 2001, the community 689. Oxya is located about 40 km west of Karditsa and is in the foot of the Pindus
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. Its residents are based in agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
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Population
| Year | Village population | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | 847 |
| 1991 | 219 | - |
| 2001 | 189 | 689 |
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...
, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities and the richest countries in the world, between 1981 and 1991, it saw an enormous loss in population and it lost enormously between 1991 and 2001.