Delvinaki
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Delvinaki is a former municipality in the Ioannina peripheral unit, Epirus
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pogoni
, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 751 for the village and 2,933 for the municipal district. Delvinaki is part of the traditional area Pogoni
.
Delvinaki is situated on the road GR-22
/E853 which links Kalpaki with the Albania
n border. The border crossing Kakavia is west of town.
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 Pogoni
Pogoni
Pogoni is a municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Kalpaki.-Municipality:The municipality Pogoni was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:*Ano...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 751 for the village and 2,933 for the municipal district. Delvinaki is part of the traditional area Pogoni
Pogoni
Pogoni is a municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Kalpaki.-Municipality:The municipality Pogoni was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:*Ano...
.
Delvinaki is situated on the road GR-22
Greek National Road 22
Greek National Road 22 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Kakavia with Kalpaki....
/E853 which links Kalpaki with the Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n border. The border crossing Kakavia is west of town.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Delvinaki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- Agia Marina
- Argyrochori
- Charavgi
- Delvinaki
- Farangi
- Kastani
- Kerasovo
- Kryoneri
- KtismataKtismataKtismata is a village in the Ioannina Prefecture in Epirus, Greece next to the Greek - Albanian border at Kakavia. It is in the municipal unit of Delvinaki.-Location:...
(Ktismata, Neochori) - Limni
- Mavropoulo (Mavropoulo, Zavrocho, Chrysodouli)
- Oreino Xirovaltou (Oreino, Xirovaltos)
- Peristeri
- Pontikates
- Stratinista
- Teriachi (Teriachi, Stavrodromi)
- VissaniVissaniVissani is a village in the Ioannina Prefecture in Epirus, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Delvinaki. A small road connects Vissani with the Greek National Road 22 Kakavia - Kalpaki.-Population:-Geography:...
Population
| Year | Village population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 884 | - |
| 1991 | 922 | - |
| 2001 | 751 | 2,933 |
Notable people
- Petroloukas Chalkias, musician.
- Hatzimichalis DalianisHatzimichalis DalianisHatzimichalis Dalianis was a hero of the Greek War of Independence and the revolutionary leader of Crete in 1828.-Greek War of Independence:Dalianis was born in the town of Delvinaki, Epirus, when the region was under Ottoman rule...
, hero of the Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
. - Evangelos Psimmas, (1905-1962),bishop of Ermoupoli.
- Konstantinos Iroklis Vasiadis,(1821-1890), scholar.