Demoutsanata
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Demoutsanata is a village in the municipal unit of Argostoli
on the island of Kefalonia
, Greece
. It is part of the community of Troianata
. It is located 10 km ESE of Argostoli and about 40 km W of Poros
. Until the twentieth century, the village was known as Montesanata (Μοντεσανάτα) and was named after Montesano. Demoutsanata is linked with the road linking only to the road linking to Travliata and to Valsamata
and Sami and are surrounded by the hills of Omalon with a few hilltops to the south and more to the north, forests lies to the south and the north and are mainly covered with non-pine and some mixed forests, grasslands, pastures, olive groves and farmlands covers the rest, a view of the Krani plain as well as the Argostoli area, Lixouri and parts of Paliki
can also be seen.
Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture with a few businesses. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population from the mid-20th century left for larger towns and mainly cities. The 1953 Ionian Earthquake
destroyed every building in Demoutsanata that took months to rebuilt. The entire population that time as well as other parts of the island were homeless and part of the population left Demoutsanata. The following years, Demoutsanata became linked with the paved roads in the late-20th century. The population dropped to the today's level of 85, in the 1900s, the population used to be in the hundreds as was in other villages.
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Argostoli
Argostoli is a town and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit...
on the island of Kefalonia
Kefalonia
The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is part of the community of Troianata
Troianata
Troianata is a village located 11 km ESE of Argostoli and about 41 km W of Poros in the municipal unit of Argostoli on the island of Kefalonia...
. It is located 10 km ESE of Argostoli and about 40 km W of Poros
Poros (Kefalonia), Greece
Poros , is a picturesque small town located in the municipal unit of Eleios-Pronnoi, some 40 km SE of Argostoli, 28 km SE of Sami and 12 km NE of Skala, in the southeast of Cephalonia, one of the Ionian Islands of Greece.-Geography:...
. Until the twentieth century, the village was known as Montesanata (Μοντεσανάτα) and was named after Montesano. Demoutsanata is linked with the road linking only to the road linking to Travliata and to Valsamata
Valsamata
Valsamata is a village in the municipal unit of Omala on the island of Kefalonia, Greece. It is located 17 km east of Argostoli and about 38 km W of Poros Valsamata is linked with a road linking with the Travliata-Fragkata Road and the Argostoli-Sami Road . The village sits on a plateau with a...
and Sami and are surrounded by the hills of Omalon with a few hilltops to the south and more to the north, forests lies to the south and the north and are mainly covered with non-pine and some mixed forests, grasslands, pastures, olive groves and farmlands covers the rest, a view of the Krani plain as well as the Argostoli area, Lixouri and parts of Paliki
Paliki
Paliki is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit. The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is...
can also be seen.
Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture with a few businesses. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population from the mid-20th century left for larger towns and mainly cities. The 1953 Ionian Earthquake
1953 Ionian Earthquake
The Great 1953 Ionian Earthquake struck the southern Ionian Islands in Greece on August 12, 1953. In mid-August 1953, beginning on 8 August there were over 113 recorded earthquakes in the region between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, but the most destructive was the earthquake of August 12th...
destroyed every building in Demoutsanata that took months to rebuilt. The entire population that time as well as other parts of the island were homeless and part of the population left Demoutsanata. The following years, Demoutsanata became linked with the paved roads in the late-20th century. The population dropped to the today's level of 85, in the 1900s, the population used to be in the hundreds as was in other villages.
Geography and information
- Postal code: 281 00
- Elevation:
- Lowest: valley (west)
- Centre: 300 m
- Highest: northern part
- Dialing code: +11+30-26710 (030-26710)
Other
Demoutsanata's nearest school is in Travliata, Demoutsanata has a church and a small square (plateiaPlateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
).