Zorianos
Encyclopedia
Zorianos is a Greek
village in the municipal unit of Vardousia in the northwestern part of Phocis
and 85 km west of Amfissa
. In 2001, the population of the village was 195.
and olive
. The village's only inhabitants are locals, other than visitors during the summer holidays. Several inhabitants call this village Zoriano.
The climate is very mild even during the winter. Many of the houses in the village reminds of the ideal architecture in which it preserves and pre-revolutionary businesses. The village also features a folklore museum and a neighboring forest with chestnuts.
and the Greek Civil War
, many of the buildings were rebuilt. Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. Streets were linked with pavement in the 1980s. Today, most of the homes are abandoned.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village in the municipal unit of Vardousia in the northwestern part of Phocis
Phocis
Phocis is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It stretches from the western mountainsides of Parnassus on the east to the mountain range of Vardousia on the west, upon the Gulf of Corinth...
and 85 km west of Amfissa
Amfissa
Amfissa is a town and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is also the capital of the regional unit of Phocis...
. In 2001, the population of the village was 195.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 169 |
| 1991 | 201 |
| 2001 | 195 |
About Zorianos
The area around Zorianos is rich with leafy trees including chestnutChestnut
Chestnut , some species called chinkapin or chinquapin, is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.-Species:The chestnut belongs to the...
and olive
Olive
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...
. The village's only inhabitants are locals, other than visitors during the summer holidays. Several inhabitants call this village Zoriano.
The climate is very mild even during the winter. Many of the houses in the village reminds of the ideal architecture in which it preserves and pre-revolutionary businesses. The village also features a folklore museum and a neighboring forest with chestnuts.
History
After World War IIWorld 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...
, many of the buildings were rebuilt. Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. Streets were linked with pavement in the 1980s. Today, most of the homes are abandoned.