Chavriata
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Local community Chavriata Τοπική Κοινότητα Χαβριάτων (Χαβριάτα) |
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| Basic data | |||
| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Ionian islands | ||
| Regional district | Kafalonia | ||
| local community | Kefalonia | ||
| Parish | Paliki | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 38 ° 11 ' N , 20 ° 23' E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
60 m (average) |
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| surface | 7.651 km² | ||
| Residents | 220 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 2.61 km² | ||
| Local division | 1 settlement | ||
Chavriata ( Greek Χαβριάτα ( n. Pl. ), Also Havriata , Italian Cavriata ) is a place in the Palliki district in the southwest of the Palliki peninsula in the municipality and island of Kefalonia in Greece . Chavriata has 220 inhabitants.
The philosopher Vikentios Damodos (Vincenzo Damodo) founded a philosophical school of national importance in the place in 1723.
In 1997 the place was incorporated into Lixouri and has been part of the municipality of Kefalonia since 2010 as part of the administrative reform .
The iconostasis and the frescoes of the Panagia Church are worth seeing. Due to its height, the place offers a good view of the peninsula and has earned it the nickname Balconyi tou Ioniou ('Balcony of the Ionian Sea').
Population development
| Population development | |||
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| 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| 304 | 239 | 309 | 220 |
Web links
- Chavriata (castle) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)