Nikiana

Nikiana
Νικιάνα

Basic data

Greece

Lefkada

Lefkada

Lefkada

Alexandros

Geographic coordinates

38 ° 46 ′ N , 20 ° 43 ′ E Coordinates: 38 ° 46 ′ N , 20 ° 43 ′ E

Residents

724 (2011)

LAU-1 code no.

3601010301

Nikiana ( Greek Νικιάνα ( f. Sg. )) Is a village on the Greek island of Lefkada and was recognized in 1940 as a settlement of the then rural municipality of Alexandros, which has been a local community in the Lefkada municipality of Lefkada since 2011.

location

Nikiana is located on the east coast of Lefkada on Drepano Bay ( Όρμος Δρεπάνου Órmos Drepánou ) opposite the Greek mainland, which merges northward into the Lefkada Channel ( Διαύλος Λευκάδας Diávlos Lefkádas ). The city of Lefkada is about 10 km north.

history

The inland villages of Mavrogiannata and Kollyvata were taxable in Ottoman times . Their possessions reached as far as the coast. In Vincenzo Coronelli's map from the end of the 17th century, the place names Colivata and Mavrevata are given in the Alessandro area , which largely corresponds to the layout of the rural community founded in the 19th century and today's local community of Alexandros .

Nikiana was recognized in 1940 as a settlement of the then rural community of Alexandros with 196 inhabitants. Since then, Nikiana has registered a steady increase in the number of inhabitants, while the mountain villages have seen a decrease since the 1970s. The inhabitants of Nikina live mainly from tourism, the place has numerous overnight accommodations. The beaches north of the village were designated as bathing water in the 1990s. The water quality has been checked regularly since 2010 in accordance with the EU Bathing Water Directive and has always been rated as excellent since 2012 .

Population development of Nikiana

1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
	196	233	273	339	453	547	666	724

Individual evidence

↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
↑ Ηλίας Κολοβός: Οθωμανικές πηγές για τη νεώτερη ιστορία της Λευκάδας. Iraklio 2013, ISBN 978-960-524-391-3 , p. 31., p. 51. f. (Greek)
↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). Volume 1 (Τόμος A, a – K), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 64. (Greek)
↑ Νικιάνα 1 GRBW049121046, Bathing Water Profile PDF Online , Νικιάνα 2 GRBW049121052, Bathing Water Profile PDF Online , Ministry of Environment and Energy (Greek)
^ Population figures of Nikiana 1928–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, digital library (Greek); Census 2011

[VZ2011-1] Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)

[2] Ηλίας Κολοβός: Οθωμανικές πηγές για τη νεώτερη ιστορία της Λευκάδας. Iraklio 2013, ISBN 978-960-524-391-3 , p. 31., p. 51. f. (Greek)

[3] Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). Volume 1 (Τόμος A, a – K), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 64. (Greek)

[4] Νικιάνα 1 GRBW049121046, Bathing Water Profile PDF Online , Νικιάνα 2 GRBW049121052, Bathing Water Profile PDF Online , Ministry of Environment and Energy (Greek)

[5] Population figures of Nikiana 1928–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, digital library (Greek); Census 2011