Parga

Parga municipality
Δήμος Πάργας (Πάργα)

Basic data

State :

Greece

Region :

Epirus

Regional District :

Preveza

Geographic coordinates :

39 ° 17 ' N , 20 ° 24' E Coordinates: 39 ° 17 ' N , 20 ° 24' E

Area :

276.46 km²

Residents :

11,866 (2011)

Population density :

42.9 inhabitants / km²

Seat:

Kanalaki

LAU-1 code no .:

2103

Districts :

2 parishes

Local self-government :

2 city districts
23 local communities

Website:

www.parga.gr

Location in the Epirus region

Parga ( Greek Πάργα ( f. Sg. ); Albanian Pargë / -a ) is a small town with around 2500 inhabitants and a municipality with the administrative seat Kanalaki on the Greek west coast ( Epirus region ) on the Ionian Sea .

Parga has been made up of the two municipalities of Parga and Fanari since 2011, which are separated by an approximately two-kilometer stretch of coast in the bay of Agios Ioannis, which belongs to the municipality of Igoumenitsa .

Geographical location

Located about 40 kilometers south of the port city of Igoumenitsa and 60 kilometers north of Preveza Airport , Parga can only be reached via a "dead end" that can be reached from the main road. There is also a scenic coastal road that starts in Igoumenitsa right at the ferry port and leads to Parga via Plataria, Sivota and Perdika. In front of Parga are the two islands of Paxos and Andipaxos . In the season these are approached daily from Parga with smaller ships.

history

Byzantine sources mention the place for the first time around 1337. The history of Parga is characterized, among other things, by multiple foreign administrations. So both were Venetians , Ottomans and British represent stately. In 1819 the Albanian pasha Tepedelenli Ali Pascha bought the city from the English and incorporated it into his territory, which was, however, subjugated again by the Ottomans in 1822. In 1913 Parga came to the Kingdom of Greece . During the Second World War , Parga was occupied by the Italians .

Attractions

In addition to some beautiful beaches (Kryoneri, Piso Kryoneri, Valtos, Lychnos) and the winding city center with the promenade, the Venetian fortress built high above the city, around 1570 with a view of the rugged coast, is probably the most important attraction of the often day tourists from Corfu , Paxi and from the surrounding area.

Community structure

Parga was recognized as a rural community (kinotita) in 1919 and raised to the status of an urban community (dimos) in 1947 . In 1997 expanded to include a few neighboring communities, the municipal area was more than tripled with the administrative reform in 2010 through the incorporation of Fanaris , the municipality moved to the town of Kanalaki. The two municipal districts (Ez. Gr. Dimotiki enotita ) are further subdivided into two city districts (Ez. Gr. Dimotiki kinotita ) and local communities (gr. Topiki enotita ), which correspond to the municipality areas from the period before 1997 and elect local representatives. The population figures come from the results of the 2011 census.

Fanari municipality - Δημοτική Ενότητα Φαναρίου - 7,962 inhabitants
- Local community Acherousia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αχερουσίας - 300 inhabitants
  - Acherousia - Αχερουσία - 233 inhabitants
  - Aidoni - Αηδόνι - 67 inhabitants
- Local community Aidonia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αηδονιάς (Αηδονιά) - 145 inhabitants
- Local community Ammoudia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αμμουδιάς (Αμμουδιά) - 308 inhabitants
- Local community Ano Skafidoti - Τοπική Κοινότητα Άνω Σκαφιδωτής (Άνω Σκαφιδωτή) - 31 inhabitants
- Local community Despotiko - Τοπική Κοινότητα Δεσποτικού - 238 inhabitants
  - Despotiko - Δεσποτικό - 123 inhabitants
  - Kato Despotiko - Κάτω Δεσποτικό - 115 inhabitants
- Kanalaki district - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Καναλλακίου (Καναλάκι) - 2,513 inhabitants
- Local community Kastri - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καστρίου (Καστρί) - 277 inhabitants
- Local community Koroni - Τοπική Κοινότητα Κορώνης - 387 inhabitants
  - Koroni - Κορώνη - 189 inhabitants
  - Koronopoulo - Κορωνόπουλο - 150 inhabitants
  - Tzara - Τζάρα - 48 inhabitants
- Local community Koryfoula - Τοπική Κοινότητα Κορυφούλας (Κορυφούλα) - 59 inhabitants
- Local community Koukkouli - Τοπική Κοινότητα Κουκκουλίου - 192 inhabitants
  - Chochla - Χόχλα - 179 inhabitants
  - Koukkouli - Κουκκούλι - 13 inhabitants
- Local community Kypseli - Τοπική Κοινότητα Κυψέλης (Κυψέλη) - 262 inhabitants
- Local community Loutsa - Τοπική Κοινότητα Λούτσης - 416 inhabitants
  - Loutsa - Λούτσα - 340 inhabitants
  - Paralia - Παραλία - 32 inhabitants
- Local community Mesopotamo - Τοπική Κοινότητα Μεσοποτάμου (Μεσοπόταμο) - 533 inhabitants
- Local community Mouzakeika - Τοπική Κοινότητα Μουζακαίικων - 310 inhabitants
  - Klisoura - Κλεισούρα - 148 inhabitants
  - Mouzakeika - Μουζακαίικα - 162 inhabitants
- Local community Narkissos - Τοπική Κοινότητα Ναρκίσσου (Νάρκισσος) - 283 inhabitants
- Local community Skepasto - Τοπική Κοινότητα Σκεπαστού - 156 inhabitants
  - Kato Skafidoti - Κάτω Σκαφιδωτή - 39 inhabitants
  - Skepasto - Σκεπαστό - 117 inhabitants
- Local community Stavrochori - Τοπική Κοινότητα Σταυροχωρίου - 203 inhabitants
  - Stavrochori - Σταυροχώρι - 190 inhabitants
  - Xirolofos - Ξηρόλοφος - 13 inhabitants
- Local community Themelo - Τοπική Κοινότητα Θεμέλου - 302 inhabitants
  - Dikorfo - Δίκορφο - 86 inhabitants
  - Themelo - Θέμελο - 216 inhabitants
- Local community Valanidorachi - Τοπική Κοινότητα Βαλανιδοράχης - 538 inhabitants
  - Tsouknida - Τσουκνίδα - 145 inhabitants
  - Valanidorachi - Βαλανιδόραχη - 393 inhabitants
- Local community Valanidoussa - Τοπική Κοινότητα Βαλανιδούσσας (Βαλανιδούσσα) - 157 inhabitants
- Local community Vouvopotamos - Τοπική Κοινότητα Βουβοποτάμου - 396 inhabitants
  - Vouvopotamos - Βουβοπόταμος - 388 inhabitants
  - Tsekouri - Τσεκούρι - 8 inhabitants
Parga municipality - Δημοτική Ενότητα Πάργας - 3,904 inhabitants
- Local community Agia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αγιάς - 762 inhabitants
  - Agia (Αγιά) - 758 inhabitants
  - Sarakiniko (Σαρακίνικο) - 4 inhabitants
- Local community Anthousa - Τοπική Κοινότητα Ανθούσης - 677 inhabitants
  - Anthousa (Ανθούσα) - 621 inhabitants
  - Trikorfo (Τρίκορφο) - 56 inhabitants
- Local community Livadari - Τοπική Κοινότητα Λιβαδαρίου - 50 inhabitants
  - Livadari (Λιβαδάρι) - 25 inhabitants
  - Vryses (Βρύσες) - 25 inhabitants
- Parga district - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Πάργας - 2,415 inhabitants
  - Agia Kyriaki (Αγία Κυριακή) - 237 inhabitants
  - Agios Georgios (Άγιος Γεώργιος) - 49 inhabitants
  - Chrysogiali (Χρυσογιάλι) - 17 inhabitants
  - Maras (Μαράς) - 24 inhabitants
  - Panagia (uninhabited island, Παναγία)
  - Parga - 2,088 inhabitants