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词条 Paliki
释义

  1. Subdivisions

  2. Province

  3. Geography

  4. History

  5. Sights

  6. Homer's Ithaca

  7. Persons

  8. References

  9. External links

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|municipality = Kefalonia
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|postal_code = 280 81
|area_code = 26710
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Paliki ({{lang-el|Παλική}}) 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.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 119.341 km2.[2] The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is now an archaeological site. The peninsula is the westernmost part of Kefalonia. The seat of the municipality was the town Lixouri (3.752).

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Paliki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Agia Thekla (Agia Thekla, Kalata)
  • Atheras
  • Chavdata
  • Chavriata
  • Damoulianata
  • Favatata
  • Kaminarata
  • Katogi (Mantzavinata, Vardianoi, Vouni)
  • Kontogenada
  • Kouvalata (Kouvalata, Livadi)
  • Lixouri (Lixouri, Agios Vasileios, Agios Dimitrios, Lepeda, Longos, Loukerata, Michalitsata)
  • Monopolata (Monopolata, Dellaportata, Parisata)
  • Rifi
  • Skineas (Skineas, Vlychata)
  • Soullaroi

Province

Pali Province ({{lang-el|Επαρχία Πάλης}}) was one of the provinces of Cephalonia Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Paliki.[3] It was abolished in 2006.

Geography

Paliki is a peninsula in the Ionian Sea, attached to mainland Cephalonia in the northeast. On the east side, the Gulf of Argostoli separates Paliki from Cephalonia. Mountains up to 500 m cover the western and northern part of the peninsula.

History

The oldest document which contains the name "Lixouri" was sent in 1534 by local authorities to the Senate of Venice. Many houses were destroyed in the earthquakes of January 23, 1867 and August 1953.

Sights

  • Iakovatios Library, the communal library with a small museum. Typical classic Ionian building from 19th century.
  • Former primary school near the harbour. Avant-garde 20th-century building from 1933, representing the modernist architecture movement in Greece
  • Pantokrator Church
  • A few ruins of ancient Pali in the north
  • Mania beach with beautiful untouched landscape
  • Mantzavinata - Agios Spyridon Church and classical house of the Vittoratos Family
  • Classical house of the Danelatos Family in Damoulianata
  • Agia Paraskevi Church in Atheras
  • Kipouria monastery
  • Vatsa Bay
  • Xi Beach

Homer's Ithaca

{{main|Homer's Ithaca|Odysseus Unbound}}

According to Robert Bittlestone's 2005 book Odysseus Unbound, Paliki was Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, the central figure in the Odyssey of Homer.

Persons

  • Andreas Laskaratos teacher, a satirical poet and writer
  • Spyridon Marinatos (1901–1974) archaeologist

References

1. ^Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior {{el icon}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}}
3. ^{{cite web|url= http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |title=Detailed census results 1991 }} {{small|(39 MB)}} {{el icon}} {{fr icon}}

External links

  • Official website {{en icon}} {{el icon}}
  • GTP Travel Pages - Paliki
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060630210831/http://www.culture.gr/2/21/213/21302n/e213bn10.html Ministry of Culture]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Paliki
|North = Ionian Sea
|Northeast = Myrtos Gulf, Argostoli
|East = Gulf of Argostoli
|Southeast =
|South = Ionian Sea
|Southwest =
|West = Ionian Sea
|Northwest =
|image =
}}{{Kefalonia div}}{{Prefectures and provinces of Greece}}

2 : Populated places in Cephalonia|Provinces of Greece

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