Stefani ( el, Στεφάνη, before 1927: Καντζάς - ''Kantzas''Name changes of settlements in Greece
/ref>) is a village in the municipal unit of

Louros Louros ( el, Λούρος) is a town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municip ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...

. In 2001 Stefani had a population of 513. Stefani is situated at the foot of steep hills, near the right bank of the river

. It is 4 km northeast of Louros (village), 8 km southwest of

Filippiada Filippiada ( el, Φιλιππιάδα) is a small town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit. The munic ...

and 25 km north of

Preveza Preveza ( el, Πρέβεζα, ) is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epiru ...

. The

Greek National Road 21 Greek National Road 21 is a national highway of northwestern Greece. It connects Preveza with Greek National Road 5 near Filippiada Filippiada ( el, Φιλιππιάδα) is a small town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, E ...

(Filippiada - Preveza) passes south of the village.

History

The village was first mentioned by the historian

George Finlay George Finlay (21 December 1799 – 26 January 1875) was a Scottish historian. Biography Finlay was born in Faversham, Kent, where his Scottish father, Captain John Finlay FRS, an officer in the Royal Engineers, was inspector of government powd ...

as the Kantza narrows: when the

Souliotes The Souliotes were an Orthodox Christian Albanian tribal community in the area of Souli in Epirus from the 16th century to the beginning of the 19th century, who via their participation in the Greek War of Independence came to identify with the ...

were sent as aid to

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they were attacked by the Turks there in August 1822 during the

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...

. North the village the ruins of ancient Batia (Βάτια), which was settled by the Eleans in the 7th century BC, have been found. Geographically, it lies in the area of ancient

Cassope Kassope or ''Cassope'' ( grc, Κασσώπη - ''Kassōpē'', also Κασσωπία - ''Kassōpia'' and Κασσιόπη - ''Kassiopē'') was an ancient Greek cityAn Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Co ...

. In the area around Stefani flint stone tools from the Middle

Paleolithic Age The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός ''palaios'', "old" and λίθος '' lithos'', "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone too ...

, a

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fortress and a Roman aqueduct of

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have been found. The Stone Age tools are preserved in the

Archaeological Museum of Ioannina The Archaeological Museum of Ioannina is a museum located in Litharitsa Park in the centre of Ioannina, Greece. The museum contains many artifacts unearthed in the surrounding area such as Palaeolithic tools, from Kokkinopilos, Asprochaliko and ...

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{{coord, 39, 15, N, 20, 47, E, region:GR_type:city_source:enwiki-GNS, display=title Populated places in Preveza (regional unit)

History

See also

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