Filippiada ( el, Φιλιππιάδα) is a small town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 142.409 km². It has a population of 8,106 (2011 census).

Geography

The town of Filippiada is situated at the foot of low hills on the right bank of the river

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. The northern part of the municipal unit is mountainous. Filippiada is northwest of Arta, northeast of

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and south of

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. The Greek National Road 5 ( Antirrio -

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- Arta - Ioannina) passes through the town, and the Greek National Road 21 connects it with Preveza. Asprochaliko cave, Preveza, Greece

History

The area of Filippiada has been inhabited since at least the 8th and 7th centuries BC. The ancient cities of Charadron (Χάραδρον) and Bouchetion (on which the medieval Byzantine castle of Rogoi was built) were located here. There are many sites such as Saint Bessarion Church, the monument in honor of the fighters of the

Battle of Bizani The Battle of Bizani (, ''Máchi tou Bizaníou''; tr, Bizani Muharebesi, italic=no) took place in Epirus on . The battle was fought between Greek and Ottoman forces during the last stages of the First Balkan War, and revolved around the forts ...

, and Lake Ziros.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Filippiada is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Agios Georgios * Dryofyto * Filippiada * Gymnotopos * Kerasona (Kerasona, Agia Faneromeni) * Kleisoura (Kleisoura, Pente Pigadia) * Nea Kerasounta (Nea Kerasounta, Iliovouni) *

Panagia Panagia ( el, Παναγία, fem. of , + , the ''All-Holy'', or the ''Most Holy''; pronounced ) (also transliterated Panaghia or Panajia), in Medieval and Modern Greek, is one of the titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern ...

(Panagia, Gonia, Voulista) *

Petra Petra ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرَاء, Al-Batrāʾ; grc, Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean: ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to the mountain of Ja ...

* Romia (Romia, Paidopoli Zirou)

Population

References

Populated places in Preveza (regional unit) {{Epirus-geo-stub

Geography

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See also

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