Filiatra (), is a town and a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Messenia Messenia or Messinia ( ; ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a prefecture (''nomos' ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Trifylia Trifylia () is a municipality in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kyparissia. The municipality has an area of 616.019 km2. It was named after the ancient Triphylia region. Municipality The ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 114.877 km². Filiatra is situated near the

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coast in western Messenia. It is located 11 km northwest of

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, 13 km southwest of

Kyparissia Kyparissia () is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has ...

, 29 km northwest of

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and 49 km west of

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. The

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(

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- Pyrgos - Kyparissia - Pylos) passes through the town. Filiatra was founded around the 12th and the 13th centuries. It was constructed close to the site of the ancient city Erana. Filiatra has several schools, churches and shops. A scaled reproduction of the

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stands at the entrance to the village. The local soccer club is

Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani () is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colours are green a ...

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Filiatra is subdivided into the following communities (2021 population in brackets): * Chalazoni (120) * Christianoupoli (244) * Exochiko (167) *Filiatra *

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(46) * Plati (53) The community Filiatra consists of the following settlements, besides the Filiatra town proper: *Agia Kyriaki *Agrilos *Kountri *Lagkouvardos - a beach area located near Agia Kyriaki *Lempestena *Limenari, the access from Filiatra to the sea. It is around 2 km from the town centre *Merolithi *Stomio *Vryses

Historical population

Notable people

*The Liberopoulos brothers: **

Nikos Liberopoulos Nikolaos "Nikos" Liberopoulos (; born on 4 August 1975) is a retired Greek former professional international footballer who played as a forward. He is famous for his aim-to-goal shot, his innate in-play instincts, and his technical attacking sk ...

, soccer player **

Sotiris Liberopoulos Sotiris Liberopoulos (; born 29 June 1977) is a Greek former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Club career Sotiris Liberopoulos was born in Filiatra in western Messinia ...

, soccer player *

Nikolaos Frousos Nikolaos Frousos (Greek: Νικόλαος Φρούσος; born 29 April 1974) is a former Greek footballer who played for Cyprus giants Anorthosis Famagusta. Career Frousos' career began when he signed a professional contract with Ionikos, mak ...

, soccer player * Theodoros Marangos, film director

References

External links

Municipal website

Municipality of Filiatra Internet Portal

Filiatra Forum

Filiatra

''Pirsos''Fykia Lyceum/Middle School

Erani Sporting Club
{{authority control Populated places in Messenia Trifylia Replicas and derivatives of the Eiffel Tower

Subdivisions

Historical population

Notable people

See also

References

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