Filippiada
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Filippiada () is a small town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit,
Epirus Epirus () is a Region#Geographical regions, geographical and historical region, historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay ...
,
Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. 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 . It has a population of 8,325 (2021 census).


Geography

The town of Filippiada is situated at the foot of low hills on the right bank of the river
Louros Louros () is a town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. It was the center of a kaza of the Preveza Sanjak under the Ottoman Empire. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza ...
. The northern part of the municipal unit is mountainous. Filippiada is northwest of Arta, northeast of
Preveza Preveza (, ) is a city in the region of Epirus (region), Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula of the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the Preveza (regional unit), regional unit of Preveza, which is the s ...
and south of
Ioannina Ioannina ( ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus (region), Epirus, an Modern regions of Greece, administrative region in northwester ...
. The
Greek National Road 5 National Road 5 (, abbreviated as EO5) is a single carriageway road in western Greece. It connects Antirrio, at the north end of the Rio-Antirrio bridge, with Ioannina in northwestern Greece, passing through Agrinio and Arta. The southern part, ...
(
Antirrio Antirrio (, pronounced , ) is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a mu ...
-
Agrinio Agrinio (Greek language, Greek: Αγρίνιο, ; Latin: ''Agrinium'') is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional units of Greece, regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality, with 89,691 inhabitants (2021) as well as the seco ...
- Arta - Ioannina) passes through the town, and the
Greek National Road 21 Greek National Road 21 is a national highway of northwestern Greece. It connects Preveza Preveza (, ) is a city in the region of Epirus (region), Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula of the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf ...
connects it with Preveza. The municipal unit's geographical landscape includes part of the Louros River and Lake Zirou. Filippiada bears the nickname "stork town" () due to the scattered nests of migratory birds frequently found throughout town.


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 Rogoi () is a Byzantine castle in Nea Kerasounta near Preveza, in western Greece. It is located on the site of the ancient city of Bouchetion (Βουχέτιον), which was abandoned in the late 1st century BC. Re-occupied in the 9th century, ...
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''; ) 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 of Bizani, which covered the app ...
, and Lake Ziros. In antiquity an ancient
acropolis An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens ...
in Palaia Filipiada was erected which coincides to ancient Charadron as part of the fortification network in ancient Epirus. Remnants of the church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in the village of Palaia (old) Filippiada date probably to the 13th century. The frescoes are dated to c. 1800 and were crafted by artists from nearby Korytiani, Ioannina. The church of Panagia Pantanassa was erected in the 13th century by
Despot of Epirus The Despot of Epirus was the ruler of the Despotate of Epirus, one of the rump states of the Byzantine Empire in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade. The name "Despotate of Epirus" and the title "despot of Epirus" are modern historiographical name ...
,
Michael II Komnenos Doukas Michael II Komnenos Doukas, Latinized as Comnenus Ducas (, ''Mikhaēl II Komnēnos Doukas''), often called Michael Angelos in narrative sources, was from 1230 until his death in 1266/68 the ruler of the Despotate of Epirus, which included Epirus ...
. Its south portico is decorated with donor portraits of the Despot of Epirus,
Nikephoros I Nikephoros I (; 750 – 26 July 811), also known as Nicephorus I, was Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811. He was General Logothete (finance minister) under Empress Irene, but later overthrew her to seize the throne for himself. Prior to becomi ...
, his wife,
Anna Palaiologina Kantakouzene Anna Palaiologina Kantakouzene () (died after 1313) was the niece of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, second wife of Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas of Epirus and regent of Epirus upon his death around 1297. Background Anna was the thir ...
, and their son
Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...
. The Ottoman authorities founded in 1880-81 a new settlement between the already existing villages of Filippiada and Eleftherochori which became the administrative center of kaza of Louros. The settlement became known as Hamidiye, Neos (New) Louros or Nea Filippiada which in later decades became its official name. At the instigation of the Ottoman state it was formed as an exclusively Muslim settlement and as late as 1911 no non-Muslims were allowed to operate in the town. It primarily included Muslim refugees from Arta which was ceded to Greece according to the
Convention of Constantinople The Convention of Constantinople is a treaty concerning the use of the Suez Canal in Egypt. It was signed on 29 October 1888 by the United Kingdom, the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the Russian Empire and ...
. According to various scholars the settlers were Greek-speaking Muslim refugees from Arta and Muslim Albanians (possibly including Albanian-speakers from other areas). An Ottoman school with Turkish as its official language of instruction operated since 1905. An Albanian school was opened in 1909, but it was closed down and Albanian was briefly taught in the Ottoman school before its ban. During the
First Balkan War The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Greece, Greece and Kingdom of Montenegro, Montenegro) agai ...
the Greek forces entered Filippiada on October 26, 1912. Crown prince
Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I * Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine g ...
personally took command of the Greek army of Epirus and was stationed in the town on January 13, 1913. The event provided a new impetus for the Greek advance against Ottoman positions. Almost all the population of Nea Filippiada abandoned the town in 1913 after it was ceded to Greece in the Balkan Wars. They moved to Turkey or Albania. Just after its annexation, only 30 Muslims remained in Filippiada. The Greek census of 1928 the remaining Muslim population was 68 (32 Albanian-speakers, 25 Greek-speakers, 11 Romani-speakers). As of 1930, only three Albanians in Filippiada had been exempted from the Greek-Turkish agreement for population exchange. New Filippiada was merged with the nearby villages of Palia (Old) Filippiada and Eleftherochori and as a result the modern town of Filipiada was developed. A large orphanage facility was founded near Filippiada in January 1948 in Ziro. It became one of the best run children's homes in the country operated by funds provided by the Queen of Greece.


Economy

The main activities of the local population are related to agriculture.


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 (, fem. of , + , the ''All-Holy'', or the ''Most Holy''; pronounced ) (also transliterated Panaghia or Panayia), in Medieval and Modern Greek, is one of the titles of Mary, Mother of God, used especially in Orthodox Christianity and E ...
(Panagia, Gonia, Voulista) *
Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...
* Romia (Romia, Paidopoli Zirou)


Population


See also

*
List of settlements in the Preveza regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Preveza regional unit, Greece. * Acherousia * Agia * Agios Georgios * Ammoudia * Andonia * Ano Rachi * Ano Skafidoti * Anogeio * Anthousa * Assos * Cheimadio * Despotiko * Dryofyto * Ekklisies * ...


References


Sources

* * * {{Ziros div Populated places in Preveza (regional unit) Ziros, Preveza Former Cham settlements