Administrative Region : Epirus
Regional unit : Thesprotia
Kefalochori (Κεφαλοχώρι) Thesprotia
Kefalochori (formerly Glousta and Plagia [1]) is a mountain village in the municipality of Filiates in the region of Epirus (Kallikratis Plan). According to the 2011 census, its population is 31 inhabitants.
General and historical data
It used to belong to the former province of Filiates in the prefecture of Thesprotia. From 1999 to 2010, according to the then administrative division of Greece, it was the seat of the community of the municipality of Filiates. As of January 1, 2011, it is the seat of the homonymous local community, of the municipal unit of Filiates, of the homonymous Municipality. It is located NE. of Filiates, about 32 km and is one of the most northeastern mountain villages in the prefecture, at an altitude of 370 m. Its population, mainly engaged in animal husbandry, in 1928 had 255 inhabitants and in 2001 had 93 inhabitants.
Ecclesiastically, it belongs to the Diocese of Paramythia, Filiates, Giromeri and Parga. The church of the village is dedicated to the Birth of St. John the Baptist. The other two churches in the village are Agios Dimitrios and Agios Nikolaos.
Near this village are the ruins of an ancient city. P. Aravantinos claimed that this is the ancient Vouloron. Archaeological finds from a vaulted tomb (of the 2nd century BC) and the surrounding area (amphorae, gold gifts, etc.) are on display today at the Igoumenitsa Archaeological Museum.
Residents of the village took part in the Greek Revolution serving as non-commissioned officers and hoplites in the body of Konstantinos Lagoumitzis [3]. According to the Ottoman statistics of 1895, Kefalochori was a small town inhabited by 591 people, divided into 116 tax havens.
References
"ADMINISTRATIVE HOUSES OF HOUSES - ANALYTICAL: Kefalochori (Thesprotia)". eetaa.gr. ΕΕΤΑΑ. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
Karamitsos, Philemon (December 29, 2012). "How many of us live in Epirus - The entire 2011 census." epirusonline.gr. Epirus Online. It was archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved on February 22, 2020.
George K. Gikas, My homeland, Epirus. Wandering the historical paths of Epirus, Armos publications, 2013, p. 415.
Michalis Kokolakis, The Turkish Statistics of Epirus in Salname in 1895, in the Workbooks, issue 18, Center for Modern Greek Studies, Athens 2008, p. 270.
Sources
Great Greek Encyclopedia, vol. II, p. 565
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| Elaia (Ελαία, η) |
| Filiates (Φιλιάτες, οι) |
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| Agios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος, ο) |
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