Administrative Region : Epirus
Regional unit : Preveza
Kryopigi (Κρυοπηγή) Preveza
Kryopigi is a settlement in Epirus in the Regional Unit of Preveza.[1][2]
General information
Kryopigi is located on the slopes of the Zalongos Mountains at an altitude of 490 meters[2] at a distance of approximately 31 km. N.-NW. from Preveza and falls under the municipality of Preveza, as formed in 2011 with the "Kallikratis" program.[3] According to the 2011 census, 135 residents[4] were registered, who are engaged in agriculture and livestock farming. The area is the most mountainous part of the municipality with natural beauty and is also located at the foot of Zalongos, just two kilometers away from the Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Zalongos. The climate is continental with relatively cold winters with little sunshine due to its location. It has several springs inside and outside the village, which is probably where it got its name.
Renaming
The old name of the village was Douvgaina or Douviana. In 1927 it was renamed Kriopigi.[3]
Historical information
According to testimonies, Kryopigi is likely to have been founded around 1800. The first inhabitants settled in the location "Manari", but soon moved to the foothills of Zalongos, due to the many snakes and scorpions.
The resistance action of the people of Kryopigi in the Greco-German war was great, but at a great price. In 1944, the Germans, behind the church of Agia Triada in Agrinio, executed 23 people of Kryopigi in cold blood on Good Friday.[5] Today, in the village square, there is a monument dedicated to the memory of the fallen. The Martyrical Village of Kryopigi, Preveza was recognized by the competent Committee of the Ministry of Interior on August 2, 2019.
References
Encyclopedia Nea Domi. 19. Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 49.
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica. 36. Papyrus Publishing House. 1996. p. 242.
"Kriopigi of Preveza". Administrative changes of local governments. Hellenic Society for Local Development and Self-Government. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
"Official Gazette of the results of the 2011 PERMANENT population census", p. 10596 (p. 122 of pdf)
"The Municipality of Preveza and the Martyr Community of Kryopigi honored the memory of the 23 executed patriots on Good Friday 1944". On Preveza News. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
| Municipal unit Zalongos |
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| Community Vrachos |
| Vrachos (Βράχος, ο) |
| Lygia (Λυγιά, η) |
| Παραλία, η |
| Community Ekklisies |
| Ekklisies (Εκκλησιές, οι) |
| Community Kamarina |
| Kamarina (Καμαρίνα, η) |
| Προφήτης Ηλίας, ο |
| Community Kanali |
| Kanali (Κανάλι, το) |
| Kastrosykia (Καστροσυκιά, η) |
| Μάζι, το |
| Nea Thesi (Νέα Θέσις, η) |
| Pidima Kyras (Πήδημα Κυράς, το) |
| Community Kryopigi |
| Kryopigi (Κρυοπηγή, η) |
| Community Myrsini |
| Kato Myrsini (Κάτω Μυρσίνη, η) |
| Megadendro (Μεγαδένδρο, το) |
| Myrsini (Μυρσίνη, η) |
| Community Nea Sampsounta |
| Nea Sampsounta (Νέα Σαμψούντα , η) |
| Community Nea Sinopi |
| Archangelos (Αρχάγγελος, ο) |
| Nea Sinopi (Νέα Σινώπη, η) |
| Community Riza |
| Kato Riza (Κάτω Ριζά, τα) |
| Riza (Ριζά, τα) |
| Community Cheimadio |
| Cheimadio (Χειμαδιό, το) |
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