Administrative Region : Central Macedonia
Regional unit : Imathia
Lefkadia (Λευκάδια) Imathia
Lefkadia is a settlement in Central Macedonia in the Regional Unit of Imathia.[1]
Geographical - Historical information
Lefkadia is located at the northeastern foothills of Mount Vermio at an altitude of 90 meters. It is approximately 9 km. NE. from Naoussa (seat of the municipality) and 88 km. W. from Thessaloniki (via Giannitsa). To the east is Chariessa, to the north is Episkopi and to the south is Kopanos. Its inhabitants are mainly engaged in agriculture while there are also craftsmen, freelancers, merchants and public and private sector employees. The patron saint is the church of Agia Paraskevi.
South of the village, towards Kopanos, lies the archaeological site of the ancient Macedonian city of Mieza[2], while to the east, in 1877, the Danish archaeologist Carl Kinh discovered the Macedonian "Tomb of Crisis". In 1942, Charalambos Makaronas discovered, to the west, the tombs of Lisonas and Callicles, while in 1971, Catherine Romiopopou opened the "Tomb of Anthemion" to the west.
Administrative - Population data
It is officially mentioned, after the Balkan Wars and the liberation of Macedonia, in 1918 in the Government Gazette 152A - 09/07/1918, with the name from the Turkish occupation as Golesiani, being annexed to the then community of Sermorinovo (today's Marina). In 1926, with the Government Gazette 97A - 18/03/1926, it was renamed Lefkadia.[3] According to the "Kallikratis" Program and its amendment by Cleisthenes I, it constitutes the community of Lefkadia[4] which falls under the municipal unit of Anthemia of the Municipality of Heroic City of Naoussa, while according to the 2011 census, 1,021 residents were registered.[5]
The population censuses after
World War II are:
Census 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 670[6] 838[7] 882[8] 935[9] 914[10] 967[11] 1,021
External links
Lefkadia Naoussa - Chronicles of history and culture Archived 2022-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. from the website http://medusa.libver.gr/
Archaeological Site of Mieza in Naoussa Archived 2022-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. from the website http://odysseus.culture.gr/ Archived 2008-02-14 at the Wayback Machine.
Macedonian Tomb of the Anthemians in Naoussa Archived 2022-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. from the website http://odysseus.culture.gr/ Archived 2008-02-14 at the Wayback Machine.
Mieza of Imathia: Meeting place of the philosopher Aristotle and Prince Alexander the Great from https://www.in.gr/
References
Encyclopedia Nea Domi. 20. Athens: Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 72.
«PERMANENT LIST OF DECLARED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS». listedmonuments.culture.gr. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
«ΕΤΑΑ-ΠΕΙΤΕΙΚΕΙΣ ΤΟΝΑΛΑΛΑΙΚΟΣ». www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
«Law 4555/2018 - ΦΕΚ 133/Α/19-7-2018 (Articles 1 - 151) (CLOSED Program) (Codified)». e-nomothesia.gr | Legislation Information Bank. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
«ΦΕΚ ΦΕΚ ΦΕΚ ΦΕΚ ΦΕΝΙΜΟΣ Π Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
Population of Greece at the census of 19 March 1961, p. 75 of the pdf.
Population of Greece at the census of 14 March 1971, p. 74 of the pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 5 April 1981, p. 85 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 17 March 1991, p. 95 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece - Census 2001, p. 96 of the pdf.
| Municipal unit Anthemia |
|---|
| Municipal Community Kopanos |
| Kopanos (Κοπανός, ο) |
| Community Episkopi Naousas |
| Episkopi (Επισκοπή, η) |
| Community Lefkadia |
| Lefkadia (Λευκάδια, τα) |
| Community Marina |
| Marina (Μαρίνα, η) |
| Polla Nera (Πολλά Νερά, τα) |
| Community Monospita |
| Monospita (Μονόσπιτα, τα) |
| Community Chariessa |
| Chariessa (Χαρίεσσα, η) |
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