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Regional unit : Thesprotia

Platanos (Πλάτανος) Thesprotia


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Platanos[1] (formerly "Achouria Vavouriou"[2]) is a settlement in the municipality of Filiates in the Regional Unit of Thesprotia (Kallikratis Plan).

General information

Platanos formerly belonged 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 a community of the municipality of Filiates. Since 1 January 2011, it has been the seat of the homonymous local community, the municipal unit of Filiates, of the homonymous

Municipality.[2]

It is located approximately 20 km NE of Filiates, after Agioi Pantes towards Anavrytos in the mountainous massif of Megali Rachi and at an altitude of 250 meters[3]. It is a mountainous village, whose population, mainly engaged in small-scale livestock farming and less in agriculture, in 1971 numbered 56 residents, in 1981 it was 42 while in 2001 it numbered 35 residents while in 2021 it has 7[4].

Ecclesiastically it belongs to the Metropolis of Paramythia, Filiates, Giromeri and Parga. The village's church is dedicated to Agia Marina.[5]

The village's previous name was "Achouria Vavouriou". In 1965 it was renamed "Platanos".

Sources

"Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica" vol.49, p.290

References

"Platanos – Municipality of Filiates". Retrieved on December 28, 2024.
"Platanos Thesprotias". Administrative changes of local governments. Hellenic Society for Local Development and Self-Government. Retrieved on December 28, 2024.
"PLATANOS (Village) FILIATES - Greek Travel Pages". www.gtp.gr. Retrieved on December 28, 2024.
"Official Gazette of the results of the 2021 PERMANENT population census". p. 21711 (p. 129 of the pdf).

"Platanos - HOLY METROPOLIS OF PARAMYTHIA, FILIATES, GIROMERIO AND PARGA". imparamythias.gr. Retrieved on December 28, 2024.

Municipal unit Filiates
Municipal Community Filiates
Elaia (Ελαία, η)
Filiates (Φιλιάτες, οι)
Community Agios Nikolaos
Agios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος, ο)
Community Agioi Pantes
Agioi Pantes (Άγιοι Πάντες, οι)
Palaiochori (Παλαιοχώρι, το (Τ.Κ.Αγίων Πάντων))
Community Aetos
Aetos (Αετός, ο)
Community Ampelonas
Ampelonas (Αμπελών, ο)
Community Anavryto
Anavryto (Αναβρυτό, το
Community Achladea
Achladia (Αχλαδέα, η
Community Vavouri
Vavouri (Βαβούρι, το)
Community Vrysella
Vrysella (Βρυσέλλα, η)
Community Gardiki Filiates
Gardiki (Γαρδίκι, το)
Melissa (Μέλισσα, η)
Perama (Πέραμα, το)
Community Giromei
Giromeri (Γιρομέρι, το)
Community Gola
Gola (Γολά, η)
Rodostiva (Ροδοστίβα, η)
Community Kallithea Filiates
Kallithea (Καλλιθέα, η)
Community Κάτω Xechoro
Vrysoula (Βρυσούλα, η)
Kato Xechoro (Κάτω Ξέχωρο, το)
Potamia (Ποταμιά, η)
Sitaina (Sitaina (Σίταινα, η)
Sokolakatika (Σοκολακάτικα, τα)
Community Keramitsa
Keramitsa (Κεραμίτσα, η)
Community Kerasochori
Kerasochori (Κερασοχώρι, το)
Mavroneri (Μαυρονέρι, το)
Community Kefalochori
Kefalochori (Κεφαλοχώρι, το)
Kossyvatika (Κοσσυβάτικα, τα)
Community Kokkinia
Kokkinia (Κοκκινιά, η)
Tsatsoulaiika (Τσατσουλαίικα, τα)
Community Kokkinolithari
Kokkinolithari (Κοκκινολιθάρι, το)
Nerochori (Νεροχώρι, το)
Community Kouremadi
Kouremadi (Κουρεμάδι, το)
Community Kryoneri
Kryoneri (Κρυονέρι, το)
Community Kyparisso
Agios Arsenios (Άγιος Αρσένιος, ο)
Kyparisso (Κυπάρισσο, το)
Community Leptokarya
Agia Marina (Αγία Μαρίνα, η)
Leptokarya (Λεπτοκαρυά, η)
Community Lia
Lia (Λία, η)
Community Lista
Lista (Λίστα, η)
Community Malouni
Achouria Malouniou (Αχούρια Μαλουνίου, τα)
Velentzina Malouniou (Βελεντζινά Μαλουνίου, τα)
Malouni (Μαλούνι, το)
Community Milea
Milia (Μηλέα, η)
Community Xechoro
Dafnni (Δάφνη, η)
Xechoro (Ξέχωρο, το)
Community Palaiokklisi
Ano Palaiokklisi (Άνω Παλαιοκκλήσι, το)
Kato Palaiokklisi (Κάτω Παλαιοκκλήσι, το)
Community Palaiochori
Donatos (Δονάτος, ο)
Palaiochori (Παλαιοχώρι, το (Τ.Κ.Παλαιοχωρίου))
Community Palampas
Palampas (Παλαμπάς, ο)
Community Pigadoulia
Pigadoulia (Πηγαδούλια, τα)
Community Plaisio
Kotsika (Κώτσικα, η)
Plaisio (Πλαίσι, το)
Community Platanos
Platanos (Πλάτανος, ο)
Community Raveni
Raveni (Ραβενή, η)
Community Rizo
Rizo (Ριζό, το)
Chlomos (Χλομός, ο)
Community Sideri
Sideri (Σίδερη, η)
Community Trikoryfo
Trikoryfo (Τρικόρυφο, το)
Fragma Kalama (Φράγμα Καλαμά, το)
Community Tsamantas
Kamitsani (Καμίτσανη, η)
Tsamantas (Τσαμαντάς, ο)
Community Faneromeni
Faneromeni (Φανερωμένη, η)
Community Foiniki
Foiniki (Φοινίκι, το)
Community Charavgi
Agia Varvara (Αγία Βαρβάρα, η)
Charavgi (Χαραυγή, η)

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