Administrative Region : Epirus
Regional unit : Arta
Velentziko (Βελεντζικό) Arta
Velentziko is a settlement in Epirus, in the Regional Unit of Arta.[1]
General information - attractions
Velentziko is located at an altitude of 820 meters.[1] It is 44 kilometers E.-NE. from Arta, 14 kilometers E.-SE. from Ano Kalentini (seat of the municipality). The parish church of the village is the church of Agioi Anargyroi[2] where the Holy Cara of Agios Parthenios is kept[3]. Its inhabitants are mainly engaged in agriculture and livestock farming.
Attractions
To the west of the village, in the middle of a wooded, deserted mountainside, is the historic Holy Monastery of Panagia Robelista, whose foundation dates back to the early 10th century.[4]
The natural bridge at the location of Mourmourita or "Devil's Bridge of Mourmourita" and the bed of the Geromboros torrent, between the villages of Velentziko and Paliodiasello.[5]
Historical - administrative data
The villages west of Arta on a map of 1887. Velentziko and Skoulikaria are on the right side.
Velentziko is mentioned by François Poukeville in the work "Journey to Greece", which was published in 1820 when he records his route to neighboring Skoulikaria.[6]
It is officially mentioned, after the Turkish occupation, in 1883 that it was annexed to the then Municipality of Heraklion and in 1883 that it was designated its winter headquarters. In 1892 it was designated as the summer seat of the municipality of Heraklion, while in 1912 it was designated as the seat of the newly founded community of the same name.[7] According to the "Kallikratis" Program and its amendment by Cleisthenes I, together with Asfakero, Karpino, Selli and Pigi, it forms the community of Velentzikos[8] which falls under the municipal unit of Heraklion of the Municipality of Georgios Karaiskakis, while according to the 2021 census, 79 residents were registered.[9]
References
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica. 13. Papyrus Publishing Organization. 1996. p. 436.
"Velentziko Parish". Holy Metropolis of Arti. Retrieved on May 3, 2025.
"Feast of Saint Parthenios in Velentziko". Holy Metropolis of Arti. Retrieved on 3 May 2025.
“Holy Monastery of Panagia Rovelista”. Holy Metropolis of Arti. Retrieved on 3 May 2025.
“Sightseeing – Monuments – Municipality of Georgios Karaiskakis”. Retrieved on 3 May 2025.
“Leaving Velatico, there is a league and a half of road to Scoulicaria, an hour from there to Serakisi, and five miles between this last village and Comboti, which is five miles north-west-south-east with Arta.”, Voyage dans la Grèce, François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville, 1820.
“Velentzikon Arti”. Administrative changes of local governments. Hellenic Society for Local Development and Self-Government. Retrieved on 3 May 2025.
"Law 4555/2018 - Government Gazette 133/A/19-7-2018 (Articles 1 - 151) (CLOSED Program) (Codified)". e-nomothesia.gr | Legislation Information Bank. 19 July 2018. Retrieved on 17 December 2023.
"Government Gazette of the results of the PERMANENT population census 2021". p. 21700 (p. 118 of the pdf).
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