Xylokastro
Ξυλόκαστρο
Municipal unit
Partial view of Xylokastro beach (October 2019)
Partial view of Xylokastro beach (October 2019)
Xylokastro is located in Greece
Xylokastro
Xylokastro
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°4′N 22°38′E / 38.067°N 22.633°E / 38.067; 22.633
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitCorinthia
MunicipalityXylokastro-Evrostina
Area
 • Municipal unit310.3 km2 (119.8 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
12,102
 • Municipal unit density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Community
5,601
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
204 00
Area code(s)27430
Vehicle registrationΚΡ
Websitehttp://www.xylokastro-evrostini.gov.gr/

Xylokastro (Greek: Ξυλόκαστρο) is a seaside town or village and a former municipality in Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xylokastro-Evrostina, of which it is a unit or component.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 310.252 km2.[3]

Geographic features include a long 2 km beach and semi-arid forest on varied terrain, scattered with early churches and evidence of early settlements and religious sites. It has narrowly separated upper and lower coastal roads and forms a medium-sized touristic village on the Gulf of Corinth.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Xylokastro is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Population

Year Town population Municipality population
1700 65 -
1981 5,188 -
1991 5,821 16,802
2001 5,618 15,273
2011 5,715 13,277
2021 5,601 12,102

Geography

Xylokastro is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Corinth, 30 km northwest of Corinth, near the mouth of the river Trikalitikos. Apart from the narrow strip of land along the coast, where the town Xylokastro lies, the municipal unit is mountainous. The Greek National Road 8a (Corinth - Patras) passes through the town.

History

The town took its name from a wooden castle (Greek: ξύλινο κάστρο), probably built in the 13th century.[4] It was also known as Solo Castro.[5] The village Stylia was known as Viladusa by the Venetians in the 18th century.[6]

People

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^ "www.xylokastro-evrostini.gov.gr". Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "De Wit, 1680". Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "www.xylokastro-evrostini.gov.gr". Retrieved October 17, 2023.

External links

Media related to Xylokastro at Wikimedia Commons

Subdivisions of the municipality of Xylokastro-Evrostina
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