Paliki

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Paliki
Παλική
Municipal unit
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Paliki
Location within the regional unit
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Coordinates: 38°18′N20°25′E / 38.300°N 20.417°E / 38.300; 20.417
Country Greece
Administrative region Ionian Islands
Regional unit Kefalonia
Municipality Lixouri
Area
 • Municipal unit119.341 km2 (46.078 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Municipal unit
6,989
 • Municipal unit density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
280 81
Area code(s) 26710
Vehicle registration ΚΕ
Website www.paliki.gr
Cephalonia and Ithaca, elevation map Cephalonia and Ithaca elevation.jpg
Cephalonia and Ithaca, elevation map
The peninsula from southeast Lixouri paliki.jpg
The peninsula from southeast

Paliki (Greek : Παλική) is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. At the 2011 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kefalonia. [2] In 2019 this municipality was divided into three municipalities, and the municipal unit Paliki became the only municipal unit of the new municipality Lixouri. [3] The municipal unit has an area of 119.341 km2. [4] The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is now an archaeological site. The peninsula is the westernmost part of Kefalonia. The seat of the municipality was the town Lixouri (3,752).

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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Paliki is subdivided into the following communities (that were independent municipalities and communities before the 1997 Kapodistrias reform, constituent villages in brackets): [5]

Province

Pali Province (Greek : Επαρχία Πάλης) was one of the provinces of Cephalonia Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Paliki. [6] It was abolished in 2006.

Geography

Paliki is a peninsula in the Ionian Sea, attached to mainland Cephalonia in the northeast. On the east side, the Gulf of Argostoli separates Paliki from Cephalonia. Mountains up to 500 m cover the western and northern part of the peninsula.

History

The oldest document which contains the name "Lixouri" was sent in 1534 by local authorities to the Senate of Venice. Many houses were destroyed in the earthquakes of January 23, 1867 and August 1953.

Sights

Homer's Ithaca

According to Robert Bittlestone's 2005 book Odysseus Unbound , Paliki was Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, the central figure in the Odyssey of Homer.

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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 A 87/2010, Kallikratis Programme law text".
  3. ↑ "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
  4. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. ↑ "EETAA local government changes" . Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB)(in Greek and French)
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