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Kefalonia also known as Cephalonia, Kefallinia, or Cefalonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλλήνια Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. Argostoli (Greek: Modern: Αργοστόλι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον, -on) is the main town on the Greek island of Cephalonia, and is the seat of the province and the capital of the prefecture. ...
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a view of Kerkyra The Ionian Islands (Greek: Ionia Nisia, Ιόνια Îησιά; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, Ιόνιοι Îήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ...
Location: 20,5 E or 20' 30 E, and 38.2 and 38.3 or 38' 12 and 38'18 N.
The Island is named after Cephalus, but some think its name means 'an island with a head', because 'Cephalus' comes from the Greek word for 'head'. In Greek mythology, Cephalus was the son of Hermes and Herse. ...
Geography
The capital of the Kefalonia prefecture Argostoli. The population has reached nearly 45,000. It used to be the fastest-growing part of Greece, with a growth rate of 35% to 40% in 10 years and reaching 30,000 in the 1990s. The size of the island is around 800 km² (300 sq miles), and the present population density is 55 people per km² (140 per sq mile). Argostoli is home to one-third of the island's habitants. Lixouri is the second major city. The two cities account for almost two-thirds of the prefecture's population. Argostoli (Greek: Modern: Αργοστόλι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον, -on) is the main town on the Greek island of Cephalonia, and is the seat of the province and the capital of the prefecture. ...
// Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...
In ancient times, before it was named Cephallonia, only around 100 to 300 people lived there. When Cephallonia was founded in ancient times, the population had trebled to around 500–1,000 people. The population steadily grew until the population reached 10,000 in the mid-20th century. The number topped 20,000 in the 1970s. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...
The island is covered by dense vegetation and includes plenty of natural beauty including beaches, many of them inaccessible from land, and spectacular caves. Mirtos, the most famous of these beaches, is a major tourist attraction, and has ranked fifth worldwide for its scenic view. 90 mile beach Australia 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ...
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Its tallest mountain is Mount Ainos or Ainos with an elevation of 1628m (almost the same elevation as Denver, Colorado in North America). To the west-northwest is the Paliki mountains where Lixouri is located other mountains include Gerania. Mount Aenos or Ainos (Όρος Αίνος Ancient and Modern Greek) is the tallest mountain in Cephallonia, the elevation at the top of the point stands at 1628 m (around 5,350 ft. ...
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There are five harbours and ports in the prefecture, four main harbours on the island, Sami or Same, and a major port with links to Patras and Ithaca. Poros, in the south, has ferry routes to Kyllini. Argostoli, in the west, is the largest port, carrying local boats around, and ferries to Zante and occasionally to Lixouri. Vasiliki, in the north, has links to Lefkas and Ithaca. There is room for around 100 small boats in Argostoli, with the port stretching 1 kilometre around the estuary. Lixouri is situated 4km across the bay from Argostoli, on the Lixori peninsula. There is a road connection to the rest of the island; however, driving from Lixouri to Argostoli involves a 30 km detour. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ...
There are several places on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece named Kyllíni (classically transliterated as Cyllene or Kyllênê): Mount Kyllini (Cyllene), the mythological birthplace of Hermes (also called Mount Ziria). ...
Zakýnthos (Ζάκυνθος, also known as Zante), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. ...
Lefkada, or Lefkas (Greek: Modern: Λευκάδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -as) is an Greek island in the Ionian Sea, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. ...
For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ...
There is one airport, Argostoli Airport, with a runway of around 1 km. The airport is about 10 km south of Argostoli. Almost every scheduled flight is an Olympic plane. The planes mainly fly to Athens; however, there is an Ionian Island Hopper service 3 times a week calling at Kefalonia, Zante and Lefkas. In summer the airport handles a lot of charter flights from all over Europe. Olympic Airlines Boeing 737 Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές - O.A.) is the state-run, flag carrier of Greece. ...
Zakýnthos (Ζάκυνθος, also known as Zante), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. ...
Lefkada, or Lefkas (Greek: Modern: Λευκάδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -as) is an Greek island in the Ionian Sea, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. ...
Kefalonia is located in the heart of an earthquake zone. Dozens of minor tremors occur each year. In 1953, a massive earthquake almost destroyed the island, with only Fiscardo in the north left untouched. Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. ...
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Most of the population have the surname ending with -atos.
Features
 World Wind view of Kefalonia and Ithaki with Lefkada and northwestern Aitoloacarnania outside the island to the north In summer many tourists visit Kefalonia, however as one of the largest islands in Greece, it is well equipped to handle them. Most tourists stay in or around Lassi, a serene resort a few kilometers from Argostoli and their numbers have increased since the best-seller, Captain Corelli's Mandolin became a movie which was shot on the island itself. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1131x986, 743 KB) The Greek islands Kephalonia and Ithaka, produced with NASA World Wind File links The following pages link to this file: Kefalonia ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1131x986, 743 KB) The Greek islands Kephalonia and Ithaka, produced with NASA World Wind File links The following pages link to this file: Kefalonia ...
Captain Corellis Mandolin is a novel by Louis de Bernières. ...
Almost every community in Kefalonia has an ending with -ata like Lourdata, Favata, Delaportata, etc.
Off the North East coast is Ithaca, a island well known worldwide thanks to the Odyssey, an epic poem written by Homer. Odysseus was said by Homer to be the leader of the "Kefallinians", which is often offered as an explanation for why modern habitants of the islands are keen on travelling to other countries. It has also been suggested that Kefalonia and Ithaca may have once been joined because Homer describes Ithaca as if it is much larger than it now is and on the west side. Geographical data also suggests the islands may have once been connected, although research is still being done to prove this. For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ...
The Odyssey (Greek Ὀδυσσεία) is the second of the two great Greek epic poems ascribed to Homer, the first of which is the Iliad. ...
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Odysseus and the Sirens. ...
For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ...
The island is home to two large monasteries. One is Aghia Panagia in Markopoulo to the southeast, and the other is on the road between Argostoli and Michata, on a small plain surrounded by mountains. This monastery has an avenue of about 200 trees lined from NW to SE with a circle in the middle.
A spectacular view of the Ionian Sea can be seen from west of Skála to north of Fiskárdo...
Forestry and Fishing Forestry is very rare on the island, however production is one of the highest in Ionian, but fewer than Elia in the Peloponnese. Forest fires were common during the 1990s and the early 2000s, but they have been handled safely by the island's fire service. Fire in San Bernardino, California Mountains (image taken from the International Space Station) A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire in wildland often caused by lightning; other common causes are human carelessness and arson. ...
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Fishing is very common throughout the waters within and around the island. The harbors of Argostoli and Lixouri are the main fishing centres on the island. Overfishing can be a problem in Kefalonia, and the Ionian at large. Overfishing is a situation where one or more fish stocks are reduced below predefined levels of acceptance by fishing activities. ...
Agriculture The primary agricultural resources are pasture and olives, with the remainder largely composed of grain and vegetables. Most of the vegetable production is on the island's plains, which cover less than 15% of the island. The majority of the island is rugged and mountainous, suitable only for goats. Less than a quarter of the land is arable. Pastureland Pasture is land with lush herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of ungulates as part of a farm or ranch. ...
Species About 20, including: Olea brachiata Olea capensis Olea caudatilimba Olea europaea Olea exasperata Olea guangxiensis Olea hainanensis Olea laxiflora Olea neriifolia Olea paniculata Olea parvilimba Olea rosea Olea salicifolia Olea tetragonoclada Olea tsoongii Olea undulata The olives (Olea) are a genus of about 20 species of small trees in...
Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). ...
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In geography, a plain is an expanse of land with relatively low relief. ...
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The majority of Kefallinians/Cephallenians lived in rural areas before the 1970s. Today, the urban population accounts for two-thirds of the prefecture while the other third remain in rural towns and villages close to farmland. This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...
History The first inhabitants of the island were Teloboes, or Taphioi as they were called by the Greeks when Cephalus founded the island and gave his name to the island, along with colonists from Attica.
The towns and villages were mostly built high on the hilltops to prevent attacks from raiding parties of pirates that sailed the Ionian Sea during the 1800s.
In 1861, Kefalonia and the southern half of the Ionian Islands become a full part of the Kingdom of Greece, which later became a republic. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
In World War II, the island was occupied by Axis powers. Until late 1943, the force was predominantly Italian, but some troops from Nazi Germany were also present. The island was largely spared from the fighting until Italy surrendered and Benito Mussolini was removed from power in September of that year. Confusion followed on the island, as the Italians were hoping to return home, but the Germans did not want the Italians' munitions to eventually be used against them. The Italian forces were hesitant to turn over their weapons for similar reasons. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...
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1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...
Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ...
As German reinforcements were headed to the island, the Italians dug in and eventually fought against the new German invasion. Ultimately, the German forces prevailed in taking full control of the island. 6000 of the 9000 survinig Italian soldiers were rounded up and executed.
While the war ended in central Europe in 1945, Kefalonia remained in conflict due to the Greek Civil War. Peace returned to Greece and the island in 1949. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
An ELAS resistance fighter The Greek Civil War was a war fought between 1942 and 1949 in Greece. ...
1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Almost every house was destroyed in the 1953 earthquake, with only regions in the north escaping heavy shaking. Damage was estimated in tens of millions of dollars, however the real damage to the economy occurred when residents left the island. 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Kefalonia became famous in the late 1990s thanks to the novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin, written by English author Louis de Bernières. The love story that is the theme of the book takes place during the events of the Second World War, and is based on historical facts. A film adaptation was released in 2000. Captain Corellis Mandolin is a novel by Louis de Bernières. ...
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2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The strong Lefkada earthquake of August 14, 2003 - 50 years to the week after the 1953 quake - also shook the entire island. However, little damage was reported on Kefalonia and Ithaca. Lefkada, or Lefkas (Greek: Modern: Λευκάδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -as) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge, as well as the islands capital city. ...
August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ...
2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Three months after the Lefkada earthquake, another mid-November earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale caused minor damages to business, residential property, and other buildings within the Argostoli periphery. Damages were in the $1,000,000 range (300,000,000 drachmas). The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ...
Sports teams
Soccer team (D Division, junior/quarternary)
Transportation Stone roads and sidewalks were once common in Argostoli, and Lixouri. Gravel roads replaced stone roads in the late 20th century, with the first paved road created in the 1960s on two one-way main streets in Argostoli. Other roads linking to Sami, to Poros, and to Lixouri, were built in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s the road network east of Argostoli to Michata and the monastery was opened. There is a now paved road, opened in 2002, with gravel, east of Argostoli. There are approximately 2.5 km of one-way streets on the island, the main street is J. Metaxas Street. The island has now traffic lights. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...
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Other routes include:
- Greece Interstate 50 (rare)
- Argostoli-Poros Road
- Argostoli-Fiskardo Road
- Road linking Poros and Sami
- Road linking Sami and Lixouri
Communications
Radio Poros (Greek: Πόρος), older form -o and -on is a picturesque town located located in the southeastern portion of the island of Kefalonia and part of the municipality of Elaios-Pronoi. ...
Television - In Kefalonia:
- Cosmos TV
- Kefalonia Sky
- Kefalonia TV
- Planet TV
- In Ithaca:
Statistics, and Area Here are the largest cities, villages and towns in order: - Argostoli (seat) 13,000
- Lixouri 9,000
- Fiskardo, rarely Fiscardo around 1,000
- Ássos around 900 to 1,000
- Sámi around 800
- Skála around 2,000
- Póros around 1,200
There are three provinces and one independent municipality of Ithaca: Argostoli (Greek: Modern: Αργοστόλι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον, -on) is the main town on the Greek island of Cephalonia, and is the seat of the province and the capital of the prefecture. ...
Fiskardo (Greek, Modern: Φισκάρδο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), rarely Fiscardo is a village located about 54 km N of Argostoli in Erissos in the northernmost part of the island of Kefalonia. ...
- Province of Krani - Argostoli
- Province of Paliki - Lixouri
- Province of Sami - Sami
There was a province that used to be in the northeastern part of the prefecture: - Province of Ithaca, the province cease to exist when the commune of Kalamos became a part of the prefecture of Lefkada. Kefalonia had four provinces that time. It was reduced to three and Ithaca became a non-provincial municipality
Municipalities Argostoli (Greek: Modern: Αργοστόλι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον, -on) is the main town on the Greek island of Cephalonia, and is the seat of the province and the capital of the prefecture. ...
Pastra (Greek: Πάστρα) is a community located in the southeastern part of the island of Kefallonia. ...
For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ...
Communitites See Communities of Kefalonia Here are list of communities of the prefecture of Kefalonia or in Greece: In Ithaca and smaller islands Aetos Agios Ioannis Anogi Exogi Frikes Kioni Lefki Perachori Platithria Stavros Vathy In Kefallinia Agia Eirini Agia Thekli Agios Dimitrios Agios Eleftherios Agios Georgios Agios Nikolaos Agios Spyridionas Agios Vasileios Ago (pronunciation...
Bays and capes within the island Bays: Capes: Kateleios (Greek: Κατελειός), is a community in the southeastern part of the island of Kefallinia, located next to the Ionian Sea offering a view of Zante to the south. ...
- Cape Agios Georgios (lat: 38.1667/38°10' N, long: 20.43333/20°26' E)
Persons 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ...
1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
Panoramic view of Thira (Santorini) from Imerovigli to Fira from an approaching ferry. ...
External links - http://students.ceid.upatras.gr/~gef/kefalonia/
- http://www.cephaloniacenter.gr
- http://www.justkefalonia.co.uk
- http://www.kefalonia.co.uk
- http://www.kefalonia-island.co.uk
- http://www.kefalonia.net.gr
- http://www.kefalonia.org
- http://www.travel-to-kefalonia.com
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