Xylokastro

Xylokastro Ξυλόκαστρο
Municipal unit
Partial view of Xylokastro beach (October 2019)
Xylokastro Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°4′N 22°38′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Corinthia
Municipality	Xylokastro-Evrostina
Area
• Municipal unit	310.3 km^2 (119.8 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	12,102
• Municipal unit density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
• Community	5,601
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	204 00
Area code(s)	27430
Vehicle registration	ΚΡ
Website	http://www.xylokastro-evrostini.gov.gr/

Xylokastro (Greek: Ξυλόκαστρο) is a seaside town 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):

• Ano Trikala (Ano Trikala, Zireia)
• Dendro
• Geliniatika (Geliniatika, Spartinaaika)
• Kamari (Kamari, Kariotika)
• Karya (Karya, Kariotika)
• Kato Loutro (Kato Loutro, Ano Loutro)
• Kato Synoikia Trikalon
• Korfiotissa
• Lagkadaiika (Lagkadaiika, Amfithea)
• Manna
• Melissi
• Mesi Synoikia Trikalon
• Nees Vrysoules
• Panariti
• Pellini
• Pitsa (Ano Pitsa, Kato Pitsa)
• Rethi
• Riza (Riza, Valtos, Georgantaiika, Sigeritsa, Chartsianika)
• Sofiana
• Stylia
• Sykia
• Thalero
• Throfari
• Xanthochori
• Xylokastro (Xylokastro, Mertikaiika)
• Zemeno

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. The Xylokastro railway station is served by trains between Kiato and Aigio.

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

• Vlassis Bonatsos (1949 - October 14, 2004 in Athens, Greece), a Greek actor
• Panagis Tsaldaris (1932 - November 3, 1933 in Athens, Greece, former prime minister
• Sotiris Krokidas (1922 - September 17, 1922 14 November in Athens. Greece former prime minister

See also

• List of settlements in Corinthia

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". Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. 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

• Official website - Municipality of Xylokastro-Evrostina (in Greek)