Avlaki

Avlaki
Αυλάκι
Community
Avlaki is located in Greece
Avlaki
Avlaki
Coordinates: 38°54′34″N 22°33′25″E / 38.90944°N 22.55694°E / 38.90944; 22.55694
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhthiotis
MunicipalityStylida
Municipal unitStylida
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
502
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΜI

Avlaki (Greek: Αυλάκι) is a village in the regional unit of Phthiotis, Central Greece. It is part of the municipality of Stylida.

Location and history

Avlaki lies some 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Lamia, near the northern coast of the Malian Gulf.[2]

Avlaki is first mentioned (Aulachi) in 1423, when it and Stylida were transferred to the Republic of Venice by the Byzantine governor of Lamia, in order to protect them from being captured by the Ottoman Empire.[2] The village was nevertheless likely captured by the Ottomans in 1444.[2] A medieval fort, known locally as Palaiopyrgos, using ancient spolia, was located on the shore. Its remains were extant in the 1920s, but have since vanished.[2]

Another nearby hill shows traces of fortifications, theorized to be either medieval Ravennika or the ancient city of Phalara.[3]

It became part of the newly independent Kingdom of Greece, and in 1835 it became part of the municipality of Falara. On 6 July 1929, it became (ΦΕΚ 221Α) a separate commune.[4] With the 1997 Kapodistrias reform it became part of the Municipality of Stylida.[4] According to the 2021 Greek census, it has 502 inhabitants.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d Koder, Johannes; Hild, Friedrich (1976). Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 1: Hellas und Thessalia (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 130. ISBN 978-3-7001-0182-6.
  3. ^ "ΔΙΑΡΚΗΣ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΓΜΕΝΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΧΩΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΩΝ". listedmonuments.culture.gr. Archived from the original on 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  4. ^ a b "ΕΕΤΑΑ-Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved 2022-07-23.