Avlaki

Avlaki (Greek: Αυλάκι) is a village in the Phthiotis Prefecture of Central Greece.

Avlaki
Αυλάκι
Avlaki is located in Greece
Avlaki
Avlaki
Coordinates: 38°54′34″N 22°33′25″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhthiotis
Community
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 • Population471 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΜI

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 Phalara. On 6 July 1929, it became (ΦΕΚ 221Α) a separate commune.[4] With the Kallikratis Plan it became part of the Stylida municipal unit of the Municipality of Stylida. According to the 2011 Greek census, it has 471 inhabitants.[5]

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 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. "ΕΕΤΑΑ-Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  5. 2011 Greek census: "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός". Hellenic Statistical Authority. (in Greek), p. 10642
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