Vilia

Vilia (Greek: Βίλια; formerly Eidyllia, Ειδυλλία) is a village and a former municipality of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Its population was 1,753 at the 2011 census. It is part of Athens metropolitan area.[3] The inhabitants of Vilia are Arvanites.[4]

The Vilia are also Celtic woodland spirits, known in English as witch of the wood.
Vilia
Βίλια
View of Vilia from the west
View of Vilia from the west
Vilia is located in Greece
Vilia
Vilia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°10′N 23°20′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitWest Attica
MunicipalityMandra-Eidyllia
 • Municipal unit144.851 km2 (55.927 sq mi)
Elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,753
 • Municipal unit density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
190 06
Area code(s)22630
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.vilia.org

Geography

The municipal unit Vilia covers the mountainous northwestern part of Attica, and has a land area of 144.851 km².[5] The main mountain ranges are Cithaeron (1,409 m) in the northwest and Pastra in the northeast. In the west it stretches along the coast of the Alkyonides Gulf, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. The village Vilia, the largest in the municipal unit, lies in the easternmost part, at the southeastern foot of Cithaeron. Vilia is 6 km south of Erythres, 7 km west of Oinoi, 10 km east of the coastal village Aigosthena, 17 km south of Thebes and 40 km northwest of Athens.

The municipal unit's largest villages are Vilia (pop. 1,269 in 2011), Kato Alepochori (220), Aigosthena (80), Veniza (52), and Agios Nektarios (40).

Subdivisions
Metamorfosis Sotiros Church, designed by Ernst Ziller

The municipal unit Vilia consists of the following villages:

  • Vilia
  • Agia Paraskevi
  • Agios Konstantinos
  • Agios Nektarios
  • Aigosthena (also Porto Germeno)
  • Ano Alepochori
  • Veniza
  • Kato Alepochori
  • Kryo Pigadi
  • Loumpa
  • Mytikas
  • Profitis Ilias
  • Psatha

Historical population
YearTown populationMunicipal unit population
19812,427-
19911,9123,412
20011,9553,215
20111,2691,753

Notable people

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Athens Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)".
  4. Adamou E. & Drettas G. 2008, Slave, Le patrimoine plurilingue de la Grèce – Le nom des langues II, E. Adamou (éd.), BCILL 121, Leuven, Peeters, p.54.
  5. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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