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| In 1570, a ] fortress was established on the rocky headland to the north of the town, which separates Parga's bay and harbour from the long sandy crescent shaped ] beach. There are excellent views of both bays from the now ruined fortress. There are daily tourists from the island of Corfu and to Paxoi. | In 1570, a ] fortress was established on the rocky headland to the north of the town, which separates Parga's bay and harbour from the long sandy crescent shaped ] beach. There are excellent views of both bays from the now ruined fortress. There are daily tourists from the island of Corfu and to Paxoi. | ||
| In February 1913 the town liberated from the Greek army thus ending a century of Ottoman's occupation. Until the ] the town had a mixed population of ] and ]. At the end of the war, the Albanian population of the region was ] to Albania. EDES accused Chams for collaborating with the ] and Italians during the war. Several hundred Chams had collaborated, but more than a thousand Chams were part of ] of the ] (ELAS) and the Albanian Anti-Fascist Liberation Army. The rest, which formed the majority, were civilians uninvolved in the war. As a result of this, more than 2,000 Chams were killed or died while going into Albania.<ref name = Mazower>Mazower, Mark. After The War Was Over: Reconstructing the Family, Nation and State in Greece, 1943-1960. Princeton University Press, 2000, ISBN 0691058423, pp. 25-26.</ref><ref name = Kresti>Kresti, Georgia. Verfolgung und Gedächtnis in Albanien: Eine Analyse postsozialistischer Erinnerungsstrategien, ISBN 3447055448.</ref> | |||
| In February 1913 the town liberated from the Greek army thus ending a century of Ottoman's occupation. During the ] many local Albanian-spoken inhabitants (see ]), under an ]-backed organisation called K.S.I.L.I.A., actively collaborated with the occupational forces in fighting the resistance forces (see ], ]), committing murders and burning down towns of the area. After the liberation they succeeded to evade prosecution for collaboration and atrocities by fleeing the country together with their families to the nearby Albania with the help of the retreating German forces (2,109 of them convicted ]). Postwar Albanian authorities installed them in the valley of Mouzakia, also prosecuting many of them as nazi-colaborationists.<ref>Ελευθερία Μαντά, Οι μουσουλμάνοι Τσάμηδες της Ηπείρου (1923-2000) Θεσσαλονίκη, εκδ. Ίδρυμα Μελετών Χερσονήσου του Αίμου</ref> <ref>http://www.elesme.gr/elesmegr/periodika/t35/t35_04.htm</ref> <ref>James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers </ref> | |||
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Settlement in Greece| Parga Πάργα | |
|---|---|
| Settlement | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,033 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 480 60 |
| Area code(s) | 26840 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΖ |
| Website | parga.gr |
Parga (Template:Lang-el), is a town and a municipality located in the northwestern part of Preveza in northwestern Greece being surrounded entirely by the prefecture of Thesprotia and is the only municipality in Greece that is surrounded by another prefecture. It is on a road linking Anthousa and GR-19. It is located 49 km south of Igoumenitsa, 110 km southwest of Ioannina, 62 km northwest of Preveza and 90 km west of Arta. The settlement dates back to ancient times and used to be called Ypargos.
Communities
- Agia (westernmost place in the prefecture)
- Agia Kyriaki
- Anthousa
- Parga
- Trikorfo
Nearest places
- Anthousa, W
- Livadari, N
- Agia Kyriaki, E
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change (town) | Municipal population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,892 | - | - |
| 1991 | 1,699 | -193/-10.20% | 3,569 |
| 2001 | 2,022 | +323/+19.00% | 3,846 |
Parga has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church, a post office, banks, a port situated in the central part with ferries to the beaches in the central and the eastern part of Parga, taverns and a square (plateia).
Parga is situated on a hillside with a road linking Anthousa and GR-19. A promontory and a rocky hill with various types of pine trees is situated in the west and a small promontory with trees to the east. In Parga's bay, between the town beach and the harbour, there is an islet on which is a chapel and jetty. The island can be easily visited by swimming the short distance from the town beach. Lake Kalodiki is situated to the east.
Parga is surrounded by mountainous countryside, which is rocky and bushy in the east while it is forested and grassy to the northwest.
A view of Paxoi and parts of southern Corfu can be seen and sometimes Lefkada as well.
In 1570, a Venetian fortress was established on the rocky headland to the north of the town, which separates Parga's bay and harbour from the long sandy crescent shaped Valtos beach. There are excellent views of both bays from the now ruined fortress. There are daily tourists from the island of Corfu and to Paxoi.
In February 1913 the town liberated from the Greek army thus ending a century of Ottoman's occupation. Until the Second World War the town had a mixed population of Greeks and Cham Albanians. At the end of the war, the Albanian population of the region was expelled to Albania. EDES accused Chams for collaborating with the German Nazis and Italians during the war. Several hundred Chams had collaborated, but more than a thousand Chams were part of Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the Albanian Anti-Fascist Liberation Army. The rest, which formed the majority, were civilians uninvolved in the war. As a result of this, more than 2,000 Chams were killed or died while going into Albania.
Transportation
The town of Parga is linked with direct suburban buses (KTEL) to other Greek cities or towns such Igoumenitsa, Preveza and Athens. There are also non-direct connections to Thessaloniki and Ioannina, although during summer there is a direct bus to Ioannina. The closest airports to Parga are these of Aktion/Preveza (75 km) with direct flights from/to Athens, Thessaloniki and some Greek Islands and charters from abroad, of Ioannina (120 km) with direct flights from/to Athens, and Corfu's (49 km + car-ferry from Igoumenitsa) with direct flights from/to Athens, Thessaloniki, Europe and Greek Islands. In Parga there are also taxis that can be used to visit the local beaches and places of interest.
See also
People from Parga
- Pargali Ibrahim Pasha, one of the most notable grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire
References
- De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- Mazower, Mark. After The War Was Over: Reconstructing the Family, Nation and State in Greece, 1943-1960. Princeton University Press, 2000, ISBN 0691058423, pp. 25-26.
- Kresti, Georgia. Verfolgung und Gedächtnis in Albanien: Eine Analyse postsozialistischer Erinnerungsstrategien, ISBN 3447055448.
External links
| North: Margariti | |||
| West: Ionian Sea |
Parga | East: Fanari? | |
| South: Ionian Sea |