Anthousa
Anthousa, known before 1927 as Rapeza is a village in the municipality of Parga, Preveza regional unit of Epirus, in western Greece. In 2021 its population was 673 for the community, which also includes the village Trikorfo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 624 residents
- Description: village in Preveza, Greece
- Also known as: “Anthousa, Preveza”, “Anthoussa”, “Rapeza”, and “Rápeza”
- Postal code: 48060
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Anthoussa and Castle of Parga.
Castle of Parga
Castle
Photo: ΣΟΛΑΚΙΔΗΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΣ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parga Castle is a medieval hilltop citadel complex in the town of Parga, Epirus, Greece. Located on the top of a hill overlooking the town, it has been an important landmark since the 15th century due in part to the strong fortifications used to protect the town from invasions from land and sea. Castle of Parga is situated 3 km southeast of Anthousa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agia and Katavothra.
Agia
Village
Katavothra
Village
Katavothra is a village in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Until the end of World War II it was mainly inhabited by a Cham Albanian community. During the Interwar period the gendarmerie of Preveza under colonel Stavrakakis often sent notifications to the High Administration of Epirus concerning the activities of the Albanian mayor of the town Daut Buza, which the gendarmerie labeled as anti-national. Katavothra is situated 7 km northeast of Anthousa.
Margariti
Village
Margariti is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 149.223 km2. Population 1,931. Margariti is situated 9 km northeast of Anthousa.
Anthousa
- Category: locality
- Location: Parga, Preveza, Epirus, Northern Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.29899° or 39° 17′ 56″ northLongitude
20.37257° or 20° 22′ 21″ eastPopulation
624Elevation
187 metres (614 feet)Open location code
8GF279XF+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 283382046OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
264780Wikidata ID
Q278785
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