Artemida (Greek: Αρτέμιδα; before 1948: Κουμουθέκρας - Koumouthekras)[2] is a village near Zacharo in southern Elis in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. The village was completely destroyed in the 2007 Greek forest fires. Twenty-three residents of Artemida lost their lives.[3][4][5]
Artemida
Αρτέμιδα | |
|---|---|
  Artemida | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′N 21°42′E / 37.533°N 21.700°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Zacharo |
| Municipal unit | Zacharo |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 84 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
On August 30, 2007, the Government of Cyprus announced that it will reconstruct the village.[6]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Αρτέμιδα (Ηλείας), EETAA local government changes
- ^ Smith, Helena (2007-09-01). "Death and desolation after the inferno on road from Artemida". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Village of Artemida, Greece, After the Fire". Euronews. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Witnesses tell of Greek fire horror". BBC. 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Cyprus to reconstruct Artemida village in Peloponnesus". Cyprus Mail. 2007-08-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
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