Artemida, Elis Explained

Artemida
Name Local:Αρτέμιδα
Type:community
Coordinates:37.5333°N 63°W
Periph:Western Greece
Periphunit:Elis
Municipality:Zacharo
Municunit:Zacharo
Population As Of:2021
Population:84

Artemida (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αρτέμιδα; before 1948: Κουμουθέκρας - Koumouthekras)[1] 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.[2] [3] [4]

On August 30, 2007, the Government of Cyprus announced that it will reconstruct the village.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/oikmet_details.php?id=11888 Αρτέμιδα (Ηλείας)
  2. News: Helena. Smith. Death and desolation after the inferno on road from Artemida . 2007-09-01 . . 2007-09-01 . London.
  3. News: Village of Artemida, Greece, After the Fire. . 2007-08-29 . . 2007-09-01 .
  4. News: Witnesses tell of Greek fire horror . 2007-08-25 . . 2007-09-01 .
  5. News: Cyprus to reconstruct Artemida village in Peloponnesus . 2007-08-30 . . 2007-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014703/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=34390&cat_id=1 . 2007-09-30 . dead .