Zalongo Explained

Zalongo
Name Local:Ζάλογγο
Type:municipal unit
Caption Skyline:Monastery of Zalongo.
Periph:Epirus
Periphunit:Preveza
Population:3986
Population As Of:2021
Area:137.6
Coordinates:39.1333°N 60°W
Licence:ΡΖ

Zalongo (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ζάλογγο) is a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 137.631 km2.[2] Population 3,986 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Kanali. Nearby is the 18th century Zalongo Monastery, immortalized by the defiant mass suicide of a group of Souliot women. The ruins of ancient Cassope are situated near the village Kamarina.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation). National Statistical Service of Greece. el.