Platanitis

Platanitis (Greek: Πλατανίτης) is a settlement belonging to the community of Molykreio in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece.^[2]

Platanitis Πλατανίτης
Settlement
Platanitis
Coordinates: 38°21′43″N 21°46′38″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Greece
Regional unit	Aetolia-Acarnania
Municipality	Nafpaktia
Municipal unit	Antirrio
Community	Molykreio
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	672
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	300 20
Area code(s)	26340
Vehicle registration	ME

Geography

Platanitis is situated at the northwestern shore of the Gulf of Corinth, about 4 km northeast of Antirrio and the Rio–Antirrio bridge and 6.5 km southwest of Nafpaktos.^[3] The Greek National Road 48/E65 (Antirrio-Nafpaktos-Livadeia) runs through the village. There is a stone bridge over the small stream Platanorema (Kakavos), built in the late 19th century.^[2] Uphill towards the northwest is the smaller settlement of Ano Platanitis, also part of the community of Molykreio.

History

In 1951 Platanitis was recognized as a settlement within the community of Molykreio. In 1989, it became part of the municipality of Antirrio and in 2011 it became part of the municipality of Nafpaktia.^[4]

Historical population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991[5]	171	—
2001[5]	363	+112.3%
2011[5]	606	+66.9%
2021[1]	672	+10.9%