Thesprotiko

Thesprotiko (Greek: Θεσπρωτικό, "Thesprotian") is a village and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 131.823 km².^[3] The village was known as Lelova (Λέλοβα) until April 1, 1927 when it adopted its current name.^[4] An independent community since 1919, Thesprotiko became a municipality in 1948.^[5]

Thesprotiko Θεσπρωτικό
Municipal unit
Thesprotiko Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°15′N 20°47′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Preveza
Municipality	Ziros
Area
• Municipal unit	131.8 km2 (50.9 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,341
• Municipal unit density	25.35/km2 (65.65/sq mi)
• Community	1,257
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Thesprotiko is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Assos (Assos, Kerasovo)
• Galatas (Galatas, Agios Savvas, Zervo)
• Meliana
• Nikolitsi (Nikolitsi, Elaia, Platania)
• Pappadates (Pappadates, Agioi Apostoloi, Galini)
• Polystafylo (Polystafylo, Agia Triada)
• Rizovouni (Rizovouni, Ziropoli)
• Thesprotiko

Population

Year	Village	Municipality
1981	2,005	-
1991	1,936	5,653
2001	1,775	5,474
2011	1,363	4,075
2021	1,257	3,341

Geography

It is the capital of the area of Lakka in the Preveza Prefecture (Lakka Lelovou), and has a valley which includes several villages. The village is located between the Thesprotika (Baldenesi, Μπαλντενέσι) with the elevation of 1,250 m and Tsouka Podogora-Zarkorachi to the east with the elevation of 1,270 m. It had a lake with the name of Mavri which dried up in 1960.