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== Introduction == | ==Introduction== | ||
Knowing the jurisdictions of Greece helps to know where records are located. The major administrative subdivisions of modern Greece are | Knowing the jurisdictions of Greece helps to know where records are located. The major administrative subdivisions of modern Greece are: (highest to lowest) Region [Perifereia - Περιφέρεια], county or prefecture [''Nomos - Νομός''], the district or province [Eparchia - Επαρχία], and the municipality [''Dimos - Δήμος'']. A community is known as ''koinotis''. | ||
== History of Administrative Jurisdictions == | ==History of Administrative Jurisdictions== | ||
"The first administrative division of Greece took place on 3 April 1833. The land was divided in ten nomos [county], which were divided in 42 eparhia [district], and those in turn were divided into several dimos [municipality]. Subsequently the administrative structure of Greece went through many changes during the years. The most extensive changes took place in 1912, and 1999. | "The first administrative division of Greece took place on 3 April 1833. The land was divided in ten nomos [county], which were divided in 42 eparhia [district], and those in turn were divided into several dimos [municipality]. Subsequently the administrative structure of Greece went through many changes during the years. The most extensive changes took place in 1912, and 1999. | ||
"Not only boundaries but also names of counties have changed. Some counties were divided in two, as is the county | "Not only boundaries but also names of counties have changed. Some counties were divided in two, as is the county Argolidokorinthias which became the county Argolidos and county Korinthias. Today there are 52 nomos in Greece. Each nomos is divided into several eparhias. Each eparhia [district], is divided in several dimos [municipality]. Each dimos governs several towns. Before 1999 the large towns and cities were governed by a Mayor who was the head of a dimos [municipality], and the smaller towns were governed by a community president who was the head of a koinotis [community]. In 1999 the following changes occurred: 1) The“communities” were dissolved, 2) the boundaries and the names of the “municipalities” have changed, 3) the locations of the Town Halls were changed." | ||
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*Source: See, [https://www.dropbox.com/s/eqaoyhwf1i1lcbu/Geographic%20and%20Administrative%20Boundary%20Changes%20in%20Greece%20-%20Lica%20Catsakis.pdf?dl=0 '''Catsakis, Lika. GEOGRAPHIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY CHANGES IN GREECE'''], for an explanation of the effect of boundary changes on locating records. | *Source: See, [https://www.dropbox.com/s/eqaoyhwf1i1lcbu/Geographic%20and%20Administrative%20Boundary%20Changes%20in%20Greece%20-%20Lica%20Catsakis.pdf?dl=0 '''Catsakis, Lika. GEOGRAPHIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY CHANGES IN GREECE'''], for an explanation of the effect of boundary changes on locating records. | ||
==Municipality Contact Information== | ==Municipality Contact Information== | ||
*[http://www.ypes.gr/el/Regions/Aytodioikhsh/StatesMunicipalities/ '''Municipality (Town Hall) addresses'''] | *[http://www.ypes.gr/el/Regions/Aytodioikhsh/StatesMunicipalities/ '''Municipality (Town Hall) addresses'''] | ||
#Click on a region. | #Click on a region. | ||
#Click on a county (nomos). | #Click on a county (nomos). | ||
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'''Achaea''' | '''Achaea''' | ||
*Aigialeia Province - Aigio | *Aigialeia Province - Aigio | ||
*Kalavryta Province - Kalavryta | *Kalavryta Province - Kalavryta | ||
*Patras Province - Patras | *Patras Province - Patras | ||
'''Aetolia-Acarnania''' | '''Aetolia-Acarnania''' | ||
*Missolonghi Province - Missolonghi | *Missolonghi Province - Missolonghi | ||
*Nafpaktia Province - Nafpaktos | *Nafpaktia Province - Nafpaktos | ||
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*Valtos Province - Amfilochia | *Valtos Province - Amfilochia | ||
*Vonitsa-Xiromero Province - Vonitsa | *Vonitsa-Xiromero Province - Vonitsa | ||
'''Arcadia''' | '''Arcadia''' | ||
*Gortynia Province - Dimitsana | *Gortynia Province - Dimitsana | ||
*Kynouria Province - Leonidio | *Kynouria Province - Leonidio | ||
*Mantineia Province - Tripoli | *Mantineia Province - Tripoli | ||
*Megalopoli Province - Megalopoli | *Megalopoli Province - Megalopoli | ||
'''Argolis''' | '''Argolis''' | ||
*Argos Province - Argos | *Argos Province - Argos | ||
*Ermionida Province - Kranidi | *Ermionida Province - Kranidi | ||
*Nafplia Province - Nafplio | *Nafplia Province - Nafplio | ||
'''Arta County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Arta County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Athens County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Athens County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Boeotia''' | '''Boeotia''' | ||
*Thebes Province - Thebes (Thiva) | *Thebes Province - Thebes (Thiva) | ||
*Livadeia Province - Livadeia | *Livadeia Province - Livadeia | ||
'''Chalkidiki''' | '''Chalkidiki''' | ||
*Arnaia Province - Arnaia | *Arnaia Province - Arnaia | ||
*Chalkidiki Province - Polygyros | *Chalkidiki Province - Polygyros | ||
'''Chania County (Nomos)''' | '''Chania County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Apokoronas Province - Vamos | *Apokoronas Province - Vamos | ||
*Kissamos Province - Kissamos | *Kissamos Province - Kissamos | ||
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*Selino Province - Kandanos | *Selino Province - Kandanos | ||
*Sfakia Province - Chora Sfakion | *Sfakia Province - Chora Sfakion | ||
'''Chios County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Chios County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Corfu County (Nomos) (Kerkyra)''' | '''Corfu County (Nomos) (Kerkyra)''' | ||
*Corfu Province - Corfu | *Corfu Province - Corfu | ||
*Paxoi Province - Gaios | *Paxoi Province - Gaios | ||
'''Corinthia: no provinces'''<br> | '''Corinthia: no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Cyclades County (Nomos)''' | '''Cyclades County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Andros Province - Andros | *Andros Province - Andros | ||
*Kea Province - Ioulis | *Kea Province - Ioulis | ||
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*Thira Province - Santorini | *Thira Province - Santorini | ||
*Tinos Province - Tinos (town) | *Tinos Province - Tinos (town) | ||
'''Dodecanese County (Nomos)''' | '''Dodecanese County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Kalymnos Province - Kalymnos | *Kalymnos Province - Kalymnos | ||
*Karpathos Province - Karpathos | *Karpathos Province - Karpathos | ||
*Kos Province - Kos | *Kos Province - Kos | ||
*Rhodes Province - Rhodes | *Rhodes Province - Rhodes | ||
'''Drama County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Drama County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''East Attica''' | '''East Attica''' | ||
*Attica Province (part) | *Attica Province (part) | ||
'''Elis County (Nomos)''' | '''Elis County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Elis Province - Pyrgos | *Elis Province - Pyrgos | ||
*Olympia Province - Andritsaina | *Olympia Province - Andritsaina | ||
'''Euboea County (Nomos)''' | '''Euboea County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Chalcis Province - Chalcis | *Chalcis Province - Chalcis | ||
*Istiaia Province - Istiaia | *Istiaia Province - Istiaia | ||
*Karystia Province - Karystos | *Karystia Province - Karystos | ||
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'''Evros County (Nomos)''' | '''Evros County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Alexandroupoli Province - Alexandroupoli | *Alexandroupoli Province - Alexandroupoli | ||
*Didymoteicho Province - Didymoteicho | *Didymoteicho Province - Didymoteicho | ||
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*Samothrace Province - Samothrace | *Samothrace Province - Samothrace | ||
*Soufli Province - Soufli | *Soufli Province - Soufli | ||
'''Evrytania: no provinces'''<br> | '''Evrytania: no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Florina County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Florina County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Heraklion County (Nomos)''' | '''Heraklion County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Kainourgio Province - Moires | *Kainourgio Province - Moires | ||
*Malevizi Province - Agios Myronas | *Malevizi Province - Agios Myronas | ||
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*Temenos Province - Heraklion | *Temenos Province - Heraklion | ||
*Viannos Province - Pefkos | *Viannos Province - Pefkos | ||
'''Grevena County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Grevena County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Imathia''' | '''Imathia''' | ||
*Imathia Province - Veroia | *Imathia Province - Veroia | ||
*Naousa Province - Naousa | *Naousa Province - Naousa | ||
'''Ioannina County (Nomos)''' | '''Ioannina County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Dodoni Province - Ioannina | *Dodoni Province - Ioannina | ||
*Konitsa Province - Konitsa | *Konitsa Province - Konitsa | ||
*Metsovo Province - Metsovo | *Metsovo Province - Metsovo | ||
*Pogoni Province - Delvinaki | *Pogoni Province - Delvinaki | ||
'''Kastoria County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Kastoria County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Kavala County (Nomos)''' | '''Kavala County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Kavala Province - Kavala | *Kavala Province - Kavala | ||
*Nestos Province - Chrysoupoli | *Nestos Province - Chrysoupoli | ||
*Pangaio Province - Eleftheroupoli | *Pangaio Province - Eleftheroupoli | ||
*Thasos Province - Thasos (town) | *Thasos Province - Thasos (town) | ||
'''Kefallinia County (Nomos)''' | '''Kefallinia County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Ithaca Province - Ithaca | *Ithaca Province - Ithaca | ||
*Kranaia Province - Argostoli | *Kranaia Province - Argostoli | ||
*Pali Province - Lixouri | *Pali Province - Lixouri | ||
*Sami Province - Sami | *Sami Province - Sami | ||
'''Karditsa County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Karditsa County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Kilkis County (Nomos)''' | '''Kilkis County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Kilkis Province - Kilkis | *Kilkis Province - Kilkis | ||
*Paionia Province - Goumenissa | *Paionia Province - Goumenissa | ||
'''Kozani County (Nomos)''' | '''Kozani County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Kozani Province - Kozani | *Kozani Province - Kozani | ||
*Eordaia Province - Ptolemaida | *Eordaia Province - Ptolemaida | ||
*Voio Province - Siatista | *Voio Province - Siatista | ||
'''Laconia''' | '''Laconia''' | ||
*Epidavros Limira - Molaoi | *Epidavros Limira - Molaoi | ||
*Gytheio Province - Gytheio | *Gytheio Province - Gytheio | ||
*Lacedaemon Province - Sparti | *Lacedaemon Province - Sparti | ||
*Oitylo Province - Areopoli | *Oitylo Province - Areopoli | ||
'''Larissa County (Nomos)''' | '''Larissa County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Agia Province - Agia | *Agia Province - Agia | ||
*Elassona Province - Elassona | *Elassona Province - Elassona | ||
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*Larissa Province - Larissa | *Larissa Province - Larissa | ||
*Tyrnavos Province - Tyrnavos | *Tyrnavos Province - Tyrnavos | ||
'''Lasithi''' | '''Lasithi''' | ||
*Ierapetra Province - Ierapetra | *Ierapetra Province - Ierapetra | ||
*Lasithi Province - Tzermiado | *Lasithi Province - Tzermiado | ||
*Mirampello Province - Neapoli | *Mirampello Province - Neapoli | ||
*Siteia Province - Siteia | *Siteia Province - Siteia | ||
'''Lefkada County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Lefkada County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Lesbos County (Nomos)''' | '''Lesbos County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Lemnos Province - Myrina | *Lemnos Province - Myrina | ||
*Mithymna Province - Mithymna | *Mithymna Province - Mithymna | ||
*Mytilene Province - Mytilene | *Mytilene Province - Mytilene | ||
*Plomari Province - Plomari | *Plomari Province - Plomari | ||
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'''Magnesia County (Nomos)''' | '''Magnesia County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Almyros Province - Almyros | *Almyros Province - Almyros | ||
*Skopelos Province - Skopelos | *Skopelos Province - Skopelos | ||
*Volos Province - Volos | *Volos Province - Volos | ||
'''Messenia''' | '''Messenia''' | ||
*Kalamai Province - Kalamata | *Kalamai Province - Kalamata | ||
*Messini Province - Messini | *Messini Province - Messini | ||
*Pylia Province - Pylos | *Pylia Province - Pylos | ||
*Trifylia Province - Kyparissia | *Trifylia Province - Kyparissia | ||
'''Pella County (Nomos)''' | '''Pella County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Almopia Province - Aridaia | *Almopia Province - Aridaia | ||
*Edessa Province - Edessa | *Edessa Province - Edessa | ||
*Giannitsa Province - Giannitsa | *Giannitsa Province - Giannitsa | ||
'''Phocis''' | '''Phocis''' | ||
*Dorida Province - Lidoriki | *Dorida Province - Lidoriki | ||
*Parnassida Province - Amfissa | *Parnassida Province - Amfissa | ||
'''Phthiotis''' | '''Phthiotis''' | ||
*Domokos Province - Domokos | *Domokos Province - Domokos | ||
*Locris Province - Atalanti | *Locris Province - Atalanti | ||
*Phthiotis Province - Lamia | *Phthiotis Province - Lamia | ||
'''Pieria County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Pieria County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Piraeus County (Nomos)''' | '''Piraeus County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Aegina Province - Aegina | *Aegina Province - Aegina | ||
*Cythera Province - Cythera | *Cythera Province - Cythera | ||
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*Piraeus Province | *Piraeus Province | ||
*Troizinia Province - Poros | *Troizinia Province - Poros | ||
'''Preveza County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Preveza County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Rethymno County (Nomos)''' | '''Rethymno County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Agios Vasileios Province - Spili | *Agios Vasileios Province - Spili | ||
*Amari Province - Amari | *Amari Province - Amari | ||
*Mylopotamos Province - Perama | *Mylopotamos Province - Perama | ||
*Rethymno Province - Rethymno | *Rethymno Province - Rethymno | ||
'''Rhodope County (Nomos)''' | '''Rhodope County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Komotini Province - Komotini | *Komotini Province - Komotini | ||
*Sapes Province - Sapes | *Sapes Province - Sapes | ||
'''Samos County (Nomos)''' | '''Samos County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Ikaria Province - Agios Kirykos | *Ikaria Province - Agios Kirykos | ||
*Samos Province - Samos | *Samos Province - Samos | ||
'''Serres County (Nomos)''' | '''Serres County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Fyllida Province - Nea Zichni | *Fyllida Province - Nea Zichni | ||
*Serres Province - Serres | *Serres Province - Serres | ||
*Sintiki Province - Sidirokastro | *Sintiki Province - Sidirokastro | ||
*Visaltia Province - Nigrita | *Visaltia Province - Nigrita | ||
'''Thesprotia''' | '''Thesprotia''' | ||
*Filiates Province - Filiates | *Filiates Province - Filiates | ||
*Thyamida Province - Igoumenitsa | *Thyamida Province - Igoumenitsa | ||
*Margariti Province - Margariti | *Margariti Province - Margariti | ||
*Souli Province - Paramythia | *Souli Province - Paramythia | ||
'''Thessaloniki County (Nomos)''' | '''Thessaloniki County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Thessaloniki Province - Thessaloniki | *Thessaloniki Province - Thessaloniki | ||
*Lagkadas Province - Lagkadas | *Lagkadas Province - Lagkadas | ||
'''Trikala County (Nomos)''' | '''Trikala County (Nomos)''' | ||
*Trikala Province - Trikala | *Trikala Province - Trikala | ||
*Kalambaka Province - Kalambaka | *Kalambaka Province - Kalambaka | ||
'''West Attica''' | '''West Attica''' | ||
*Attica Province (part) | *Attica Province (part) | ||
*Megaris Province - Megara | *Megaris Province - Megara | ||
'''Xanthi County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | '''Xanthi County (Nomos): no provinces'''<br> | ||
'''Zakynthos: no provinces''' | '''Zakynthos: no provinces''' | ||
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