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''' | '''Prefectures of the Eastern''' <br> | ||
'''Macedonia and Thrace''' | '''Macedonia and Thrace''' | ||
*[[Drama | *[[Drama Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Drama (Dramos)''']] | ||
*[[Evros | *[[Evros Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Evros''']] | ||
*[[Kavala | *[[Kavala Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Kavala''']] | ||
*[[Xanthi | *[[Xanthi Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Xanthi''']] | ||
*[[Rhodope | *[[Rhodope Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Rodopi (Rhodope)''']] | ||
''' | '''Prefectures of Central''' <br> | ||
'''Macedonia''' | '''Macedonia''' | ||
*[[Imathia | *[[Imathia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Imathia''']] | ||
*[[Thessaloniki | *[[Thessaloniki Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Thessaloniki''']] | ||
*[[Kilkis | *[[Kilkis Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Kilkis''']] | ||
*[[Pella | *[[Pella Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Pella''']] | ||
*[[Pieria | *[[Pieria Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Pieria''']] | ||
*[[Serres | *[[Serres Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Serres''']] | ||
*[[Chalkidiki | *[[Chalkidiki Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Halkidiki (Chalkidiki)''']] | ||
''' | '''Prefectures of Western''' <br> | ||
'''Macedonia''' | '''Macedonia''' | ||
*[[Grevena | *[[Grevena Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Grevena''']] | ||
*[[Kastoria | *[[Kastoria Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Kastoria''']] | ||
*[[Kozani | *[[Kozani Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Kozani''']] | ||
*[[Florina | *[[Florina Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Florina''']] | ||
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''' | '''Prefectures of Thessaly''' | ||
*[[Karditsa | *[[Karditsa Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Karditsa''']] | ||
*[[Larissa | *[[Larissa Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Larissa''']] | ||
*[[Magnesia | *[[Magnesia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Magnesia''']] | ||
*[[Trikala | *[[Trikala Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Trikala''']] | ||
*[[Sporades | *[[Sporades Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Sporades''']] | ||
''' | '''Prefectures of Epirus Region''' | ||
*[[Arta | *[[Arta Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Arta''']] | ||
*[[Ioannina | *[[Ioannina Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Ioannina''']] | ||
*[[Preveza | *[[Preveza Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Preveza''']] | ||
*[[Thesprotia | *[[Thesprotia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Thesprotia''']] | ||
''' | '''Prefectures of the Region''' <br> | ||
'''of the Ionian Islands''' | '''of the Ionian Islands''' | ||
*[[Zakynthos | *[[Zakynthos Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Zakynthos''']] | ||
*[[Ithaca | *[[Ithaca Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Ithaca''']] | ||
*[[Corfu | *[[Corfu Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Corfu''']] | ||
*[[Cephalonia or Kefalonia | *[[Cephalonia or Kefalonia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Cephalonia or Kefalonia''']] | ||
*[[Lefkada | *[[Lefkada Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Lefkada''']] | ||
''' | '''Prefectures of the Region''' <br> | ||
'''of Central Greece''' | '''of Central Greece''' | ||
*[[Boeotia (Viotia) | *[[Boeotia (Viotia) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Viotia (Boeotia)''']] | ||
*[[Evia (Euboea) | *[[Evia (Euboea) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Evia (Euboea)''']] | ||
*[[Evrytania | *[[Evrytania Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Evrytania''']] | ||
*[[Fthiotida (Phthiotis) | *[[Fthiotida (Phthiotis) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Fthiotida (Phthiotis)''']] | ||
*[[Fokida (Phocis) | *[[Fokida (Phocis) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Fokida (Phocis)''']] | ||
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''' | '''Prefectures of''' <br> | ||
'''Western Greece''' | '''Western Greece''' | ||
*[[Aetolia-Acarnania | *[[Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Aetolia-Acarnania''']] | ||
*[[Achaea | *[[Achaea Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Achaia''']] | ||
*[[Ilia (Elis) | *[[Ilia (Elis) Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Ilia (Elis)''']] | ||
''' | '''Prefectures of the''' <br> | ||
'''Peloponnese Region''' | '''Peloponnese Region''' | ||
*[[Argolis | *[[Argolis Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Argolis''']] | ||
*[[Arcadia | *[[Arcadia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Arcadia''']] | ||
*[[Corinthia | *[[Corinthia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Corinthia''']] | ||
*[[Laconia | *[[Laconia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Laconia''']] | ||
*[[Messinia | *[[Messinia Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Messinia''']] | ||
''' | '''Prefecture Attica Region''' | ||
*[[Athens, Greece Genealogy|'''Athens''']] | *[[Athens, Greece Genealogy|'''Athens''']] | ||
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**East Attica | **East Attica | ||
**West Attica | **West Attica | ||
*[[Islands | *[[Islands Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Islands''']] | ||
*[[Piraeus | *[[Piraeus Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Piraues''']] | ||
''' | '''Prefectures of Crete''' | ||
*[[Heraklion | *[[Heraklion Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Heraklion''']] | ||
*[[Lasithi | *[[Lasithi Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Lashti''']] | ||
*[[Chania | *[[Chania Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Chania''']] | ||
*[[Rethymno | *[[Rethymno Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Rethymnp''']] | ||
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''' | '''Prefectures of the''' <br> | ||
'''South Aegean Region''' | '''South Aegean Region''' | ||
*[[Cyclades region, Greece Genealogy|'''former prefecture of the Cyclades''']] | *[[Cyclades region, Greece Genealogy|'''former prefecture of the Cyclades''']] | ||
**Andros | **Andros Prefecture | ||
**Kea-Kythnos | **Kea-Kythnos Prefecture | ||
**Milos | **Milos Prefecture | ||
**Mykonos | **Mykonos Prefecture | ||
**Naxos | **Naxos Prefecture | ||
**Paros | **Paros Prefecture | ||
**Syros | **Syros Prefecture | ||
**Thira | **Thira Prefecture | ||
**Tinos | **Tinos Prefecture | ||
*[[Dodecanese region, Greece Genealogy|'''former prefecture of the Dodecanese''']] | *[[Dodecanese region, Greece Genealogy|'''former prefecture of the Dodecanese''']] | ||
**Kalymnos | **Kalymnos Prefecture | ||
**Karpathos | **Karpathos Prefecture | ||
**Kos | **Kos Prefecture | ||
**Rhodes | **Rhodes Prefecture | ||
''' | '''Prefectures of the''' <br> | ||
'''North Aegean Region''' | '''North Aegean Region''' | ||
*[[Chios | *[[Chios Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Chios''']] | ||
*[[Ikaria | *[[Ikaria Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Ikaria''']] | ||
*[[Lemnos | *[[Lemnos Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Lemnos''']] | ||
*[[Lesbos | *[[Lesbos Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Lesbos (Lesvos)''']] | ||
*[[Samos | *[[Samos Prefecture, Greece Genealogy|'''Samos''']] | ||
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Country Information[edit | edit source]
Greece is a country in Southeastern Europe located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is bordered by Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Bulgaria, and Turkey. Greece belonged to the Ottoman Empire from the fifteenth century to 1821. The official language is Greek.[1]
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
Getting Started with Greece ResearchLinks to articles on getting started with Greece research. For instructions in Greek, see Η Οικογενειακή σου Ιστορία |
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Greece Clickable Map[edit | edit source]
This map shows the regions (Perifereia - Περιφέρεια) and prefectures (Nomos - Νομός) of Greece. To see a map of the former prefectures of Greece, go to Greece Jurisdictions.
Regions (Perifereia) and Prefectures[edit | edit source]
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Prefectures of the Eastern Prefectures of Central Prefectures of Western |
Prefectures of Thessaly Prefectures of Epirus Region Prefectures of the Region Prefectures of the Region |
Prefectures of Prefectures of the Prefecture Attica Region
Prefectures of Crete |
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FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Greece," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece, accessed 23 March 2016.