Zalongo
| Zalongo Ζάλογγο | |
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Monastery of Zalongo. | |
  Zalongo | |
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Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°08′N 20°40′E / 39.133°N 20.667°ECoordinates: 39°08′N 20°40′E / 39.133°N 20.667°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Preveza |
| Municipality | Preveza |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 5,043 |
| Community | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΖ |
Zalongo (Greek: 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.[2] Population 5,043 (2001). 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.
References
- ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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