Tzanata (Greek: Τζανάτα) is an inland village in the southeast of Kefalonia, one of the Ionian Islands of Greece. It is part of the community of Poros within the Eleios-Pronnoi municipal unit. It is situated 3 km southwest of Poros, 25 km southeast of Sami and 36 km east of Argostoli.
Along with the neighbouring villages of Agia Eirini and Kampitsata, it is situated in a fertile plain south of the Atros hill. The village has a small school, community centre and community clinic; a sports stadium to serve the local area is slowly being completed. A mineral water spring (vrysi) fed from the ‘bottomless’ Avithos lake at Agios Nikolaos feeds a fountain in the plane tree sheltered square where the village festivals, served by souvlaki stalls and the adjacent taverna, are held in the summer months. Water from the surrounding mountains also feeds two reservoirs just outside the village, one completed in 2005 to feed the burgeoning summer demands of nearby Skala.
In 1991 archaeologist Lazaros Kolonas, excavating in the Broutzi area of Tzanata, discovered a tholos (beehive) tomb from the Mycenaean period measuring 6.80 meters in diameter. Despite a claim that it is the burial place of Odysseus, it is generally believed to be the tomb of earlier royalty, circa 1400 BC.[citation needed] Nevertheless, it is the most important historical find on Kefalonia to date. The site is signposted from the Tzanata-Poros road.
As the road to Poros enters the impressive Poros gorge, there is a rough vehicular track leading 4.5 km to Atros, the oldest monastery and surviving structure on Kefalonia.
^ ab"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
August 24, 2023
tzanata, greek, Τζανάτα, inland, village, southeast, kefalonia, ionian, islands, greece, part, community, poros, within, eleios, pronnoi, municipal, unit, situated, southwest, poros, southeast, sami, east, argostoli, Τζανάταcoordinates, 1417, 1417, 750countryg. Tzanata Greek Tzanata is an inland village in the southeast of Kefalonia one of the Ionian Islands of Greece It is part of the community of Poros within the Eleios Pronnoi municipal unit It is situated 3 km southwest of Poros 25 km southeast of Sami and 36 km east of Argostoli Tzanata TzanataTzanataCoordinates 38 8 5 N 20 45 E 38 1417 N 20 750 E 38 1417 20 750CountryGreeceAdministrative regionIonian IslandsRegional unitKefaloniaMunicipalityArgostoliMunicipal unitEleios PronnoiCommunityPorosElevation60 m 200 ft Population 2011 1 Rural159Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal code280 86Area code s 26740Along with the neighbouring villages of Agia Eirini and Kampitsata it is situated in a fertile plain south of the Atros hill The village has a small school community centre and community clinic a sports stadium to serve the local area is slowly being completed A mineral water spring vrysi fed from the bottomless Avithos lake at Agios Nikolaos feeds a fountain in the plane tree sheltered square where the village festivals served by souvlaki stalls and the adjacent taverna are held in the summer months Water from the surrounding mountains also feeds two reservoirs just outside the village one completed in 2005 to feed the burgeoning summer demands of nearby Skala In 1991 archaeologist Lazaros Kolonas excavating in the Broutzi area of Tzanata discovered a tholos beehive tomb from the Mycenaean period measuring 6 80 meters in diameter Despite a claim that it is the burial place of Odysseus it is generally believed to be the tomb of earlier royalty circa 1400 BC citation needed Nevertheless it is the most important historical find on Kefalonia to date The site is signposted from the Tzanata Poros road As the road to Poros enters the impressive Poros gorge there is a rough vehicular track leading 4 5 km to Atros the oldest monastery and surviving structure on Kefalonia Contents 1 Transport 2 Population 3 See also 4 External links 5 ReferencesTransport EditServed by the fairly reliable but infrequent Argostoli Poros bus Population EditYear Population1991 1932001 1742011 159See also EditList of settlements in CephaloniaExternal links EditBasic data on Tzanata gtp grReferences Edit a b Apografh Plh8ysmoy Katoikiwn 2011 MONIMOS Plh8ysmos in Greek Hellenic Statistical Authority Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tzanata amp oldid 1139871744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
