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The Municipality of Aithikon is located in the northwest side of Pindos
mountain range, in the Prefecture of Trikala and covers a total area of 279,825
sq km. It is an exclusively mountainous Municipality. The economy of its citizens
is based primarily on cattle-breeding, rural tourism and seasonally on logging.
During the past years, rural tourism keeps flourishing, which finds its explanation
in the geographical position and the beauty of the landscape.
According to the historical diagram of the Municipalities of Greece
(1833-1912) and the Royal Decree of March 31st 1883 (FEK 126) "The division
into Municipalities of the homonymous county in the Prefecture of Trikala"
the Municipality of Athamanon, B class, with Gardiki being the capital and a population
of 3400 citizens, arose. Its original synthesis was Gardiki, Tsiourtza, Moutsara,
Desi, Kamnai, Tyfloseli and later on the Monasteries of Agia Triada and the Assumption
of Virgin Mary were added. Kamnai, Tyfloseli and Desi played the role of small
communities in the Municipality.
Following the same Royal Decree, the Municipality of Aithikon was
formed, B class also, with Tyrna being the capital and a total population of 3464
citizens. Its original synthesis was Tyrna, Dramizi, Kalogiroi, Lantzou, Tichai,
Zioli, Gavaliora, Paliokaria, Vitsena, Veternikon, Koutsiana, Pertouli, Rachovon,
Pyrra, Porta Panagia, Gravanaki, Porta Bazaar and Douskon.
The Municipality of Aithikon was named after the ancient country of
the Macedonian Kingdom in the years of Alexander the Great and his successors.
The man qualified for naming the Municipalities, P. Efstratiadis suggested the
name "Municipality of Pyrreas". As emblem on the rubber stamp, the recommendation
of the Municipal Council was adopted, that is, "...a man wearing a shepherd’s
coat and holding a sheep with to his right...".
Nowadays, Municipality of Aithikon consists of the following villages:
Kalogiroi, Vrontero, Elati, which is the capital, as in the first Municipality
that was set up, Pertouli, Neraidochori (Veternik), Pyrra, Desi, Agios Nikolaos
(Kamnai), Drosochori, (Tyfloseli), Gardiki, Athamania (Moutsiara).
This text is cited June 2005 from the Municipality of Ethikon URL below, which contains image
GARDIKI (Village) TRIKALA
A titular see of Thessaly.
Cardica is a Latinized medieval form for Gardicium, the true Greek name being
Gardikion. It figures only in the twelfth or thirteenth century as a suffragan
of Larissa.
When Thessaly was united with Greece
(1881) the see had been vacant since 1875. It was suppressed in 1899, and Gardikion,
commonly Gardiki, is now but a little town with about 3,000 inhabitants in the
Diocese of Phthiotis.
S. Petrides, ed.
Transcribed by: Gerald M. Knight
This extract is cited June 2003 from The Catholic Encyclopedia, New Advent online edition URL below.
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