Capital of Municipality of Dorida, with 1,500 inhabitants, it is
the heart of Dorians. During the passage of centuries it has been a defender and
unseiged castle of Hellenism and Orthodoxy in the Thermopyles
of the vaster region. Lidoriki's history, heroic and rich, commences at the time
of Dorians, as it is proved by the extent of archaeological discoveries of the
region (ancient castles, settlements). In medieval times Lidoriki was the centre
of local resistance against the Slavic invasions. Since the time of Leon VI the
Wise (AD 865-912) the Lidoriki orthodox bishopric stops the Latin intrusion into
the area and local people (the residents of the Lidoriki region) resist Franks,
Catalans, Venetian (local medieval castles, bishoprics and monasteries are the
monuments witnessing this resistance, along with the written witnessing documents,
the participation in the big Naval Battle of Nafpaktos
in 1571, etc.) During the Turkish rule the entire Lidoriki region is in a ongoing
straggle against tyrants (many kleftes and armatoloi (fighters), who also left
us very nice public songs).
The inhabitants of Lidoriki region offered too much blood, being present
in all struggled of the Greek nation and participating to the resistance against
all forms of tyranny and totalitarianism. Lidoriki and the entire region became
a holocaust during the occupation, with hundreds of innocent victims. This tragic
fact induced the promotion of Lidoriki Community honourably to Municipality of
Lidoriki which is a Historic, Communicative, Educational, Economic and Administrational
centre mainly of the mountainous Dorida
(capital of Lidoriki department during the Turkish rule and capital of Dorida
department since 1833). The Archaeological
Museum is among city's sightseeing.
This extract is cited Sept 2003 from the WebPage
of the Prefecture of
Fokida
