Kefalonia - Revision history

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Statistics, and Area

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Statistics, and Area

Irlandos: /* History */

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History

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History

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Geography

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Persons

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Persons

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Persons

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Municipalities and communities

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 There was a province that used to be in the northeastern part of the prefecture:
-*''Province of Ithaca'', the province cease to exist when the commune of [[Kalamos, Greece|Kalamos]] became a part of the prefecture of Lefkada.  Kefalonia had four provinces that time.  It was reduced to three and Ithaca became a non-provincial municipality
+*''Province of Ithaca'', the province cease to exist when the commune of [[Kalamos (island)|Kalamos]] became a part of the prefecture of Lefkada.  Kefalonia had four provinces that time.  It was reduced to three and Ithaca became a non-provincial municipality
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 *[[Lixouri]] 9,000
 *[[Fiskardo]], rarely Fiscardo around 1,000
-*[[Sami (Ionian Islands), Greece|S&aacute;mi]] around 800
+*[[Sami (Ionian Islands)|S&aacute;mi]] around 800
-*[[Skala (Ionian Islands), Greece|Sk&aacute;la]] around 2,000
+*[[Skala (Ionian Islands)|Sk&aacute;la]] around 2,000
-*[[Poros (Ionian Islands), Greece|P&oacute;ros]] around 1,200
+*[[Poros (Ionian Islands)|P&oacute;ros]] around 1,200
-*[[Assos (Ionian Islands), Greece|&Aacute;ssos]] around 50 to 100
+*[[Assos (Ionian Islands)|&Aacute;ssos]] around 50 to 100
 There are three provinces and one independent municipality of Ithaca:

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 Three months after the Lefkada earthquake, another mid-November earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale caused minor damages to business, residential property, and other buildings within the Argostoli periphery. Damages were in the $1,000,000 range (300,000,000 drachmas).
-In the morning of Tuesday [[September 20]], 2005]], an early morning earthquake shook the southwestern part of the island especially near Lixouri and its villages.  The earthquake measured 4.9 on the Richter scale.  The epicenter was located off the island in the sea.  Service vehicles took care of the areas.  No damages were reported.
+In the morning of Tuesday [[September 20]], [[2005]], an early morning earthquake shook the southwestern part of the island especially near Lixouri and its villages.  The earthquake measured 4.9 on the Richter scale.  The epicenter was located off the island in the sea.  Service vehicles took care of the areas.  No damages were reported.
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 Almost every house was destroyed in the [[1953]] earthquake, with only regions in the north escaping heavy shaking. Damage was estimated in tens of millions of dollars, however the real damage to the economy occurred when residents left the island.
-Kefalonia became famous in the late 1990s thanks to the novel ''[[Captain Corelli's Mandolin]]'', written by English author Louis de Bernieres. The love story that is the theme of the book takes place during the events of the Second World War, and is based on historical facts. A film adaptation was released in [[2000]].
+Kefalonia became famous in the late [[1990s]] thanks to the novel ''[[Captain Corelli's Mandolin]]'', written by English author Louis de Bernieres. The love story that is the theme of the book takes place during the events of the Second World War, and is based on historical facts. A film adaptation was released in [[2000]].
 The strong [[Lefkada]] earthquake of [[August 14]], [[2003]] - 50 years to the week after the 1953 quake - also shook the entire island. However, little damage was reported on Kefalonia and Ithaca.
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 Three months after the Lefkada earthquake, another mid-November earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale caused minor damages to business, residential property, and other buildings within the Argostoli periphery. Damages were in the $1,000,000 range (300,000,000 drachmas).
-In the morning of Tuesday [[September 2005|September 20, 2005]], an early morning earthquake shook the southwestern part of the island especially near Lixouri and its villages.  The earthquake measured 4.9 on the Richter scale.  The epicenter was located off the island in the sea.  Service vehicles took care of the areas.  No damages were reported.
+In the morning of Tuesday [[September 20]], 2005]], an early morning earthquake shook the southwestern part of the island especially near Lixouri and its villages.  The earthquake measured 4.9 on the Richter scale.  The epicenter was located off the island in the sea.  Service vehicles took care of the areas.  No damages were reported.
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 In ancient times, before it was named Cephallonia, only around 100 to 300 people lived there. When Cephallonia was founded in ancient times, the population had trebled to around 500&ndash;1,000 people.  The population steadily grew until the population reached 10,000 in the mid-[[20th century]]. The number topped 20,000 in the [[1970s]].
-The island is covered by dense vegetation and includes plenty of natural beauty including [[beach]]es, many of them inaccessible from land, and spectacular [[cave]]s.  Mirtos, the most famous of these beaches, is a major tourist attraction, and has ranked fifth worldwide for its scenic view.
+The island is covered by dense vegetation and includes plenty of natural beauty including beaches, many of them inaccessible from land, and spectacular caves.  Mirtos, the most famous of these beaches, is a major tourist attraction, and has ranked fifth worldwide for its scenic view.
 Its tallest mountain is [[Mount Ainos]] or Ainos with an elevation of 1628m (almost the same elevation as Denver, Colorado in North America). To the west-northwest is the [[Paliki]] mountains where [[Lixouri]] is located  other mountains include [[Gerania]].

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 ==Persons==
 *[[Konstantinos Gerakis]] - 17th Century adventurer to Siam
 *[[Marinos Antypas]], labour organiser
 *[[Spyros Marinatos]], archaeologist ([[November 4]], [[1901]] in Lixouri - [[October 1]], [[1974]] in [[Santorini]])

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 ==Persons==
+*[[Konstantinos Gerakis]] - 17th Century adventurer to Siam
-*[[Spyros Marinatos]] ([[Nobember 4]], [[1901]] in Lixouri - [[October 1]], [[1974]] in [[Santorini]])
+*[[Spyros Marinatos]] ([[November 4]], [[1901]] in Lixouri - [[October 1]], [[1974]] in [[Santorini]])
 ==External links==

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 | [[Erisos]] || 2703|| [[Vasilikades]]
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-| [[Ithaca]] ||2704||[[Vathy]]
+| [[Ithaca]] ||2704||[[Vathy (Ithaca)|Vathy]]
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 | [[Leivathos]] || 2705|| [[Kerameies]]
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 | [[Pylaris]] || 2708|| [[Agia Effimia]]
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-| Sami ||2709||  [[Sami, Greece|Sami]]
+| Sami ||2709||  [[Sami]]
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