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'''Lixouri''' (Greek, Modern: Ληξούρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) is the main city on the peninsula of [[Paliki]] in the island of [[Kefalonia]], in the [[Ionian Sea]] of western [[Greece]]. The ancient name of the town is '''Paliki'''. Lixouri is the second largest community in [[Kefalonia]] after [[Argostoli]] and before [[Sami (Kefalonia)|Sami]] and is the capital of the small peninsula. Lixouri is linked with numerous road linking to other parts of the peninsula and to [[Kardakata]]. Lixouri is located south of [[Fiskardo]] and west of [[Argostoli]]. Lixouri has a small port linking ferry services that is used for vehicles under 5 tons with [[Argostoli]] which is overlooked as well as the central part of the island to the east.

==Historical population==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"11
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Population !! Change !! 
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| [[1981]] || 3,004 || - || - 
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| [[1991]] || 3,181 || 177/58.92% || - 
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| [[2001]] || 3,610 || 439/13.8% || 7,836 
|}

==History==
The oldest document which contains the name "Lixouri" is sent in 1534 by local authorities to the Senate of Venice. Many houses were destroyed in the earthquakes on [[January 23]]rd [[1867]] and in August 1953.

==Other==

Lixouri has a few schools and few lyceums or middle schools, a few gymnasia or high schools and a college. The public library is located at the Iakovateios building. Since 2003 Lixouri has also a theatre.

==External links==
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=6365 GTP Travel Pages - Lixouri]
*'''Map and aerial photos''':
**Street map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.312&longitude=23.41725&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.312&lons1=23.41725&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.312,23.41725 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.312&lon=23.41725&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.312,23.41725&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=38.312|23.41725&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available

==See also==
[[Communities of Kefalonia]]

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Irlandos at 11:35, January 24, 2007

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