Filoti
Φιλώτι | |
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  Filoti | |
| Coordinates: 37°03′07″N 25°29′54″E / 37.05194°N 25.49833°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Naxos |
| Municipality | Naxos and Lesser Cyclades |
| Municipal unit | Drymalia |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 1,617 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84300 |
| Area code(s) | 22850 |
| Website | https://e-filoti.blogspot.gr/ |
Filoti (in Greek: Φιλώτι or Φιλότι; officially: Φιλότιον) is a semi-mountainous village of central Naxos, Greece, with a population of 1,617 residents (census 2021),[1] located at the foot of Mt. Zas (1,004 m), at an altitude of 400 meters, about 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) from the city of Naxos.[2][3] It is located on the slopes of two hills and consists of three settlements, Rachidi, Klefaros and Lioiri.[3] Its stand out is the Orthodox church of Panagia Filotitissa that is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin, a basilica built in 1718 in the place of an old Byzantine church.[4][5][6] The economy of the village is mainly based on livestock products, secondarily in agriculture and tourism. It has a Primary School (since 1838), a Professional High School, a Multipurpose Regional Doctor, a Citizen Service Center (KEP), a Post office, a dentist and a pharmacy.
Together with Kalandos (pop. 10), constitutes the Municipal Community of Filoti (pop. 1487), which belongs to the municipal unit of Drymalia, of the municipality of Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of the regional unit of Naxos (of the former county of Cyclades), in the administrative region South Aegean, Greece.
- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Epar.Od. Naxou-Apiranthou to Sokratous Papavasiliou". Epar.Od. Naxou-Apiranthou to Sokratous Papavasiliou. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Filoti village. Amphitheatrically built on the steep slopes of Mount Zas" from naxos.net. Archived 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ Stamatelos, Michalis, see Bibl. T.3, p. 378
- ^ "Panagia Filotitissa" from aegeanislands.gr. Archived 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Panagia Filotitissa" from naxos.gr. Archived 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2018-12-12.