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Igoumenitsa

Ηγουμενίτσα
View of the old port
View of the old port
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Thesprotia
Area
 • Municipality 428.4 km2 (165.4 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 111.8 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
25,814
 • Municipality density 60.257/km2 (156.064/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
17,902
 • Municipal unit density 160.13/km2 (414.72/sq mi)
Community
 • Population 9,820 (2011)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
461 00
Area code(s) 26650
Vehicle registration ΗΝ
Website www.igoumenitsa.gr

Igoumenitsa, is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Thesprotia.

Igoumenitsa is the chief port of Thesprotia and Epirus, and one of the largest passenger ports of Greece, connecting northwestern Mainland Greece with the Ionian Islands and Italy. The city is built on easternmost end of the Gulf of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea and primary aspects of the economy are maritime, transport, services, agriculture and tourism. The 670 km (420 mi) long Egnatia Highway, which serves northern Greece, terminates at Igoumenitsa, making it a popular starting point for tourists coming from Europe and ending point for trucks from Turkey.

Igoumenitsa features many shops, schools, offices and cargo storages, a Technological Educational Institute, a library, an archeological museum, several sport stadiums and tennis courses, a courthouse and a medical clinic. The Thesprotia Police Headquarters and the Municipal Sailing Club are located here. The city itself is built on the slopes of a forested mountain and expands perimetrically around the gulf.

The 2011 census recorded 25,814 inhabitants for the wider Municipality, of which 9,820 in the municipal unit of Igoumenitsa proper. Igoumenitsa is known for being surrounded by several forests and for its blue waters. The nearby Drepanos Beach is one of the longest sand beaches in the region, with a length of over 7 kilometers.


Images for kids

  • Ancient theatre of Gitana

    The ancient theatre of Titana (Gítana)

  • Igoumenitsa waterfront

    The promenade.

  • Iguomenitsa-altstadt

    A street

  • Le Gomenizze vedute dalla parte di Sirocco - Coronelli Vincenzo - 1687

    "Gomenizze" by Vincenzo Coronelli (1687)

  • Igoumenitsa from the south

    Igoumenitsa and the modern Egnatia motorway, as seen from the southern state road connecting Igoumenitsa with the village of Plataria.

  • New port of igoumenitsa

    The new port of Igoumenitsa

  • Silver helmet of Pyrrhus of Epirus

    Silver ancient Epirotic helmet in the museum

  • Igoumenitsa city

    View of the city

  • Ferry terminal Igoumenista

    Ferry terminal

  • Iguomenitsa-praefektur

    Thesprotia Regional unit offices building

  • Ilios verginas

    Mosaic depicting the Vergina Sun, Titana archeological site

  • Islet Agios Dionysios

    The Agios Dionysios island, at the Gulf of Igoumenitsa

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