Xylokastro
Xylokastro (Greek: Ξυλόκαστρο) is a seaside town or village and a former municipality in Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xylokastro-Evrostina, of which it is a unit or component. The municipal unit has an area of 310.252 km2. In 2011 its population was 5,715 for the town and 13,277 for the municipal unit.
Xylokastro
Ξυλόκαστρο | |
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Partial view of Xylokastro beach (October 2019) | |
Xylokastro Location within the regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 38°4′N 22°38′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Corinthia |
| Municipality | Xylokastro-Evrostina |
| • Municipal unit | 310.3 km2 (119.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 13,277 |
| • Municipal unit density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 5,715 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 204 00 |
| Area code(s) | 27430 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΡ |
| Website | http://www.xylokastro-evrostini.gov.gr/ |
Geographic features include a long 2 km beach and semi-arid forest on varied terrain, scattered with early churches and evidence of early settlements and religious sites. It has narrowly separated upper and lower coastal roads and forms a medium-sized touristic village on the Gulf of Corinth.
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