Tolofona

Tolofona (Greek: Τολοφώνα) is a village and a municipality in Phocis, Greece. Its 2001 population was Population 3,073 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Erateini. Its village was primarily known as Vitrinitsa. Its ancient city of Tolophon is located to the northeast where the municipal name is originated.

ubdivisions

*Paralia Tolofonas (Tolofonas Beach)

Municipal districts

*Elaia
*Erateini
*Glyfada
**Dafnochori
*Kallithea
**Agia Eirini
**Agios Nikolaos
**Agios Spyridonas
**Flampourakia
**Klovinos
*Makrini
*Milis
*Panormos
**Ormos Lemonias
*Trizonia (also an islet)
**Chania
**Spilia

Islets

*Agios Ioannis
*Agios Nikolaos
*Prasoudi or Prassoudi
*Trizonia

Geography

Tolofona is situated on a mountain slope. Farmlands are in the valley areas and much of the area are mountainous. The forests are in low lying areas as well as the mid-elevation, grasslands and barren land are in the higher parts. Its main industry area agriculture, businesses and tourism with some services.

Information

Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.

History

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt. Its population also declined but it recovered between the 1991 and the 2001 census.

Population

Other

Tolofona has a school, a lyceum (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square ("plateia").

ee also

*List of settlements in the Phocis prefecture

External links

* [http://www.fokida.gr/en/dim_tolofonas.html Official website of the municipality of Tolophon at fokida.gr]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=5356 Tolofona on the GTP Travel Pages]

	North: Lidoriki
West: Efpalio	Tolofona	East: Galaxidi
	South: "Gulf of Corinth"