Lithakia

Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Lithakia is a village in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos, Greece. It is situated at the foot of low hills, about 2 km from the Ionian Sea coast. It is 3 km west of the beach village Laganas, 5 km southeast of Machairado and 9 km southwest of Zakynthos (city). The village suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dionysios Tsokos

Greek painter (1814-1862)

Dionysios Solomos

Greek poet (1798–1857)

Ugo Foscolo

Italian writer and poet (1778–1827)

M

Miltiadis Gouskos

Track and field competitor, Greek champion, and Olympic medallist

Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

Greek politician

Andreas Kalvos

Greek poet (1792–1869)

Ioannis Frangoudis

Greek sport shooter and army officer (1863–1916)

Antonio Cagnoli

Italian astronomer (1743-1816)

N

Nikolas Chiefala

Greek writer

C

Carlo II Tocco

Despot of Epirus

Charalampos Mavrias

Greek footballer

Ioannis Gennaios Kolokotronis

Greek politician and general (1806-1868)

Pavlos Carrer

Greek composer (1829–1896)

Dionysios of Zakynthos

Greek bishop

T

Theodoros Montseleze

Alexandros Merkati

Greek golfer (1874–1947)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ionian Islands

• Pantokratoras
  0.9 mi away
• Mouzaki
  1.2 mi away
• Laganas
  2 mi away · pop. 543
• Agalas
  3 mi away · pop. 317
• Αμπελόκηποι
  3.5 mi away
• Vougiato
  3.5 mi away
• Lagkadakia
  4 mi away
• Keri
  4.1 mi away · pop. 487
• Kalamaki
  4.4 mi away · pop. 661
• Agios Kirikos
  4.7 mi away
• Agioi Pantes
  4.9 mi away
• Vanato
  5.2 mi away

Browse all places in Ionian Islands →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Rusty Blenny

Parablennius sanguinolentus

Seen 2026-07-09

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-07-09

Mediterranean Damselfish

Chromis chromis

Seen 2026-07-09

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

Seen 2026-07-08

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-07-07

Sceliphron destillatorium

Sceliphron destillatorium

Seen 2026-07-07

Wall Brown

Lasiommata megera

Seen 2026-07-07

Dusky Spinefoot

Siganus luridus

Seen 2026-07-07

European Parrotfish

Sparisoma cretense

Seen 2026-07-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Lithakia, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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