Lidoriki Λιδωρίκι | |
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  Lidoriki Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates:38°32′N22°12′E / 38.533°N 22.200°E /38.533; 22.200 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Phocis |
| Municipality | Dorida |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 409.6 km2 (158.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,072 |
| • Municipal unit density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Community | 531 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΜ |
Lidoriki (Greek:Λιδωρίκι,Katharevousa: Λιδωρίκιον) is a village and a former municipality inPhocis,Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipalityDorida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] Its area is 409.577 km², covering nearly one-fifth ofPhocis.[3] Lidoriki is built on the western slopes ofMount Giona and over theMornos river valley.[4] It is the centre of the mountains ofDorida.
Lidoriki is located west ofAmfissa, northwest ofItea and east-northeast ofNafpaktos. Lidoriki is located above the Mornos artificial reservoir, formed by theMornos Dam, completed in 1974. The reservoir supplies most of the drinking water used inAthens. Lidoriki is also connected toAmfissa via the largest tunnel in Greece with 16.5 km length. This is not a street tunnel, but an aquaeduct for the water from the Mornos reservoir.
Lidoriki is attested since the late 9th century in theNotitiae Episcopatuum of thePatriarchate of Constantinople as a bishopric, asuffragan of theMetropolis of Larissa.[4] From theChronicle of Galaxeidi it is known that the area suffered from an outbreak of plague in 1054.[4]
After 1204 it became part of theDespotate of Epirus until 1327, when it was occupied by theCatalans of theDuchy of Athens. Under Catalan rule it belonged to theCounty of Salona, and was mostly controlled by theFadrique family.[4] A castle (Lodorich castrum) is attested in the sources in the 14th century, but no trace of it survives.[4] It was captured by theOttomans under SultanBayezid I in January 1394, and then by theDespot of the Morea,Theodore I Palaiologos, in 1397, but it was finally conquered by the Ottomans soon after.[4] In 1448, it was visited by the scholar and travellerCyriacus of Ancona.[4]
In 1944, the village was bombarded and burned to the ground by theNazi occupation forces.[5]
The municipal unit Lidoriki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
| Year | Village population | Municipality population |
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| 1981 | 790 | - |
| 1991 | 985 | 4,403 |
| 2001 | 881 | 4,225 |
| 2011 | 875 | 3,388 |
| 2021 | 531 | 3,072 |
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