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Jurisdictions

Introduction

Knowing the jurisdictions of Greece helps to know where records are located. The major administrative subdivisions of modern Greece are: (highest to lowest) Region [Perifereia - Περιφέρεια], county or prefecture [Nomos - Νομός], the district or province [Eparchia - Επαρχία], and the municipality [Dimos - Δήμος]. A community is known as koinotis.

History of Administrative Jurisdictions

"The first administrative division of Greece took place on 3 April 1833. The land was divided in ten nomos [county], which were divided in 42 eparhia [district], and those in turn were divided into several dimos [municipality]. Subsequently the administrative structure of Greece went through many changes during the years. The most extensive changes took place in 1912, and 1999.

"Not only boundaries but also names of counties have changed. Some counties were divided in two, as is the county Argolidokorinthias which became the county Argolidos and county Korinthias. Today there are 52 nomos in Greece. Each nomos is divided into several eparhias. Each eparhia [district], is divided in several dimos [municipality]. Each dimos governs several towns. Before 1999 the large towns and cities were governed by a Mayor who was the head of a dimos [municipality], and the smaller towns were governed by a community president who was the head of a koinotis [community]. In 1999 the following changes occurred: 1) The“communities” were dissolved, 2) the boundaries and the names of the “municipalities” have changed, 3) the locations of the Town Halls were changed."

• Source: See, Catsakis, Lika. GEOGRAPHIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY CHANGES IN GREECE, for an explanation of the effect of boundary changes on locating records.

On January 1, 2011, the Kallidratis administrative reform was implemented. Greece now consists of thirteen regions subdivided into a total of 325 municipalities. The 54 old prefectures and prefecture-level administrations have been largely retained as sub-units of the regions. Seven decentralised administrations group one to three regions for administrative purposes on a regional basis. There is also one autonomous area, Mount Athos (Greek: Agio Oros, "Holy Mountain"), which borders the region of Central Macedonia.

• Source: See, Wikipedia: Greece Administrative Districts

Municipality Contact Information

• Municipality (Town Hall) addresses
  • Click on link, Δήμοι – Email  (Τελευταία Ενημέρωση 12-6-2020) to download file

List and Map of Former Provinces

Some genealogy records are filed and organized by region (periferia). Others are arranged by county or prefecture (nomos).
The provinces of Greece ("eparchia") were sub-divisions of some of the country's county (nomos)s. From 1887, the provinces were abolished as actual administrative units, but were retained for some state services, especially finance services and education, as well as for electoral purposes. The provinces were finally abolished after the 2006 local elections, as part of the wide-ranging administrative reform known as the "Kapodistrias Project", and replaced by enlarged municipalities (demoi).

This is a list of the former provinces of Greece and their capitals, sorted by county (nomos), as they stood in 1991. On January 1, 2011, the Kallikratis administrative changes revised some of these. See Wikipedia article, Greece Administrative Changes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece#Administrative_divisions

Achaea Aigialeia Province - Aigio Kalavryta Province - Kalavryta Patras Province - Patras Aetolia-Acarnania Missolonghi Province - Missolonghi Nafpaktia Province - Nafpaktos Trichonida Province - Agrinio Valtos Province - Amfilochia Vonitsa-Xiromero Province - Vonitsa Arcadia Gortynia Province - Dimitsana Kynouria Province - Leonidio Mantineia Province - Tripoli Megalopoli Province - Megalopoli Argolis Argos Province - Argos Ermionida Province - Kranidi Nafplia Province - Nafplio Arta County (Nomos): no provinces Athens County (Nomos): no provinces Boeotia Thebes Province - Thebes (Thiva) Livadeia Province - Livadeia Chalkidiki Arnaia Province - Arnaia Chalkidiki Province - Polygyros Chania County (Nomos) Apokoronas Province - Vamos Kissamos Province - Kissamos Kydonia Province - Chania Selino Province - Kandanos Sfakia Province - Chora Sfakion Chios County (Nomos): no provinces Corfu County (Nomos) (Kerkyra) Corfu Province - Corfu Paxoi Province - Gaios Corinthia: no provinces Cyclades County (Nomos) Andros Province - Andros Kea Province - Ioulis Milos Province - Milos Naxos Province - Naxos (city) Syros Province - Ermoupoli Paros Province - Paros Thira Province - Santorini Tinos Province - Tinos (town) Dodecanese County (Nomos) Kalymnos Province - Kalymnos Karpathos Province - Karpathos Kos Province - Kos Rhodes Province - Rhodes Drama County (Nomos): no provinces East Attica Attica Province (part) Elis County (Nomos) Elis Province - Pyrgos Olympia Province - Andritsaina Euboea County (Nomos) Chalcis Province - Chalcis Istiaia Province - Istiaia Karystia Province - Karystos

Evros County (Nomos) Alexandroupoli Province - Alexandroupoli Didymoteicho Province - Didymoteicho Orestiada Province - Orestiada Samothrace Province - Samothrace Soufli Province - Soufli Evrytania: no provinces Florina County (Nomos): no provinces Heraklion County (Nomos) Kainourgio Province - Moires Malevizi Province - Agios Myronas Monofatsi Province - Pyrgos Pediada Province - Kastelli Pyrgiotissa Province - Voroi Temenos Province - Heraklion Viannos Province - Pefkos Grevena County (Nomos): no provinces Imathia Imathia Province - Veroia Naousa Province - Naousa Ioannina County (Nomos) Dodoni Province - Ioannina Konitsa Province - Konitsa Metsovo Province - Metsovo Pogoni Province - Delvinaki Kastoria County (Nomos): no provinces Kavala County (Nomos) Kavala Province - Kavala Nestos Province - Chrysoupoli Pangaio Province - Eleftheroupoli Thasos Province - Thasos (town) Kefallinia County (Nomos) Ithaca Province - Ithaca Kranaia Province - Argostoli Pali Province - Lixouri Sami Province - Sami Karditsa County (Nomos): no provinces Kilkis County (Nomos) Kilkis Province - Kilkis Paionia Province - Goumenissa Kozani County (Nomos) Kozani Province - Kozani Eordaia Province - Ptolemaida Voio Province - Siatista Laconia Epidavros Limira - Molaoi Gytheio Province - Gytheio Lacedaemon Province - Sparti Oitylo Province - Areopoli Larissa County (Nomos) Agia Province - Agia Elassona Province - Elassona Farsala Province - Farsala Larissa Province - Larissa Tyrnavos Province - Tyrnavos Lasithi Ierapetra Province - Ierapetra Lasithi Province - Tzermiado Mirampello Province - Neapoli Siteia Province - Siteia Lefkada County (Nomos): no provinces Lesbos County (Nomos) Lemnos Province - Myrina Mithymna Province - Mithymna Mytilene Province - Mytilene Plomari Province - Plomari

Magnesia County (Nomos) Almyros Province - Almyros Skopelos Province - Skopelos Volos Province - Volos Messenia Kalamai Province - Kalamata Messini Province - Messini Pylia Province - Pylos Trifylia Province - Kyparissia Pella County (Nomos) Almopia Province - Aridaia Edessa Province - Edessa Giannitsa Province - Giannitsa Phocis Dorida Province - Lidoriki Parnassida Province - Amfissa Phthiotis Domokos Province - Domokos Locris Province - Atalanti Phthiotis Province - Lamia Pieria County (Nomos): no provinces Piraeus County (Nomos) Aegina Province - Aegina Cythera Province - Cythera Hydra Province - Hydra Piraeus Province Troizinia Province - Poros Preveza County (Nomos): no provinces Rethymno County (Nomos) Agios Vasileios Province - Spili Amari Province - Amari Mylopotamos Province - Perama Rethymno Province - Rethymno Rhodope County (Nomos) Komotini Province - Komotini Sapes Province - Sapes Samos County (Nomos) Ikaria Province - Agios Kirykos Samos Province - Samos Serres County (Nomos) Fyllida Province - Nea Zichni Serres Province - Serres Sintiki Province - Sidirokastro Visaltia Province - Nigrita Thesprotia Filiates Province - Filiates Thyamida Province - Igoumenitsa Margariti Province - Margariti Souli Province - Paramythia Thessaloniki County (Nomos) Thessaloniki Province - Thessaloniki Lagkadas Province - Lagkadas Trikala County (Nomos) Trikala Province - Trikala Kalambaka Province - Kalambaka West Attica Attica Province (part) Megaris Province - Megara Xanthi County (Nomos): no provinces Zakynthos: no provinces

Provinces of Greece, Wikipedia