Vilia (; formerly Eidyllia, Ειδυλλία) is a village and a former municipality of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is a municipal unit.[Adamou E. & Drettas G. 2008, Slave, Le patrimoine plurilingue de la Grèce – Le nom des langues II, E. Adamou (éd.), BCILL 121, Leuven, Peeters, p.54.]
Geography
The municipal unit Vilia covers the mountainous northwestern part of Attica, and has a land area of 144.851 km
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The main mountain ranges are
Cithaeron (1,409 m) in the northwest and Pastra in the northeast. In the west it stretches along the coast of the
Alkyonides Gulf, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. The village Vilia, the largest in the municipal unit, lies in the easternmost part, at the southeastern foot of Cithaeron. Vilia is 6 km south of
Erythres, 7 km west of
Oinoi, 10 km east of the coastal village
Aigosthena, 17 km south of Thebes and 40 km northwest of
Athens.
The municipal unit's largest villages are Vilia (pop. 1,269 in 2011), Kato Alepochori (220), Aigosthena (80), Veniza (52), and Agios Nektarios (40).
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Vilia consists of the following villages:
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Vilia
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Agia Paraskevi
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Agios Konstantinos
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Agios Nektarios
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Aigosthena (also Porto Germeno)
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Ano Alepochori
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Veniza
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Kato Alepochori
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Kryo Pigadi
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Loumpa
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Mytikas
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Profitis Ilias
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Psatha
Historical population
Places of interest
Vilia is located near several points of interest, including:
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The seaside village of Porto Germeno, including the ancient fortress of Aigosthena.
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The popular beach of Psatha.
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The ancient fortress of Eleutherai.
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The ancient towers of Vathychoria.
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The Church of the Transfiguration of Christ, designed by famous architect Ernst Ziller.
Notable people
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