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Country
  
Vehicle registration
  
KE

Municipality
  
Cephalonia

Municipal unit
  
Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Sunday 1:47 PM

Administrative region
  
Regional unit
  
Cephalonia

Kerameies

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17°C, Wind N at 24 km/h, 59% Humidity

Kerameies (Greek: Κεραμειές, also Κεραμιές - Keramies) is a community located in the southern part of the island of Kefalonia. It was the seat of the municipality of Leivatho. In the village is the largest school in the area, from kindergarten to high school named "Vallianio Likio Keramion" (http://lyk-keram.kef.sch.gr). It is situated in low hills, at about 140 m elevation. Kerameies is 2 km south of Peratata, 2 km east of Metaxata and 9 km southeast of Argostoli. The village was home to two families of merchants and shipowners, Lykiardopoulos and Vallianos. The Vallianos family is considered a great benefactor of Greece as a result of their donations made to the country, and particularly for the funding of the building of the National Library of Greece in Athens (1888–1903). The village as well as almost the entire island (excluding the Fiskardo area) was struck by the 1953 Ionian earthquake that shook and destroyed every building in the village.

Contents

Map of Kerameies 281 00, Greece

Notable people

  • Panayis Athanase Vagliano (1814–1902) merchant and shipowner
  • References

    Kerameies Wikipedia


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