During the two World Wars , hundreds of villagers gave their lives and the local resistance movements were very active . The village was severely destroyed during the 1953 Ionian earthquake . For decades , the village used to operate as the hub of agricultural production and animal farming for the entire peninsula providing employment opportunities to thousands of people that would come to work in the local farms from very far away
1953 Ionian earthquake
1953 Ionian earthquake
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