Zalongo
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Zalongo
Ζάλογγο | |
|---|---|
 Monastery of Zalongo. | |
  Zalongo Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°08′N 20°40′E / 39.133°N 20.667°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Preveza |
| Municipality | Preveza |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 137.6 km2 (53.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,986 |
| • Municipal unit density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΖ |
Zalongo (Greek: Ζάλογγο) is a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 137.631 km2.[3] Population 3,986 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Kanali. Nearby is the 18th century Zalongo Monastery, immortalized by the defiant mass suicide of a group of Souliot women. The ruins of ancient Cassope are situated near the village Kamarina.
