Farsa (
Greek:
Φάρσα) is a village on the island of
Kefalonia,
Greece, part of the municipal unit of
Argostoli. It is situated on the eastern shore of the
Gulf of Argostoli. Farsa is 2 km northwest of
Davgata, 4 km northeast of
Lixouri (across the gulf) and 6 km north of Argostoli. Records exist in the
Venetian archives for this village since the early Venetian period (16th century). During
World War II many Italian soldiers were posted there and it was one of the places that the
Massacre of the Acqui Division took place. The
1953 Ionian earthquake damaged many buildings in the old village of Farsa but did not totally destroy it. The remains of the old village are visible today. Dr. Nicholas Zaferatos, an environmental studies professor in the
Huxley College at
Western Washington University has made a study with his students on the renovation of the old village. The entire population that time as well as other parts of the island were homeless and part of the population left Farsa.
Historical population
Year |
Population
|
1981 |
132
|
1991 |
222
|
2001 |
263
|
2011 |
215
|
2021 |
202
|