Manina Vlizianon

Manina Vlizianon (Greek: Μάνινα Βλιζιανών, Aromanian: Calendzi) is an Aromanian (Vlach) village in Xiromero municipality, Greece.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality Astakos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 170 residents in the village.[1] The community of Manina Vlizianon is a part of the community of Strongylovouni.[1]

Manina Vlizianon

Μάνινα Βλιζιανών
Manina Vlizianon
Coordinates: 38°32.2′N 21°11.4′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAetolia-Acarnania
MunicipalityXiromero
Municipal unitAstakos
Highest elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Lowest elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
170
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
300 01
Area code(s)+30-2632-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationAIx-xxxx

History

Manina Vlizianon, together with the other Vlach settlements of Aetolia-Acarnania, was created in the midst of the 19th century, by people that fled the village of Bitsikopoulo, in Epirus, after a string of assaults by Turkish and Albanian bandits.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. Οι Αρβανιτόβλαχοι στη Ρούμελη-Στερεά Ελλάδα (in Greek). Αστέριος Κουκούδης, Μελέτες για τους Βλάχους. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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