Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Aitoloakarnania
Achladokastro (Αχλαδόκαστρο) Aitoloakarnania
Achladokastro is a small mountainous village in Central Greece in the Aitoloakarnania Regional Unit.[2]
Geography - History
Achladokastro is built on the southwestern slopes of Mount Alonaki and on the projection of Mount Vounaki (1,005 m)[3] at an altitude of 725 meters[4]. Its old name, from the time of the Turkish occupation, is Artotiva[5] and in 1828 it was renamed Achladokastro, which name came from the composition of the words "pea" + "castle" due to the large production of pears in the area and the castles that exist due to its natural location.
Important sights within the village are the Church of Agios Nikolaos and the Elementary School, which today operates as a Folklore Museum. Outside the village, the Artotiva Bridge[6] or "Kamara" is very noteworthy, the oldest on the Evinos River, built at its narrowest point[3], where in 1818 a battle took place between the local chieftain I. Angelakis and Youssef Arapi. In 1995, with the Ministry of Culture/ARCH/B1/F33/39725/1077 Government Gazette 798/14-9-1995, it was designated, due to its historical and architectural importance, as a historical monument[7]. Another attraction is the "Kastraki" site, where tiles with inscriptions were found, an ancient coin with the inscription "Proschion" as well as the chapels of Agios Georgios, the Prophet Elias (Ai-Lias) and Agia Paraskevi[8].
Administrative data
The village was officially referred to, after the liberation, as Artotiva in 1835 with the Government Gazette 19A - 07/12/1835 annexing it to the then municipality of Proschi. In 1919 with the Government Gazette 112A - 25/05/1919 it was designated the seat of the newly founded community of the same name and in 1928 with the Government Gazette 156A - 08/08/1928 it was renamed Achladokastro.[9] With the implementation of the Kallikratis program it constitutes the Local Unit of Achladokastro and belongs to the Municipal Unit of Platanos of the Municipality of Nafpaktia. According to the 2011 population and housing census concerning the permanent population of the country, 106 residents were registered in Achladokastro.[10]
Population censuses
Census 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 319[11] 265[12] 160[13] 161[14] 142[15] 126[16] 106
References
(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Encyclopedia New Structure. Athens: Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 153, vol. 6.
«Achladokastro | Municipality of Nafpaktias». www.nafpaktos.gr. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
"Achladokastro AETOLOAKARNANIAS, Municipality of NAFPAKTIA | buk.gr". buk.gr. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
"Pandektis: Artotiva -- Achladokastron". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
Arched bridge of Artotiva. aetolia.gr. Retrieved: 29/11/2017.
"PDF Image Viewer". www.et.gr. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
"Achladokastro". klepanafpaktias.blogspot.gr. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
"Administrative Changes of Settlements". EETAA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
"Official Gazette of the results of the 2011 Permanent Population Census Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.", p. 10722 (p. 248 of the pdf)
Population of Greece at the census of 7 March 1951, p. 20 of the pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
Population of Greece at the census of 19 March 1961, p. 28 of the pdf.
Population of Greece at the census of 14 March 1971, p. 28 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 5 April 1981, p. 36 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece according to the census of March 17, 1991, p. 31 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece - Census 2001, p. 29 of the pdf.
| Municipal unit Platanos |
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| Community Agios Dimitrios |
| Agios Dimitrios (Άγιος Δημήτριος, ο) |
| Community Arachova |
| Arachova (Αράχοβα, η) |
| Kranes (Κρανές, ο) |
| Community Achladokastro |
| Achladokastro (Αχλαδόκαστρον, το) |
| Community Dendrochori |
| Dendrochori (Δενδροχώρι, το) |
| Community Kastania |
| Kastania (Καστανέα, η) |
| Community Klepa |
| Klepa (Κλεπά, η) |
| Community Livadaki |
| Livadaki (Λιβαδάκι, το) |
| Community Neochori Nafpaktias |
| Neochori (Νεοχώρι, το) |
| Petroto (Πετρωτό, το) |
| Community Perdikovrysi |
| Perdikovrysi (Περδικόβρυση, η) |
| Community Perista |
| Perista (Περίστα, η) |
| Community Platanos |
| Kato Platanos (Κάτω Πλάτανος, ο) |
| Platanos (Πλάτανος, ο) |
| Community Chomori |
| Αγία Τριάς, η |
| Chomori (Χόμορη, η) |
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