Agios Andreas, Evrytania

Greece Greece

Administrative Region : Central Greece
Regional unit : Evrytania

Agios Andreas is a settlement and seat of the homonymous local community, of the municipal unit and municipality, municipality of Karpenisi, of the regional unit (former prefecture) of Evrytania, in the region of Central Greece, according to the Kallikratis program.[1][2]

Before the Kapodistrias plan and the Kallikratis program, it belonged to the province and prefecture of Evrytania, in the geographical department of Central Greece.[3][4]

Geography

Agios Andreas is located in the eastern part of the prefecture, on the southeastern slopes of Mount Koniskos (between Tymfristos and Kaliakouda), north of the small river Mega Rema and at an average elevation of 1,000. It is approximately 8 km south of Karpenisi. The local community is classified as a rural mountainous settlement, with an area of 5.787 km² (2011).[3][4][5][6]

Population
Permanent [1][7]
Year Population
1991 27
2001 13
2011 12
Actual (de facto) [1][3][4]
Year Population
1961 75
1971 33
1981 51
1991 51
2001 77
2011 38

Administrative changes until "Kallikratis"

The settlement was recognized in 1836 and belonged to the prefecture of Acarnania and Aetolia. In 1899 it passed to the prefecture of Evrytania and in 1909 to the prefecture of Aitoloakarnania. In 1943 it was definitively subordinated to the prefecture of Evrytania

With the Government Gazette 244A - 04/12/1997 the settlement was detached from the community of Agios Andreas and annexed to the municipality of Karpenisi

(Source:[2])

Historical information

Agios Andreas was the birthplace of the friendly and fighter Athanasios Karpenisiotis, who pioneered the revolution of Moldavia-Wallachia and lost his life in a battle in Skouleni in the area of Proutho, in June 1821.[8] Also, on the night of June 19, 1821, the rebels who had left the besiegers of Karpenisi gathered in Agios Andreas.[9]
Sights

The church of Agios Andreas at the northern entrance of the settlement
The house and the marble inscription of Athanasios Karpenisiotis
The chapel and the icon of Agios Athanasios (1929), north of the settlement
The elementary school, built in 1950

References

https://www.statistics.gr/2011-census-pop-hous
https://www.eetaa.gr/metaboles/oikmet_details.php?id=11530
PL 1:168
PLM 1:449
Eds. "Ellada" Publications
Structure 1:209
http://www.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/PAGE-census2011 Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. Population Census Results 2011
"Holidays", p. 739

Sources

Encyclopedia Britannica, 1978, 2006 (PLM)
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1963 (PL)
Encyclopedia Domí, Athens, 2002-4
"Holidays" Publishing Organization, maps (Varelas)
Magazine "Holidays", ed. D.O.L., 2010
Hellenic Statistical Authority (HSA)
eetaa.gr

Bibliography

Collective work, 2006, Prefecture of Evrytania, volume 13, series GREECE, Athens, Domis Publications

Municipal unit Karpenisi
Municipal Community Karpenisi
Velouchi (Βελούχι, το)
Gorianades (Γοριανάδες, οι)
Itia (Ιτιά, η)
Kallithea (Καλλιθέα, η)
Karpenisi (Καρπενήσι, το)
Community Agia Vlacherna
Agia Vlacherna (Αγία Βλαχέρνα, η)
Ampelia (Αμπέλια, τα)
Vamvakies (Βαμβακιαί, αι)
Community Agios Andreas
Agios Andreas (Άγιος Ανδρέας, ο)
Community Agios Nikolaos
Agios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος, ο)
Lefka (Λεύκα, η)
Community Voutyro
Voutyro (Βούτυρο, το)
Community Kalesmeno
Ano Kalesmeno (Άνω Καλεσμένο, το)
Aroniada (Αρωνιάδα, η)
Kalesmeno (Καλεσμένο, το)
Μοναστηράκι, το
Community Koryschades
Koryschades (Κορυσχάδες, οι)
Mesampelia (Μεσαμπελιά, η)
Community Myriki
Myriki (Μυρίκη, η)
Community Papparousi
Δυτικό Παππαρούσι, το
Papparousi (Παππαρούσι, το)
Community Pavlopoulo
Pappadia (Παππαδιά, η)
Pavlopoulo (Παυλόπουλο, το)
Community Sella
Μηλέα, η
Sella (Σελλά, τα)
Community Stenoma
Stenoma (Στένωμα, το)
Community Stefani
Stefani (Στεφάνι, το)
Community Fidakis
Fidakia (Φιδάκια, τα)

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