Administrative Region : Central Greece
Regional unit : Evrytania
Aspropyrgos (Ασπρόπυργος ) Evrytania
Aspropyrgos is a mountainous village in the Prefecture of Evrytania. It is the seat of the homonymous Local Community, and according to the "Kallikratis Program" since 1/1/2011 it belongs to the Municipality of Karpenisi[2]. During the period 1997-2010, based on the "Kapodistrias Plan", it belonged to the former Municipality of Prousos as the seat of the homonymous former municipal district[2][3][4].
Location
The village is located in the southern part of Evrytania, being built at an altitude of approximately 825 to 940 meters, and close to it are the villages of Velota, Vrysoula and Parigoris[5], being 3.5 km, 3.5 km and 6 km away respectively. It is 38 km and 66.5 km from Karpenisi. from Agrinio while the Holy Monastery of Prousos is 14 km away by road.
Name
The village was called Andranova until 1928, when by Government Gazette 81A of 14/05/1928 it was renamed to Fegovrysi[2][6], similarly the then Community[3][6]. The name Fegovrysi was maintained for both the settlement and the then community for only four months, when by Government Gazette 193A of 20/09/1928 it was renamed to Aspropyrgos[2][3][7].
Local community
The local community of Aspropyrgos is characterized as a rural mountainous settlement, with an area of 11,830 km² (2011). It also includes the settlements of Vrysoula and Parigoris.[8]
Population
The demographic evolution of the settlement is as follows:
Permanent [9][10][11] Year Population
1991 150 (188)
2001 113 [12] (120)
2011 153 [13] (167)
Real (de facto) [8][14][15] Year Population
1961 275 (367)
1971 158 (207)
1981 182 (218)
1991 209 (247)
2001 288 (308)
2011 200 (215)
(in brackets the population of the local community)
References
(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
E.E.T.A.A. - Administrative changes of Aspropyrgos, Evrytania. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 19/08/2018.
E.E.T.A.A. - Administrative changes of the Community of Aspropyrgos, Evrytania. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 19/08/2018.
KEDKE-EETAA, Dictionary, vol. A, p. 146.
Aspropyrgos on the map. topoguide.gr. Retrieved: 19/08/2018.
KEDKE-EETAA, Dictionary, vol. A, p. 91.
KEDKE-EETAA, Dictionary, vol. B, p. 531.
https://www.statistics.gr/2011-census-pop-hous
https://www.eetaa.gr/metaboles/apografes/apografi_2011_monimos.pdf
https://www.eetaa.gr/metaboles/apografes/apografi_2001_monimos.pdf
https://www.eetaa.gr/metaboles/apografes/apografi_1991_monimos.pdf
ESYE - Resident Population of Greece. Census 2001
EL.STAT. - Resident Population of Greece. Census 2011
PL 3:760
PLM 11:443
Sources
Results of the Population-Housing Census 2011 concerning the Resident Population of the Country, Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic, vol. 2, p. 3465 (December 28, 2012).
N.S.Y.E. - Resident Population of Greece. Census 2001, Athens 2004. ISBN 960-86704-8-9.
Central Union of Municipalities and Communities (KEDKE) - Hellenic Society for Local Development and Self-Government (EETAA), Dictionary of Administrative Changes of Municipalities and Communities (1912-2001), Volumes A-B, Edited by: Yiannis Bacharas, EETAA Publications, Athens 2002. ISBN 960-7509-47-1. ISBN (SET) 960-7509-46-3.
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica, 1996, 2006 (PLM)
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse , 1963 (PL)
| Municipal unit Prousos |
|---|
| Community Alestia |
| Alestia (Αλέστια, τα) |
| Community Aspropyrgos |
| Aspropyrgos (Ασπρόπυργος, ο) |
| Vrysoula (Βρυσούλα, η) |
| Parigoris (Παρηγόρης, ο) |
| Community Velota |
| Velota (Βελωτά, τα) |
| Community Esochoria |
| Esochoria (Εσωχώρια, τα) |
| Isomata (Ισώματα, τα) |
| Community Kastania |
| Καστανέα, η |
| Community Katavothra |
| Drosopigi (Δροσοπηγή, η) |
| Katavothra (Καταβόθρα, η) |
| Community Prodromos |
| Granas (Γρανάς, ο) |
| Prodromos (Πρόδρομος, ο) |
| Community Prousos |
| Ano Esochoria (Άνω Εσωχώρια, τα) |
| Iera Moni Prousou (Ιερά Μονή Προυσού, η) |
| Kouli (Κούλι, το) |
| Prousos (Προυσός, ο) |
| Tsiknaiika (Τσικναίικα, τα) |
| Community Sarkini |
| Ptelea (Πτελέα, η) |
| Sarkini (Σαρκίνη, η) |
| Community Stavrochori |
| Kynigos (Κυνηγός) |
| Stavrochori (Σταυροχώρι, το) |
| Community Tornos |
| Tornos (Τόρνος, ο) |
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