Administrative Region : Epirus
Regional unit : Ioannina
Sklivani (Σκλίβανη) Ioannina
Sklivani is a mountainous village in the Regional Unit of Ioannina in Epirus at an altitude of 730 meters[1].
Geography - sights
Sklivani, together with the neighboring settlements (Agios Georgios, Agios Christoforos, Koulouraiika, Profitis Elias, Rachi, Stavros and Chora) is a typical example of scattered habitation as they all together extend over 35,000 acres[2]. It is located at the foot of Mount Xirovouni and is 34 km. S.-SE. from the city of Ioannina and 6.5 km. from the Agia Triada junction of the Ionian Road[3].
In the area there are the ruins of the Molossian Acropolis of Sklivani, which is believed to have been founded in the 4th century BC. century with the aim of controlling access to / from the city of Ioannina and the ancient passages between Amvrakia, Orraon and the hinterland[4]. Important sights are the church of Panagia with an interesting wooden carved iconostasis and frescoes as well as the monastery of Agios Nikolaos at a distance of 5 km. NW. of the village[5]. There are also the Museum of Modern History, the Museum of Ecclesiastical Art and every year a large number of events are organized by the active cultural association "Brotherhood of Sklivanites of Ioannina", which has been operating since 1971[6][7][8].
History
The habitation of Sklivani, from the archaeological findings that exist, dates back to the 3rd to 4th century, while the existing churches prove continuous habitation since the 15th century. The travelers Leak and Holland mention it from 1805 to 1812, as well as Panagiotis Aravantinos in 1831 in his work "Chronicles of Epirus", which provides data on the population and the community[2].
Name - administrative
It was established as a community in 1919 with the Government Gazette 184A - 19/08/1919 and its seat is the same[9]. According to the Kallikratis plan, together with the neighboring villages of Agios Georgios, Agios Christoforos, Koulouraiika, Profitis Ilias, Rachi, Stavros and Chora, they constitute the local community of Sklivani, which belongs to the municipal unit of Agios Dimitrios of the Municipality of Dodoni and according to the 2011 census has a population of 65 residents, while the community as a whole has 235[10].
References
Encyclopedia Nea Domi. Athens: Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 156, vol. 31.
User, Super. «D.E. Agios Dimitrios». dodoni.gr. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
«Driving distances in kilometers between cities, villages - apostaseis.gr». www.apostaseis.gr. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
Thanasis, George. «Promotion works at the Molossian Acropolis of Sklivani». www.dodoni.gr. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
«Destinations/Sightseeings - diakopes.gr». www.diakopes.gr. Retrieved June 3, 2018.[dead link]
info@web-experts.gr. "Greek Dance Archive". www.dancearchive.gr. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
"MODERATE HISTORY MUSEUM - SKLIVANI". www.proinanea.gr. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
"Museum of Ecclesiastical Art in Sklivani - Hpeiros.gr News from Epirus". ipiros.gr (in English). Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
"Administrative Changes of Municipalities and Communitieswebsite=ΕΕΤΑΑ". Retrieved June 4, 2018.
"Population-Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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