Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Aitoloakarnania
Vliziana (Βλιζιανά) Aitoloakarnania
Vliziana or Vlyziana (old script: Vlyzana), is a village in the municipality of Astakos, in the regional unit of Aitoloakarnania, 64 km from Messolonghi. In the 2011 census, it had 127 residents.
Built at an altitude of 440 meters, among the Acarnania Mountains, it extends to the eastern foothills of Mount Kalovouni (917 meters).
The main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture and livestock. In the past, they cultivated vineyards.[2]
Name
The name of the village is probably due to the water that gushes from the ground even in the summer months. The soil has this property and the clay soil is whitish in color.
Churches
Vliziana has as its parish church Agios Nikolaos, which was built in the 19th century and previously Agios Vlasios. To the south of the village is the church of Agioi Anargyroi and to the north is Agia Dutra (on the site of which stood an ancient temple of Hercules), the interior of which is paved with large square stone slabs, and the church of Agios Georgios. Next to the road to Vasilopoulo is the church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. To the south of the village is also the church of Agia Paraskevi, while in the past there were the churches of Panagia (towards Kalovouni), Agios Ioannis, Agia Sophia, Agios Petros and Prophet Elias. The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos operated in Manina.
History
Vlzzana (Turkish: Vliziani) is mentioned as early as the 16th century (1521) and was one of the largest villages of Xiromero in the 17th century, with 80 families at that time. From the mid-17th century the population of the village began to decline due to the wars with the Venetians and the Ottomans.[3] Thus, in the second quarter of the 18th century, fewer than ten families lived there.
Population censuses
Census 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 492[4] 488[5] 388[6] 379[7] 312[8] 325[9] 127
Administrative history
After the liberation it was subordinated to the municipality of Astakos, which at that time had its seat in Dragomesto (Karaiskakis) and then Astakos. Until 1912 (when the community of Vlyziana was founded) it is referred to as a settlement of Vlyzana and Manina[10]. In 2011 Manina had 170 inhabitants and Vliziana 127[11].
Past presidents of the community
After 1978, the following served as presidents of the community:
Theofanis Papageorgiou (1979-1982), elected in 1978 with 56.8%
Eust. Geropanos (1983-1986) elected in 1982 with 51.9%
Andreas Karfis (1987-90) elected in 1986 with 58.4%
Spyridon Stergiou (1991-94) elected in 1990 with 50.3% and
Lazaros Zarkadoulas (1995-98) elected in 1994 with 54.1%.
The community was abolished in 1998.[12]
Culture
Today the Cultural Folklore Association of Vlyziana "George Karaiskakis" is active with music, dance and other cultural events that take place in the village.
Sources
(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Spyrou G. Barbarousi, In Vlyziana in the old days, (edited by Artemis Th. Barbarousi), Athens 2015, p. 141.
Vlyziana: a forgotten village of Xiromeros Archived 2017-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, agrinionews.gr, 18-10-2013, retrieved 19-12-2017.
Population of Greece according to the census of 7 March 1951, p. 18 of the pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
Population of Greece at the census of 19 March 1961, p. 26.
Population of Greece at the census of 14 March 1971, p. 26 of pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 5 April 1981, p. 34 of pdf.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 17 March 1991, p. 28 of pdf.
Actual population of Greece - Census 2001, p. 25 of pdf.
"Administrative Changes in Municipalities and Communities website=EETAA". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
"Official Gazette of the results of the 2011 PERMANENT population Census Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.", p. 10724 (p. 250 of the pdf)
Community elections in the Municipality of Vlyziana - Results, EETAA, retrieved 19-12-2017.
| Municipal unit Astakos |
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| Municipal Community Astakos |
| Astakos (Αστακός, ο) |
| Βαλτίον, το |
| Community Agrampela |
| Agrampela (Αγράμπελα, τα) |
| Community Vasilopoulo |
| Vasilopoulo (Βασιλόπουλον, το) |
| Community Vliziana |
| Vliziana (Βλιζιανά, τα) |
| Community Karaiskakis |
| Karaiskakis (Καραϊσκάκης, ο) |
| Community Machairas |
| Machairas (Μαχαιράς, ο) |
| Community Bampini |
| Bampini (Μπαμπίνη, η) |
| Community Palaiomanina |
| Palaiomanina (Παλαιομάνινα, η) |
| Community Prodromos |
| Prodromos (Πρόδρομος, ο) |
| Community Skourtou |
| Skourtou (Σκουρτού, η) |
| Community Strongylovouni |
| Manina Vlizianon (Μάνινα Βλιζιανών, η) |
| Strongylovouni (Στρογγυλοβούνι, το) |
| Community Chrysovitsa |
| Chrysovitsa (Χρυσόβιτσα, η) |
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