Aetorrachi ( el, Αετορράχη, before 1957: Βάλακα - ''Valaka''Name changes of settlements in Greece
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. It is located in the hills of northern Elis, 3 km east of Borsi, 14 km southeast of

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and 30 km north of Pyrgos. It is close to the northern shore of the Pineios reservoir, and south of the

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hills. Its population in 2001 was 92 for the village, and 224 for the community, which includes the village Dafni.

History

The village was founded during the

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and was known as ''Valaka'' (Greek: Βάλακα), named after the Turkish chief Valak Agaş. After the

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of 1821, the Ottoman rule came to an end, and the Turks fled the area. Aetorrachi became a community, together with the neighboring village of Kompothekra (which was renamed to Dafni in 1955).Name changes of settlements in Greece
/ref> Aetorrachi was renamed in 1957 to Aetorrachi. In 1997, under the

Kapodistrias Law Kapodistrias reform ( el, Σχέδιο Καποδίστριας, "Kapodistrias Plan") is the common name of law 2539 of Greece, which reorganised the country's administrative divisions. The law, named after 19th-century Greek statesman Ioannis Kapod ...

, the area became a municipal district of the municipality of

Population

External links

Aetorrachi on GTP Travel Pages

References

{{Vouprasia Vouprasia Populated places in Elis

History

Population

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