Strongylovouni (, rup, Sturnari) is an
Aromanian (
Vlach
"Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other Easter ...
) village and a community of the
Xiromero municipality.
[Detailed census results 2011]
Since the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality
Astakos, of which it was a municipal district.
The 2011 census recorded 156 residents in the village and 326 residents in the community.
The community of Strongylovouni covers an area of 18.001 km
2.
Administrative division
The community of Strongylovouni consists of two separate settlements:
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Manina Vlizianon
Manina Vlizianon (, rup, Calendzi) is an Aromanian (Vlach) village in Xiromero municipality, Greece. The 2011 census recorded 170 residents in the village. The community of Manina Vlizianon is a part of the community of Strongylovouni.
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(population 170)
*Strongylovouni (population 156)
The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.
History
Strongylovouni, together with the other
Aromanian settlements of
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania ( el, Αιτωλοακαρνανία, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic region of Central Greece and the administrative region of West Greece. A combination of the histor ...
, was created in the midst of the 19th century, by people that fled the village of Mpitsikopoulo, in
Epirus
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, after a string of assaults by
Turkish and
Albanian bandits.
See also
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List of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania
This is a list of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece.
* Achladokastro
* Achyra
* Aetopetra
* Aetos
* Afrato
* Afroxylia
* Agalianos
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Sofia
* Agia Varvara
* Agios Andreas
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Georgios
* ...
References
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Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania
Aromanian settlements in Greece