Alevrada
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Alevrada (Greek: Αλευράδα) is a small village of Greece located in the North West part of the prefecture named Aetolia-Acarnania near the dam of the river Achelous and the artificial lake Kremasta.
The village belongs to the municipality of Inachos of the Valtou province. Its population is about 150 inhabitants.
The altitude of the village is at 573 m.
Alevrada is located on the provincial Road 38|GR-38]] which connects Agrinio with Karpenisi as well as with Lamia. Alevrada has boundaries with the communities of Petrona to the West and Triklino (previously Priantza) to the East. The Acheloos river divides the area of the village from Tatarna Evrytania's prefecture and Chouni Trichonida's province. The construction of the Kremasta dam (see below) over the Acheloos River caused a dramatic decrease of the population of the area since most of the cultivated area covered with water. In the area of Kremasta (where the famous "Jump of Katsantoni") the Greek Electric Company (ΔΕΗ) constructed a huge dam (160 m) over the famous mineral thermal springs. After the construction, the mineral water flowed down of the dam and sprang again at a place known to the local people as Gria Maria.
Over the dam passes the road which connects Alevrada with Chouni of Trichonida's province.The road is in a bad condition. A new road that will connect Alevrada with Evrytania through Tatarna's Bridge is under construction.
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[edit] Subdivisions
- Kremasta Sykias (pop: 27)
- Pistiana (pop: 23)
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change (village) |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 700 (village) | - |
| 1981 | 341 (village) | about -450/about - 57.37% |
| 1991 | 185 (village) | -156/-45.75% |
| 2001 | 101 (village) | -84/-45.405% |
[edit] Other
Alevrada has 2 churches (΄Αγιος Γεώργιος και Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου) but not a priest in a regular basis. It also has a small museum of regional significance.The school closed due to the lack of pupils.The population does not exceed 100 inhabitants.
Βιβλιογραφία
1.Φύλλο Εφημερίδας Κυβερνήσεως (Φ.Ε.Κ.) 112 τεύχος Α΄(Β.Δ. της 22-5-1919)
2.Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Δομή - Τόμος 3ος σελ. 55 - Εκδόσεις Τεγόπουλου-Μανιατέα - Αθήνα 1996
3. Σταματελάτου Μ & Βάμβα Φ. (Stamatelatou & Vamva) - Γεωγραφικό λεξικό της Ελλάδας (Geographical dictionary of Greece) - Τόμος 1ος(vol. 1) σελ.(p.)90 - Εκδόσεις εφημερίδας το "Βήμα" ("Vima" publications) - Αθήνα (Athens)- 2006
4. Παπαϊωάννου(Papaioannou) Κώστας (Kostas) - Αλευράδα (Alevrada) - Λαογραφική έρευνα (folklore investigation) - Αθήνα (Athens) 2007(ISBN:978-960-631-817-7)
[edit] External links
- Alevrada on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
[edit] See also
| The municipality of Inachos |
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| Agridi | Alevrada (Kremasta Sykias | Pistiana) | Amorgiani | Babiali | Chalkiopoulo | Empessos | Giannopoulo | Malesiada | Patiopoulo | Perdikaki (Pigadia) | Petronas | Podogora | Stathas | Triklino | Vrouviana |
| Greece | West Greece | Aetolia-Acarnania | Valtos | Inachos |
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