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 above sea level is 573 m.

Alevrada is located on 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 Achelous river divided the area of the village from the Tatarna Evrytania's prefecture and Chouni Trichonida's provinces. The construction of the Kremasta dam (see below) over the Acheloos river and the formation of a huge artificial lake caused a dramatic decrease of the population of the area. This is because most of the land available for cultivation became covered with water. In the area of Kremasta (where the famous "Jump of Katsantonis" is located) 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 the springs formed again at a place known to the local people as Gria Maria.

Over the dam passes the road which connects Alevrada with Chouni of the Trichonida province. The road is in bad condition. A new road that will connect Alevrada with Evrytania through Tatarna's Bridge is under construction.

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[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%

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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. Papaioannou Kostas (Παπαϊωάννου Χ.Κώστας)- Alevrada (Αλευράδα) - Folklore investigation (Λαογραφική έρευνα) - Athens (Αθήνα) 2007 ISBN 978-960-631-817-7


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The municipality of Inachos
Agridi | Alevrada (Kremasta Sykias | Pistiana) | Amorgiani | Babiali | Chalkiopoulo | Empessos | Giannopoulo | Malesiada (Ano Kampos | Maraneli) | Patiopoulo | Perdikaki (Pigadia) | Petronas | Podogora | Stathas | Triklino | Vrouviana
Greece | West Greece | Aetolia-Acarnania | Valtos | Inachos
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