Chalkiopoulo

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Chalkiopoulo ( παλιά ονομασία κοινότης Χαλκιοπούλων) is a Greek village located in the northwest part of the prefecture Aetolia and Acarnania.

Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 New Chalkiopoulo 4 References

[edit] Location

Chalkiopoulo appears in the list of Greece's villages which was issued by the Greek Kingdom (Otto king of Greece) after the independence (1832). The village belongs to the municipality of Inachous(΄Ιναχος) and the province of Valtos. .

[edit] History

The village existed during the struggle for the independence of Greece (1821-1829) and many of its members participated in this strugle, namely the families: Alexiou (Giannakis, Stavros), Valtinos (Athanasios, Kolios, Georgakis, Georgios, Ioannis, Panos, Dimitrios and Sotiris), Kontogiannis (Mitsos, Vaggelis, Nikolaos, Spyros), Mylonas Zacharis, Nikou Andreas, Sotiris Dimos, Christou Konstantinos, Christou or Seltsikas Spyros and others.

The original settlement is now mostly abandoned by its inhabitants (population 90 people according to a 1991 census). A new settlement was created along the bank of the river Inachous with the name "New Chalkiopoulo (Νέο Χαλκιόπουλο)". Authors Kostas Hatzopoulos and Mitsou Andreas derive their origin from Chalkiopoulo.

[edit] New Chalkiopoulo

New Chalkiopoulo has a population of 636 inhabitants. The altitude of the new village is 270 meters above the sea level. The new village has a health center which provides primary health services to all the people in the municipality of Inachous. Additionally, a marketplace is present, with various goods available.

[edit] References