| Kamenianoi Καμενιάνοι |
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Kamenianoi
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | West Greece |
| Regional unit: | Achaea |
| Municipality: | Kalavryta |
| Municipal unit: | Aroania |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 105 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 800 - 940 m (2625 - 3084 ft) |
| Postal: | 250 16 |
| Auto: | AX |
Kamenianoi (Greek: Καμενιάνοι) is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 105. The village is situated in the mountainous area.
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| Year | Population | Change |
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| 1981 | 141 | -121 or 69.54% |
| 1991 | 102 | -39 or -27.66% |
| 2001 | 79 | -23 or -22.55% |
Kamenianoi is located 10 km from Psofida, south of Patras, southwest of Kalavryta, west-northwest of Tripoli and northeast of Olympia and Pyrgos.
The origin of the name comes from many furnaces that existed during that time. According to a myth which it had, in the area of Kaprivaina (Καπρίβαινα), Hercules caught the Erymanthian Boar.
Kameniani was ruled by the Ottoman Turks with the exception from 1681 until 1715 with the last of the Venetian rule. Dessino finally became a part of Greece after the Greek War of Independence.
After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1981 through to 1991. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the 2000s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Aroania.
Today, it is a village with a few inhabitants, it is populated during the summer months. The population depends on olive productions.
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