Mageiras

Mageiras
Μάγειρας
Location
Mageiras
Coordinates
Government
Country: Greece
Region: West Greece
Regional unit: Achaea
Municipality: Aigialeia
Municipal unit: Sympoliteia
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Village
 - Population: 93
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto: ΑΧ

Mageiras (Greek: Μάγειρας) is a village in the municipal unit of Sympoliteia, Achaea, Greece. In 2001, it had a population of 93.

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Nearest places

Population

Year Population
1830 19 families
1844 52
1851 10 families/56 people
1861 71
1879 88
1889 100
1896 122
1907 129
1920 149
1928 158
1940 138
1951 165
1961 153
1971 76
1981 74
1991 76
2001 81

Location

Mageira is located southwest of Aigio, west of Athens and Corinth, north of Kalavryta southwest of the GR-8A/E65 (Athens - Corinth - Patras) and east of Patras.

Geography and history

Mageira was founded around 1750 and 1770 from residents of a large village Tsetsevos which it had at the time that suffered settling of villages. It was run along with some nearby created villages including Aragozaina (Alsos), Gropa (Lakka), Verino, Myrovryssi, Doukaneika and Synaina.

Mageira became an independent community from 1828 until 1997. The population was recorded for the first time by the French general Maison. It became a part of the municipality of Errineis until 1912, it reverted to Myrovryssi (Μυρόβρυσης) until 1919 and later with Aragozaina or Aragozena (Αραγόζαινας) until 1924 as its exceptions. The relocation also occurred in the 1930s where many inhabitants moved to the settlement of Avythos (Akoli) near Rododafni.

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1961 through to 1991, it became one of the few villages in mountainous Achaia to regain is population. Dessino was connected by asphalt roadin the 1980s. 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. Mageira became a part of the newly formed municipality of Sympoliteias in 1997.

Today, it is a village with a few inhabitants, it is populated during the summer months. The population depends on agriculture especially on its olive productions.

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