Manina Vlizianon

Manina Vlizianon
Μάνινα Βλιζιανών
Manina Vlizianon

Coordinates: 38°32.2′N 21°11.4′E / 38.5367°N 21.1900°ECoordinates: 38°32.2′N 21°11.4′E / 38.5367°N 21.1900°E
Country Greece
Administrative region West Greece
Regional unit Aetolia-Acarnania
Municipality Xiromero
Municipal unit Astakos
Highest elevation 90 m (300 ft)
Lowest elevation 80 m (260 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Rural 170
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 300 01
Area code(s) +30-2632-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration AIx-xxxx

Manina Vlizianon (Greek: Μάνινα Βλιζιανών, Aromanian: Calendzi) is an Aromanian village Xiromero municipality.[1] Since the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality Astakos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 170 residents in the village.[1] The community of Manina Vlizianon is a part of the community of Strongylovouni.[1]

History

Manina Vlizianon, together with the other Aromanian settlements of Aetolia-Acarnania, was created in the midst of the 19th century, by people that fled the village of Bitsikopoulo, in Epirus, after a string of assaults by Turkish and Albanian bandits.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. Οι Αρβανιτόβλαχοι στη Ρούμελη-Στερεά Ελλάδα (in Greek). Αστέριος Κουκούδης, Μελέτες για τους Βλάχους. Retrieved 8 February 2014.