Oiniades
Oiniades Οινιάδες | |
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The ancient shipyard | |
Location | |
Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Elevation (center): | 10 m (33 ft) |
Government | |
Country: | Greece |
Periphery: | West Greece |
Municipality: | Messolonghi |
Population statistics (as of 2011[1]) | |
Codes | |
Postal: | 300 01 |
Telephone: | 2210 |
Auto: | ME |
Oiniades (Greek: Οινιάδες) is part of the municipality Missolonghi, Greece. Its area is 270.899 km2.[2] It was named after the ancient town of Oeniadae.
History
[change | change source]Ancient Oeniadae (Ancient Greek: Οἰνιάδαι) was a port town on the west bank of the river Achelous. It was one of the most important towns of ancient Acarnania. Oeniadai was first mentioned in the 5th century BC.[3]
It was against a hill in the marshes. These protected it from invaders.[4] It is the same place the modern village, Katochi.
It was an important port on the route to Corfu. It changed its alliances often in the history. At first it was a member of the Peloponnesian League. But, in 424 BC it joined the Delian League. In the Hellenistic period, Oiniadai allied with the Aetolians until 218 BC when Philip V declared it free. From 211-189 BC during the Roman-Macedonian wars the Aetolians controlled it again. In Roman times it became less important.
Municipality
[change | change source]Subdivisions
[change | change source]The communities below are part of Oiniades:
- Neochori Mesolongiou (Neochori, Magoula, Marmara)
- Gouria
- Katochi
- Lesini
- Mastros (Mastros, Platania)
- Pentalofo
Population
[change | change source]Year | Municipality population |
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1991 | 10,686 |
2001 | 10,227 |
2011 | 9,373 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "(875 KB) 2001 Census" (PDF). National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) (in Greek). www.statistics.gr. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ↑ OINIADAI Greece, entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.
- ↑
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Oeniadae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Municipality of Oiniades (in Greek)
- Oiniades (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
- Ancient Oeniadae on GTP Travel Pages
- Ancient Oeniadae access information Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
- jstor.org, Oeniadae: I. History and Topography by Benjamin Powell, 1904