Strongylovouni (Greek: Στρογγυλοβούνι, Aromanian: Sturnari) is an Aromanian (Vlach) village and a community of the Xiromero municipality. Since the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality Astakos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 319 residents in the community.[1] The community of Strongylovouni covers an area of 18.001 km2.[3]
Strongylovouni
Στρογγυλοβούνι Sturnari | |
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Settlement | |
  Strongylovouni | |
| Coordinates: 38°31.7′N 21°12.8′E / 38.5283°N 21.2133°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Aetolia-Acarnania |
| Municipality | Xiromero |
| Municipal unit | Astakos |
| • Community | 18.001 km2 (6.950 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 319 |
| • Community density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 300 01 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2632 |
| Vehicle registration | AI |
Administrative division edit
The community of Strongylovouni consists of two separate settlements:[1]
- Manina Vlizianon (population 148 as of 2021)
- Strongylovouni (population 171)
History edit
Strongylovouni, 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 Mpitsikopoulo, in Epirus, after a string of assaults by Turkish and Albanian bandits.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ Οι Αρβανιτόβλαχοι στη Ρούμελη-Στερεά Ελλάδα (in Greek). Αστέριος Κουκούδης, Μελέτες για τους Βλάχους. Retrieved 8 February 2014.