Kameniani
Encyclopedia
Kamenianoi 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.
, southwest of Kalavryta
, west-northwest of Tripoli
and northeast of Olympia
and Pyrgos.
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.
Aroania
Aroania is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. The population is 2,551 . The seat of administration was in the town Psofida...
, Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. As of 2001, it had a population of 105. The village is situated in the mountainous area.
Nearest places
- Drovolovo, northeast
- DessinoDessinoDesino is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 10 for the village. The village is situated in the mountainous area...
, southeast - Kerassia, southwest
- LechouriLechouriLechouri is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 152 for the village and 272 for the municipal district...
, northwest
Population
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 141 | -121 or 69.54% |
| 1991 | 102 | -39 or -27.66% |
| 2001 | 79 | -23 or -22.55% |
Location
Kamenianoi is located 10 km from Psofida, south of PatrasPatras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, southwest of Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
, west-northwest of Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
and northeast of Olympia
Olympia, Greece
Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
and Pyrgos.
History
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), HerculesHercules
Hercules is the Roman name for Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus , and the mortal Alcmene...
caught the Erymanthian Boar
Erymanthian Boar
In Greek mythology, the Erymanthian Boar is remembered in connection with The Twelve Labours, in which Heracles, the enemy of Hera, visited in turn "all the other sites of the Goddess throughout the world, to conquer every conceivable 'monster' of nature and rededicate the primordial world to its...
.
Kameniani was ruled by the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
with the exception from 1681 until 1715 with the last of the Venetian rule. Dessino finally became a part of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
after the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, 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.