Malesiada is a village and a community in Aetolia-Acarnania

Aetolia-Acarnania

Aetolia-Acarnania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece; the regional unit is a combination of the geographic regions Aetolia and Acarnania. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest...

, Greece

Greece

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. The village belongs to the municipal unit of Inachos

Inachos, Greece

Inachos is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfilochia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northernmost part of Aetolia-Acarnania. Its land area is 585.382 km². Its population...

. Through the village passes the provincial road which leads from Agrinio

Agrinio

Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times...

 and Amfilochia

Amfilochia

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 to Empesos and further to Arta

Arta, Greece

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 and Evrytania

Evrytania

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 (through the Tatarna Bridge

Tatarna Bridge

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 over the artificial lake of Kremasta

Kremasta (lake)

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The municipal district Malesiada consists of the villages Nea Malesiada, Ano Kampos and Maraneli.

Nea Malesiada

Nea Malesiada is the largest village of the municipal district Malesiada. The old village Malesiada was isolated and the villagers asked from the State to reestablish it at a new place along the provincial road which connects Agrinio with Empesos in order to have better living conditions.
After the reestablishment, the village took the name "Nea Malesiada" with "Nea" meaning "New".
In the village there is a market that sells meat products. Nea Malesiada has a primary and a secondary school, a few churches and a square (plateia

Plateia

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). The nearest lyceum (middle school), bank and post office are in Chalkiopoulo

Chalkiopoulo

Chalkiopoulo is a Greek village located in the northwest part of Aetolia-Acarnania. It is part of the municipal unit Inachos.-History:...

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From Malesiada comes the 'Malesiadas' family members of which (Georgios, Kostas, Stamoulis) fought during the Greek war for Independence (1821–1827). It was this family which gave its name to the village.
The last thirty years the population steadily declines because the young people moved to other parts of the country, especially to Athens and Agrinion or even abroad for finding better work or living conditions.