Sellades
Encyclopedia
Sellades is a village in the municipal unit of Kompoti
in the peripheral unit of Arta, Greece
. Its 2001 population was 687 for the town and 754 for the community (including the village Alonia). Sellades is linked with the road connecting the GR-5
/E55
((Patras - )Antirrio
- Agrinio
- Arta
- Ioannina
) and the Pindus
mountains. Sellades is located north of Amfilochia
and Agrinio
, northwest of Kompoti
, east-northeast of Preveza
, southeast of Arta
. The Ambracian Gulf
is to the south.
in the Ioannina Prefecture
. Another one was that its inhabitants moved and constructed horse lights and a third one was named that way in which it was constructed as a horse light. Strabo
described the area as the area of Makrynoros
Selaida (Σελαΐδα). Another origin was its first inhabitants had as their last name Selladitis or Seladitis (Σελλαδίτης). There is no explanation of its origin of Sellades.
on its history except on its names which took place in the revolutionary war. The Turks recaptured the village and continued ruling the region until 1881.
Sellades finally joined Greece during the liberation of the modern southeastern Arta which included most of Thessaly
that ended the Ottoman
Turkish
rule in 1881 and was one of the few towns to annex early to Greece. Its economy slowly improved.
Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.
Kompoti
Kompoti is a village and a former municipality in the Arta peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 2,128 for the town, 2,385 for the community and 3,485 for the...
in the peripheral unit of Arta, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Its 2001 population was 687 for the town and 754 for the community (including the village Alonia). Sellades is linked with the road connecting the GR-5
Greek National Road 5
Greek National Road 5 is a highway in Western Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to the city centre of Ioannina. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-48...
/E55
European route E55
European route E 55 is a E-route. It passes through the following cities:Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser … Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prague – Tábor – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova – Mestre...
((Patras - )Antirrio
Antirrio
Antirrio is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit...
- 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...
- Arta
Arta, Greece
Arta is a city with a rich history in northwestern Greece, capital of the peripheral unit of Arta, which is part of Epirus region. The city was known in ancient times as Ambracia . Arta is famous for its old bridge located over the Arachthos River, situated west of downtown...
- Ioannina
Ioannina
Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...
) and the Pindus
Pindus
The Pindus mountain range is located in northern Greece and southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km long, with a maximum elevation of 2637 m . Because it runs along the border of Thessaly and Epirus, the Pindus range is often called the "spine of Greece"...
mountains. Sellades is located north of Amfilochia
Amfilochia
Amfilochia is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvassaras ....
and 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...
, northwest of Kompoti
Kompoti
Kompoti is a village and a former municipality in the Arta peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 2,128 for the town, 2,385 for the community and 3,485 for the...
, east-northeast of Preveza
Preveza
Preveza is a town in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epirus. An immersed tunnel, completed in 2002 which runs between Preveza and Actium, connects the town...
, southeast of Arta
Arta, Greece
Arta is a city with a rich history in northwestern Greece, capital of the peripheral unit of Arta, which is part of Epirus region. The city was known in ancient times as Ambracia . Arta is famous for its old bridge located over the Arachthos River, situated west of downtown...
. The Ambracian Gulf
Ambracian Gulf
The Ambracian Gulf, also known as the Gulf of Arta or the Gulf of Actium, and in some official documents as the Amvrakikos Gulf , is a gulf of the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece. About long and wide, it is one of the largest enclosed gulfs in Greece...
is to the south.
Population
| Year | Village population | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 683 | - |
| 1991 | 718 | - |
| 2001 | 687 | 754 |
Origin of the name
Its origin of the name came from various sources other that it does not have as now. One of the origin of the name were the first inhabitants of the villages known as Selloi, they were people that arrived from DodonaDodona
Dodona in Epirus in northwestern Greece, was an oracle devoted to a Mother Goddess identified at other sites with Rhea or Gaia, but here called Dione, who was joined and partly supplanted in historical times by the Greek god Zeus.The shrine of Dodona was regarded as the oldest Hellenic oracle,...
in the Ioannina Prefecture
Ioannina Prefecture
Ioannina is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the city of Ioannina. It is the largest regional unit in Epirus, and one of the largest regional units of Greece.-Geography:...
. Another one was that its inhabitants moved and constructed horse lights and a third one was named that way in which it was constructed as a horse light. Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
described the area as the area of Makrynoros
Makrynoros
The Makrynoros or the Makrinoros mountains is a mountain range dominating the northern part of the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture in western Greece. Its length is approximately 25 to 30 km from north to south and its width is approximately 10 km from east to west. The Ionian Sea lies to the west...
Selaida (Σελαΐδα). Another origin was its first inhabitants had as their last name Selladitis or Seladitis (Σελλαδίτης). There is no explanation of its origin of Sellades.
History
In its Venetian documents and sources dating from 1696 said that Sellades along with the neighbouring village Megarchi paid several subjections to the Venetians. It was ruled again by the Ottomans for the next two and a half centuries. There is no written document between 1696 and the Greek War of IndependenceGreek 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...
on its history except on its names which took place in the revolutionary war. The Turks recaptured the village and continued ruling the region until 1881.
Sellades finally joined Greece during the liberation of the modern southeastern Arta which included most of Thessaly
Thessaly
Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
that ended 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...
Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
rule in 1881 and was one of the few towns to annex early to Greece. Its economy slowly improved.
Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.
External links
- http://www.sellades.com
- Sellades on GTP Travel Pages