Stathas is a small mountain village of Greece

Greece

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. It is located in the north west part of Greece and belongs to 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...

. The village was known as Dounista (Greek: Δούνιστα or Ντούνιστα) until the late 20th century. The village belongs to the 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...

 municipal unit. Its population is estimated about 467 inhabitants for the municipal district and 168 for the main village. The altitude of the main village is 640 meters above sea level. The nearest major cities are Agrinion

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...

, 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 Arta

Arta

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History

The village's name "Stathas" was given after the famous rebel "armatolos" *Gerodimos Stathas, of Valtos

Valtos Province

Valtos Province is one of the five former provinces of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece. It lies in the north-west part of the prefecture. Its capital was Amfilochia. The Acheloos River was the border of the province to Evrytania. Today the Kremasta artificial lake separates the province from Evrytania...

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Other famous rebels, during the Turkish occupation of Greece, from the same village are:

• Giannis Stathas
  Giannis Stathas
  Giannis Stathas was a Greek armatolos during the pre-Revolution era in Greece. He later became leader of a small fleet in the Aegean Sea.-Family background:...
  
   (1758-1812)
• Andreas Iskos
• Ioannis Iskos
• Chronis Iskos
• Dimitris Iskos or Karaiskos (who, according to a rumor, was the father of Georgios Karaiskakis
  Georgios Karaiskakis
  Georgios Karaiskakis born Georgios Iskos was a famous Greek klepht, armatolos, military commander, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence.- Early life :...
  
  , the famous fighter for the Greek 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...
  
  ).

Subdivisions

• Stathas [2001 pop: 172]
• Pavliada (Παυλιάδα) [2001 pop: 17]
• Potamia (Ποταμιά) [2001 pop: 271]

Population

Year	Village population	Municipal district population
1981	503	-
1991	151	-
2001	168	467

The population of the village dropped between 1981 and 1991. Many young people left the village looking for better living conditions to other parts of Greece and even abroad.

External links

• Stathas on the municipal website
• Stathas on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)