Perkos, Aitoloakarnania

Perkos (Πέρκος) Aitoloakarnania

Perkos is a mountainous settlement of the Prefecture of Etoloakarnania, it is the seat of the homonymous Local Community, and according to the "Kallikratis Program" from 1/1/2011 it belongs to the enlarged Municipality of Thermos [1] [2].

Location

The village is located in the wider area of ​​the artificial lake of Evinos, in an area southwest of it, being amphitheatrically built in the northeastern forested foothills of Mount Psoriaris at an altitude of about 690 to 770 meters [3] [4]. The village has a panoramic view of the area of ​​the neighboring village of Perista which is located on the slopes of Xerovouni while between the two villages a shady ravine is formed formed by Kakavos, a small dry river of the area that flows into Evinos [5]. Near the village, apart from Thermo, which is the administrative center of the area and the opposite neighboring Perista, are the villages of Achladokastro, Diasellaki, Koniska, as well as Platanos and Kato Platanos (former Vonorta) of Nafpaktia [3].

The area of ​​the village is served by the mountain road network of dirt roads of the area [6]. The village is 57 km from Agrinio, 27.5 km from Thermo, 79 km from Karpenisi and Nafpaktos is 70 km by road through Thermo.

General elements

Regarding the etymology of the name of the village, there are various views and approaches, but some of them do not prevail. The village is divided into three neighborhoods: Epano Mahalas, Kato Mahalas and the Center, names which came from the homonymous fountains that irrigate the village along with four others that exist [5]. In the village there is a rural doctor's office, a guest house, a grocery store, the parish church is dedicated to Agios Nikolaos while in the periphery of the village there are four chapels [5] [8]. The villagers are mainly engaged in viticulture, animal husbandry and trade.
Administrative development

It is one of the villages in the historical area of ​​Kravaron and belonged to the so-called "Ano Kravarochoria" [10]. The then "Berkos" was recognized as a settlement with the Government Gazette 19A of 07/12/1835, when it was subordinated to the then Municipality of Proshio [1]. With Government Gazette 261A of 31/08/1912, the name of the village was corrected to "Perki" [1] and, with the formation of the Communities, it was designated as the seat of the then Community of Perki [1] [11] [12]. On 10/16/1940, the name of the village was renamed "Perkos" [1], as well as the Community [11] [12]. In the period 1997-2010, based on the "Kapodistrias Plan", it was the seat of the homonymous former Municipal District of the "Kapodistrian" Municipality of Thermos [1] [2] [11] [12].

Demographic development

The demographic development of the settlement in the 21st century is as follows:
Year Population
2001 42 [13]
2011 90 [14]

References

Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes in Perkos, Etoloakarnania. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of the Municipality of Thermo. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Perkos on the map. topoguide.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Google Earth.
"Meet the green Pergo of Nafpaktia". iaitoloakarnania.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
See eg: a) "Asphalt paving of the Diasellaki-Perkos road section". Blog about Perkos of Etoloakarnania. December 16, 2018. Retrieved: 25/02/2019; b) "Images of yesterday and today from Diasellaki Perkos street". Blog about Perkos of Etoloakarnania. October 23, 2017. Retrieved: 25/02/2019; c) "The miserable road network from Perko to Diaselaki". Blog about Perkos of Etoloakarnania. March 5, 2014. Retrieved: 25/02/2019; d) "1956: The construction of the Thermos-Perkos-Peristas road". Blog about Perkos of Etoloakarnania. July 7, 2010. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Google Maps.
"The Churches and Chapels of Perkos". Blog about Perkos of Etoloakarnania. May 21, 2016. Retrieved: 25/02/2019
"Topographic and historical". Blog about Perkos of Etoloakarnania. April 21, 2010. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
"Perkos, Kravara and Nafpaktia in the struggle for National Independence". dimos-thermou.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of the Community of Perkos, Etoloakarnania. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
KEDKE-EETAA, Dictionary, vol.
YOU RIGHT. - Permanent Population of Greece. Census 2001

EL.STAT. - Permanent Population of Greece. Census 2011

Sources

Results of the 2011 Population-Housing Census concerning the Permanent Population of the Country, Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic, vol. 2, p. 3465 (December 28, 2012).
YOU RIGHT. - Permanent Population of Greece. Census 2001, Athens 2004. ISBN 960-86704-8-9.
Central Union of Municipalities and Communities (KEDKE) - Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government (EETAA), Dictionary of Administrative Changes of Municipalities and Communities (1912-2001), Volumes A-BD, Edited by: Giannis Baharas, Athens 2002 EETAA Publications . ISBN 960-7509-47-1. ISBN (SET) 960-7509-46-3.

External links

Perkos on the map. topoguide.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes in Perkos, Etoloakarnania. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of the Community of Perkos, Etoloakarnania. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of the Municipality of Thermo. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Meet the green Pergo of Nafpaktia. iaitoloakarnania.gr. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.
Blog about Perkos of Etoloakarnania. perkosnafpaktias.blogspot.com. Retrieved: 25/02/2019.