Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Aitoloakarnania
Mandrini (Μανδρινή) Aitoloakarnania
Mandrini is a mountain village in Nafpaktia in the prefecture of Aitoloakarnania. It is built at an altitude of 1,020 meters on the western slopes of Mount Oxya in Vardousia and is one of the most mountainous villages in Aitoloakarnania. Since 1997, according to the Kallikratis program, it has been the Local Community of Mandrini, which belongs to the Municipal Unit of Efficiency of the Municipality of Nafpaktia and its population according to the 2011 census is 102 inhabitants [2]. The old Slavic name of the village until 1928 was Megali Paloukova [3], in contrast to Lefka, which was called Mikri Paloukova. Mandrini, according to the Kapodistrias program, belonged to the Municipality of Apodotia, one of the most remote communities in the municipality and its population according to the 2001 census was 73 inhabitants.
History
The area has been inhabited since antiquity, during the years of the Aetolian Confederation, when it belonged to the Office. The history of the settlement is mostly in line with the history of Aetolia and Acarnania, when they were hit by plague and raids by Slavs, Bulgarians and Normans from the 8th to the 12th century.
Due to the Turkish persecution in the Peloponnese by the Venetians, many residents were forced to emigrate to other parts of Greece. Thus, the first inhabitants of the village probably came from Palouki, Ilia, from where their older name is justified [4]: a smaller number of this population may have lived in Lefka, Etoloakarnania.
According to another view, the first inhabitants came from the village of Doukas, which was abandoned due to subsidence, and some of them built Ternova (today's Dendrochori) while others built Paloukova. It is possible that the Byzantine village of Doukas lost its name in the years of the Despotate of Epirus when the Duca dynasty ruled the place and the area was its manor. The united Paloukova was built on the site of the Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin, the current parish church of Mandrini [1].
In 1886, the area was severely damaged and severely damaged. The village experienced its greatest prosperity from the 10's until the end of the 30's, when the animal husbandry, with which they were engaged, brought them big profits. The great preoccupation of the inhabitants with animal husbandry and the preservation of herds also justifies the newer name of Mandrini [1].
References
"Mandrini | Municipality of Nafpaktia". www.nafpaktos.gr. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
"2011 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Archived (PDF) on original 17 May 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
Settlements renamed - Pandektis
Administrator. "Paloukova - Mandrini". www.kravara.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
External links
Municipality of Apodotia-Mandrini
Etoloakarnania - History of Mandarin
Website of Mandrini
Pergamon - Collection of folklore material from the village of Mandrini, in the province of Nafpaktia, in the prefecture of Etoloakarnania. [Dead link]
| Municipal unit Apodotia |
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| Community Ampelakiotissa |
| Ampelakiotissa (Αμπελακιώτισσα, η) |
| Community Anavryti |
| Anavryti (Αναβρυτή, η) |
| Community Ano Chora |
| Ano Chora (Άνω Χώρα, η) |
| Community Aspria |
| Aspria (Ασπριά, η) |
| Community Grammeni Oxya |
| Grammeni Oxya (Γραμμένη Οξυά, η) |
| Community Grigorio |
| Γρηγόριο, το |
| Community Elatovrysi |
| Elatovrysi (Ελατόβρυση, η) |
| Community Elatou |
| Elatou (Ελατού, η) |
| Community Kalloni |
| Kalloni (Καλλονή, η) |
| Community Katafygio |
| Γολέμιο, το |
| Katafygio (Καταφύγιο, το) |
| Community Kato Chora |
| Kato Chora (Κάτω Χώρα η) |
| Community Kentriki |
| Kentriki (Κεντρική, η) |
| Σέλλος, ο |
| Community Kokkinochori |
| Kokkinochori (Κοκκινοχώρι, το) |
| Σωτήρω, η |
| Chrisovo (Χρίσοβον, το) |
| Community Kryoneria |
| Kryoneria (Κρυονέρια, τα) |
| Community Kydonia |
| Κυδωνέα, η |
| Community Lefka |
| Λεύκα, η |
| Community Limnitsa |
| Limnitsa (Λιμνίτσα, η) |
| Community Mandrini |
| Mandrini (Μανδρινή, η) |
| Community Podos |
| Podos (Πόδος, ο) |
| Community Terpsithea |
| Terpsithea (Τερψιθέα, η) |
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