Megarchi, Arta

Megarchi (Μεγάρχη) Arta

Megarchi is a village in the Municipality of Nikolaos Skoufa with 271 permanent residents (2011 census) and is about 11 km from the city of Arta. [1]

According to the Kapodistrias Plan, Megarchi was until the end of 2010, a municipal district of the newly formed Municipality of Peta, based in Peta. Based on the new administrative division provided by the Kallikratis Plan, Megarchi joined the Municipality of Nikolaos Skoufas. [2]

History

The first source to inform us of the existence of the village is the archives of Venice, [3] in which we learn that in 1697, Megarchi, along with many other villages in Arta, paid tribute to the Venetian administration in exchange for protection from them. pirate raids.
Megarchi and the neighboring villages on a map of 1887.

Panagiotis Aravantinos in his work "Chronography of Epirus" informs us that, based on the list of the census of 1845, Megarchi, in terms of ownership, was a privately owned village and 23 Christian families lived in it. [4]

Ifikratis Kokkidis also refers to the village in his work "Journeys of Epirus and Thessaly" published by the Greek Ministry of the Army (Athens 1880) and gives us the information that the village was inhabited by about 100 people. I. Kokkidis informs us that the province of Arta was divided into 2 areas: the area of ​​Arta and the area of ​​Preveza. The area of ​​Arta was in turn divided into 7 sections: Potamia section, Vryseos section, Radovyzi section, Tzoumerka section, Kambou section, Karvasara section and Lakkas section. Megarchi was part of the Fountain Department. [5]

Seraphim Xenopoulos, Metropolitan of Arta, is mentioned in the "Essay on the History of Arta & Preveza" (published in 1884) by Seraphim Xenopoulos. According to this source, at the time of the visit of the Metropolitan of Arta, about 15 families lived in the village. The inhabitants of the church were in the church of Timios Prodromos, Agios Georgios and Agia Paraskevi. The Metropolitan of Arta also mentions that in Megarchi there was a textbook and about 20 students attended it. Xenopoulos informs us that the village produced excellent quality tobacco. [6]

The final liberation of Megarchi took place in 1881, where the river Arachthos was defined as the border of the Greek state.

References

Hellenic Statistical Authority (2012) Results of the 2011 Population and Housing Census concerning the Permanent Population of the Country Government Gazette 3465 / ΒΔ / 28 December 2012 (pdf)
"Megarchi N. Artis". Administrative changes of local authorities. Hellenic Society for Local Development and Local Government. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
Arta in the archives of Venice, magazine "Skoufas" of Arta, issues of 1955-56.
Chronography of Epirus: of the neighboring Greek and Illyrian countries, which in turn ran the events in them from the year of salvation until 1854. / Coordinated by Panagiotou Aravantinou, p.320, ed.1856.
Travels of Epirus and Thessaly / under the Ministry of Military Staff, I. Kokidis, Athens 1880.

Essay on the History of Arta and Preveza (published in 1884).

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Municipality of N. Skoufa
Regional Unit of Arta

Municipal unit Peta
Municipal Community Peta
Agios Dimitrios (Άγιος Δημήτριος, ο)
Amfithea (Αμφιθέα, η)
Ano Agioi Anargyroi (Άνω Άγιοι Ανάργυροι, οι)
Kleisto (Κλειστό, το)
Neochoraki (Νεοχωράκι, το)
Peta (Πέτα, το)
Pournari (Πουρνάρι, το)
Community Markiniada
Diasella (Διασέλλα, η)
Zygos (Ζυγός, ο)
Markiniada (Μαρκινιάδα, η)
Megkla (Μέγκλα, η)
Melates (Μελάτες, αι)
Community Megarchi
Megarchi (Μεγάρχη, η)

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