Palia Plagia, Aitoloakarnania

Palia Plagia (Παλιά Πλαγιά) Aitoloakarnania

Palia Plagia is a village in the Regional Unit of Aitoloakarnania.

Geography - History

Plagia is located at the northwestern tip of Aitoloakarnania.at a distance of 24.5 km SW. of Vonitsa and 4 km A. from Plagia. It owes its name to the fact that it is built on a southeastern slope of Mount Sterna by residents of Xiromero who, according to local tradition, during the Turkish occupation, wanted to protect themselves from pirate raids or any other enemy attack from the mainland. The village is deserted and only the two churches along with the central fountain remain. The cause is the earthquake that took place on October 29, 1966 and destroyed the village as well as the migration of those who remained in the 1970s for the beaches of Lefkada. All the houses have been abandoned except the two churches and the main fountain. West of the village, on a northwestern slope of Mount Sterna, is the ruined Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin [2], while at its long narrow peak (altitude 507 meters) is the archeological site of Sterna [3].

Administratively

According to the Kallikratis plan, together with Ammousa and Plagia, they constitute the Local Community of Plagia, which belongs to the Municipal Unit of Paleros of the Municipality of Aktio - Vonitsa and according to the 2011 census has a population of only 1 inhabitant [4].

External links

Vonitsa Square: The ruined ghost village from the website https://iaitoloakarnania.gr
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Palia Plagia by the website https://katounanews.blogspot.com
Sterna Castle, in the old village of Plagia (video) from the website https://www.agriniopress.gr

References

Galati (November 3, 2017). "The ghost village that withstood the earthquakes but collapsed due to the economic crisis. What happened to the residents? See what's left from above (video drone) ". TIME MACHINE. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
"Katouna Nea News: OLD SIDE: The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. (Knowing our Municipality) ". Katouna News. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
"Prefecture of Aitoloakarnania". www.pde.org.gr. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

"Government Gazette of permanent Population Results", p. 10714 (p. 240 of pdf)

Municipal unit Palairos
Municipal Community Palairos
Moni Agiou Dimitriou (Μονή Αγίου Δημητρίου, η)
Palairos (Πάλαιρος, η)
Περιβόλια, τα
Sklavaina (Σκλάβαινα, τα)
Community Vatos
Vatos (Βάτος, ο)
Community Peratia
Agia Varvara (Αγία Βαρβάρα, η)
Vagia (Βαγιά, η (νησίς))
Peratia (Περατιά, η)
Forti (Φορτί, το (νησίς))
Community Plagia
Ammousa (Αμμούσα, η)
Palia Plagia (Παλιά Πλαγιά, η)
Plagia (Πλαγιά, η)
Community Pogonia
Άγιος Νικόλαος, ο (νησίς)
Varko (Βαρκό, το)
Pogonia (Πογωνιά, η)
Steno (Στενό, το)

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