Plagia, Aitoloakarnania

Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Aitoloakarnania

Plagia (Πλαγιά) Aitoloakarnania

Plagia is a semi-mountainous village in the Regional Unit of Aitoloakarnania at an altitude of 200 meters [1].

Geography - History

Plagia is located at the northwestern tip of Aitoloakarnania, near the sea crossing with Lefkada. It is 30 km SW. of Vonitsa and 11 km A. from the city of Lefkada. The village, along with Pogonia and Sklavaina, is officially mentioned for the first time in an act by the notary of Agia Mavra Tzerbani dated 30 May 1692 [2]. Southwest and at a distance of about 1 km there are fortifications of an ancient city with a citadel and an octagonal wall which dates back to the 5th c. e.g. The wall includes 11 rectangular towers and at least one gate. Within the fortification there is a Venetian castle named Agios Georgios that was built at the end of the 17th century (1806 to 1807) and is a typical example of a fortification of that period. It has been declared a protected site since 1969. Together with the neighboring castle of Grivas or Peratias, they were built by Ali Pasha during the siege of Lefkada. Neighboring attractions in the northeast are considered to be the old village (Old Plagia) and the "Castelia of Plagia", which are believed to have been part of the fortified complex of Sterna [5].

Administratively

Plagia is officially mentioned in 1836 as belonging to the then municipality of Zaverda (Palairo). In 1912, with the Government Gazette 261A - 31/08/1912, a community of Plagias was established and the settlement is defined as its seat [6]. According to the Kallikratis plan, together with Ammousa and Palia 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 as a community has a population of 899 inhabitants, while as a settlement 822 [7 ].

External links

Settlement of Plagia: Small historical mosaics from the website https://web.archive.org/web/20190331223936/http://aromalefkadas.gr/
The castle of Agios Georgios in Plagia Ait / nias at https://www.youtube.com

References

Encyclopedia New Structure. Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 148, vol. 28.
«ΔΕ Παλαίρου | Municipality of Aktio-Vonitsa ". www.aktiovonitsa.gov.gr. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
Papathanassiou, Manolis. "Plagias Castle". Castrologist. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
"DIARKIS CATALOG OF CIRCULAR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MEMORIES". listedmonuments.culture.gr. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
iAitoloakarnania.gr (February 28, 2017). "The picturesque Paleros, the fantastic beaches and the serene view of the Ionian". iAitoloakarnania. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
"EETAA-Hellenic Society for Local Development and Local Government SA". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
"Government Gazette of Permanent Population Results", p. 10714 (p. 240 of pdf)
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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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