Strigania, Aitoloakarnania

Strigania (Στριγανιά) Aitoloakarnania

Strigania is located in the mountainous Trichonida, at the foot of Mount Panaitolikos, at an altitude of 850 meters.

The village is a settlement of the municipal district of Spartia of the municipal unit of Paravola of the Municipality of Agrinio. It is located at a distance of 32 km from the homonymous municipality, as well as at a distance of 45 km from Karpenisi. The closest known places in the area are to the southeast of the village the town of Thermos, located at a distance of 20 km, while on the north side of the village, at a distance of 21 km, is Proussos, with the homonymous historic Monastery.

Access

View of Mount Panaitolikos (shot near the area of ​​the settlement Strigania).

Strigania is crossed by the provincial road axis Agrinio - Karpenisi, which has a total distance of about 78 kilometers.

The traveler can visit or pass through the village, passing successively the towns of the province of Trichonidos, Panaitolio, Kainourgio, Paravola, where he turns left for Prousso, and then crossing the villages of Agios Georgios, Neromanna, Kallighea, Fotheia (Prostava). in Strigania. In the next villages, at a distance of 2 and 4 kilometers respectively, the traveler meets Kato Lampiri and Lambiri respectively, which are the last villages of Etoloakarnania on the side of the province of Trichonidos. Immediately after, after crossing the last mountain ranges, which are covered with dense fir trees with an average altitude of 1300 meters, it enters Evritania, with the first stop being the village of Proussos.

dentity of the village

The location of the village is privileged, as it is located in mountainous areas and rivers whose springs gush from the mountain peaks of Mount Panaitolikos. The village is amphitheatrically built, for many residents and visitors in two mahalades, with the stone terraces functioning as natural steps of the village.

There are many springs gushing from the surrounding mountains that ensure the water supply of the inhabitants, but also the irrigation of the fields of the village. The most famous are the Avirlo spring with its crystal clear waters, the Palioprion spring that is famous for its digestive water, as well as the spring of Tsakanikas, which was once the inn of the area, the "Hani tou Tsakanikas".

The dense vegetation of the village and the surrounding area is characterized by perennial fir trees, plane trees, cedars, holly trees, skulls, while inside the village there are wild apples, wild pears (aphids), koromilies, as well as wild rams.

In the heart of the village dominates the church of Agia Paraskevi with the traditional bell tower, which began to be built in 1906 and was completed in 1910, but also with the stone enclosure that was completed in recent years, while at the top of the mountain is the church of Agios Apostolos. where it has long been said that there was a small Monastery.

Residents' concerns

Strigania is an agricultural and livestock village with few permanent residents. In the last census, the population was 33 inhabitants. In addition to agriculture and animal husbandry, which until the early 1970s hosted large flocks of sheep and goats throughout the greater Strigania area, few residents are now engaged in construction work, as well as local trade.

History

The village had flourished long before the Turkish occupation. It is said to have housed more than 3,000 permanent residents, who had developed several craft related to wood and clay. The position of the village at that time was much higher than today. In the centuries that followed, the population declined, especially after the 19th century, with the result that today the village continues its history with its few inhabitants, as well as those who move to urban centers (such as Agrinio, Patras and Athens ) or in the nearby lowland rural areas, but also their offspring.

The logging and processing of wood for the construction of several everyday handmade items and household utensils, such as high quality cedar and oak barrels of wine and cheese, was the usual work of the inhabitants. At the same time, wood was traded for several years, even after World War II. For its transportation needs, especially in the early 1900s, the "Tassopoulos line" had been built opposite the village, a form of railway line of the time when wagons dragged horses from the area. This early fixed-line line, which operated in the early 20th century, was named after Patras lumber merchant Tassopoulos, who built it to exploit the area's timber in an organized manner. In the second decade of the 1900s, due to the conditions of the time and the enormous costs of its operation and maintenance, it ceased to function. The carpenter himself went bankrupt. Even today the observer can see in some places the remains of the line opposite the village.

Community Spartia
Makra Logka (Μακρά Λογκά, η)
Spartias (Σπαρτιάς, ο)
Stekoula (Στεκούλα, η)
Strigania (Στριγανιά, η)

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