Oiniades

Oiniades (Greek: Οινιάδες) is part of the municipality Missolonghi, Greece. Its area is 270.899 km2.[2] It was named after the ancient town of Oeniadae.

Oiniades
Οινιάδες
The ancient shipyard
The ancient shipyard
Location

No coordinates given

Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 10 m (33 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: West Greece
Municipality: Messolonghi
Population statistics (as of 2011[1])
Codes
Postal: 300 01
Telephone: 2210
Auto: ME
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History

Ancient Oeniadae (Ancient Greek: Οἰνιάδαι) was a port town on the west bank of the river Achelous. It was one of the most important towns of ancient Acarnania. Oeniadai was first mentioned in the 5th century BC.[3]

It was against a hill in the marshes. These protected it from invaders.[4] It is the same place the modern village, Katochi.

It was an important port on the route to Corfu. It changed its alliances often in the history. At first it was a member of the Peloponnesian League. But, in 424 BC it joined the Delian League. In the Hellenistic period, Oiniadai allied with the Aetolians until 218 BC when Philip V declared it free. From 211-189 BC during the Roman-Macedonian wars the Aetolians controlled it again. In Roman times it became less important.

Municipality

Subdivisions

The communities below are part of Oiniades:

  • Neochori Mesolongiou (Neochori, Magoula, Marmara)
  • Gouria
  • Katochi
  • Lesini
  • Mastros (Mastros, Platania)
  • Pentalofo

Population

Year Municipality population
1991 10,686
2001 10,227
2011 9,373

References

  1. PDF "(875 KB) 2001 Census". National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) (in Greek). www.statistics.gr. Retrieved 2007-10-30. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Ελληνικά). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  3. OINIADAI Greece, entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.
  4. Template:Cite DGRG

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