Triklino

Triklino (Greek, Modern: Τρίκλινο, Katharevousa : Τρίκλινον, older name Priantza), is a small mountainous village (altitude 600 m.) of Greece. It is located in the northwest part of Greece and belongs to the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture.The artificial lake "Kremasta" is the boundary with neighbouring prefecture of Evrytania. The village belongs to the Inachos municipality (Valtou province). Its population is about 200 inhabitants.The nearest major city is Agrinion.

History

The village firstly appears under the name "Priantza" in the official catalogue of the Greek State the year 1840.

Originally, the name "Triklino" referred to a settlement at the neighbouring valley of the river Achelous.The valley was cultivated mostly with corn plantations. It was abandoned during the early 60s,when the government compensated the farmers in order to begin the construction of a huge dam at a place known as "Kremasta".The settlement and the cultivated land were eventually covered with water. A huge artificial lake formed in the area which is known as the "Kremasta lake".

From the village derive their origin:

1.The combatant for the independence of Greece (1821–1829) Kasvikis Giannakis who lost his life in the battlefielf on the small island Dolmas near Mesolongi (28 - 2 - 1826). See source [7]

2.The abbot of the Tatarna monastery Stefanos Papadimitriou. See Sources [3]

3. Dr. Harilaos I.Papaioannou who was one of the first members of the Greek National resistance Organisation (EDES -ΕΔΕΣ) in the Valtos province (during the Germans' Occupation 1941-1944) under the leadership of the patriot Napoleon Zervas and the second-in-command Stylianos Houtas. In the same organisation also participated his brothers Alexandros (army officer) and Christoforos (teacher). See Sources [4,5,6]

Population

Tatarna Bridge

In the early 1970s the bridge of "Tatarna" was constructed. The bridge is located approximately 3 km east of the village,and connects the Aitolia-Acarnania and Evritania prefectures. The bridge is considered a very important architectural achievement , and holds 4 world awards related to its method of structure (architect: Αρίσταρχος Οικονόμου).

Other

The 6th of August is the Triklino's Saint Day (Μεταμόρφωση του Σωτήρος Χριστού),and it is celebrated with a 2-day festival ("panygiri") at the square of the village.

Trivia

* A documentary about the village's history was created in 2005 by Antonis Sverdilas, a teacher born in Triklino.

ources

1. Εγκυκλοπαίδεια 'Δομή" (Encyclopaedia "Domi") -Volume 33 page 299 Publishing organisation Tegopoulos - Maniateas - Athens 1999

2.Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό Της Ελλάδος (Geographical Dictionary of Greece) - Volume 5 -p.114 - Athens 2006

3.Βασιλείου Π. (Vasileiou P. ) - Το μοναστήρι της Τατάρνας (Tatarna's monastery) - Αθήνα (Athens) 1970 Σελίδες (pages) 41,43,124,169

4.Λαμνάτος Β. (Lamnatos V.) - Ανέκδοτα ιστορικά κείμενα της Εθνικής Αντίστασεως του Γεωργίου Ν. Παπαϊωάννου (Αρχηγού Ε.Δ.Ε.Σ. Αιτνίας)-Unpublished historic documents of the national resistance of the G.N. Papaioannou - leader of Trichonida's EDES ) -Eκδόσεις "Δωδώνη" 1999 σελίδες(pages)61,66,70,71,74,75,78,93(ISBN 960-248-991-X)

5.Μαρίνου Θ. (Marinos Th.) - Ο εφιάλτης της Εθνικής Αντίστασης (the nightmare of the national resistance) - Αθήνα (Athens) 2000

6.Χούτα Στυλ. - "Η Εθνική Αντίστασις των Ελλήνων 1941-1945" - Αθήνα 1961

7.Τέλωνας Νικόλαος - Οι Πρόμαχοι της Πατρίδος Βαλτινοί Αγωνιστές του '21 - σελ. 227 - Αμφιλοχία 2004

8.ΠαπαΙωάννου Κωστας, Αλευράδα (ήθη,έθιμα,παραδόσεις, Αθήνα 2007 (ISBN:978-960-631-817-7)

9.Κασβίκης Σ.Θεοφάνης - Θυμάμαι - Αθήνα 2007

10.Μπαλαούρας Θ.Σωτήρης - ΄Εμμετροι Καημοί - Αγρίνιο 2007

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3812 Triklino on GTP Travel Pages] (in English and Greek)
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.9675&longitude=21.443&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.9675&lons1=21.443&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.9675,21.443 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.9675&lon=21.443&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|38|58|8|N|21|26|36|E|type:city(288)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture