- Stathas
Stathas (Greek: Σταθάς), is a small mountainous village of
Greece . It is located in the north west part of Greece and belongs to theAetolia-Acarnania prefecture. The village was known as Dounista (Greek: Δούνιστα or Ντούνιστα) until the late 20th century. The village belongs to theInachos municipality (Valtou province). Its population is estimated about 467 inhabitants for the municipal district and 168 for the main village. The altitude of the main village is 640 meters above the sea level. The nearest major cities are Agrinion, Amfilochia and Arta.History
The village's name "Stathas" was given after the famous rebel "armatolos" *
Gerodimos Stathas , ofValtos .Other famous rebels, during the Turkish occupation of Greece, from the same village are:
*Giannis Stathas (1758-1812)
* Andreas Iskos, Ioannis Iskos, Chronis Iskos, Dimitris Iskos(who, according to a roumor, was the father of Georgios Karaiskakis, the famous fighter for the Greek independence).ubdivisions
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Pavliada (Παυλιάδα) [2001 pop: 17]
*Potamia (Ποταμιά) [2001 pop: 282]Population
The population of the village dropped between the years 1981-1991. Many young people left the village looking for better living conditions to other parts of Greece and even abroad.
Other
Stathas has a school, a church and a square ("
plateia "). Its nearest lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are inNeo Chalkiopoulo .External links
* [http://www.inahos.com/stathas.htm Stathas on the municipal website]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3811 Stathas on GTP Travel Pages] (in English and Greek)
*Map and aerial photos:
**Streethttp://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.0083&longitude=21.273&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=39.9675&lons1=21.273&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=39.0083,21.273 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=39.0083&lon=21.273&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellitehttp://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.0083,21.273&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=39.0083|21.273&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|39|0|5|N|21|16|34|E|type:city(288)_region:GRee also
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List of settlements in the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture
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