Amorgiani

Amorgiani or Amorgianoi (Greek: "Αμοργιανοί") is the name of a Greek village. The village belongs to the municipality of Inachos in the Valtos province and the Aetolia and Acarnania prefecture. Accordind to the 2001 census the population reached the no.of 439 inhabitants, dropping off the last two decades. Many left for better living conditions in larger towns and cities throughout Greece and some abroad. The altitude of the village is 170 meters. Some ancient ruins are located near the old village.

Litzos Christos and Georgios Mastoras or Salodimos or Amorgianiotis were two known persons from the village who participated in different battles during the struggle for independence of Greece (1821 -1830).

ettlements

*Malateika
*Prantiko (Πραντικό) [2001 pop: 3]
*Chamoriki or Hamoriki

Population

Other

Amorgiani has a school, a lyceum, a church, and a few squares ("plateies"). Its nearest gymnasium (secondary school) is in Neo Chalkiopoulo.

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3801 Amorgiani on GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.863&longitude=20.347&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.883&lons1=20.9145&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.863,20.347 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.347&lon=20.9145&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.883,20.347&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=38.883|20.347&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|38|51|42|N|21|20|53|E|type:city(439)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture
*List of municipalities in Greece

Bibliography

#"Domi Encyclopedia" - Vol III - pg. 248 - Tegopoulou-Maniatea - Athens, 1996
# Stamatelatos M.& Vamva F. - "Geographical Dictionary of Greece" (Γεωγραφικό λεξικό της Ελλάδας) - Volume I, pg. 99 - "To Vima" - newspaper edition - Athens, 20063. Telonas N. - Oi promachoi tis patridos Valtinoi agonistes tou 21 - P. 145 @ 149 - Amfilochia 2004