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'''Oreini''' (Greek: Ορεινή meaning [[mountainous]]) is a village in [[Greece]] in the municipal unit of [[Lampeia]]. It was formerly known as '''Mostenitsa''' (Μοστένιτσα), a name of [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] origin. Oreini is built on the slopes of mount [[Mount Lampeia|Lampeia]] or Divri. Oreini contains also the small settlement of Paliofytia.
'''Oreini''' (Greek: Ορεινή meaning [[mountainous]]) is a village in [[Greece]] in the municipal unit of [[Lampeia]]. It was formerly known as '''Mostenitsa''' (Μοστένιτσα), a name of [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] origin. Oreini is built on the slopes of mount [[Mount Lampeia|Lampeia]] or Divri. Oreini contains also the small settlement of Paliofytia.



Oreini is located west-northwest of [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]], 75 km northeast of [[Pyrgos, Ilia|Pyrgos]] and south-southeast of [[Patras]].
Oreini is located west-northwest of [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]], 75 km northeast of [[Pyrgos, Ilia|Pyrgos]] and south-southeast of [[Patras]].
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Most of the people are stockbreeders (sheeps ans goats) as are most of the people in the surrounding area,because of the nature of the landscape.Around twenty of its residents live off in agriculture.
Most of the people are stockbreeders (sheeps ans goats) as are most of the people in the surrounding area,because of the nature of the landscape.Around twenty of its residents live off in agriculture.




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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:10, 8 December 2011

View of the Village
Oreini
Ορεινή
Settlement
Map
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityArchaia Olympia
Municipal unitLampeia
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Rural
203
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Panorama of Oreini
Church of Agios Ioannis

Oreini (Greek: Ορεινή meaning mountainous) is a village in Greece in the municipal unit of Lampeia. It was formerly known as Mostenitsa (Μοστένιτσα), a name of Slavic origin. Oreini is built on the slopes of mount Lampeia or Divri. Oreini contains also the small settlement of Paliofytia.

Oreini is located west-northwest of Tripoli, 75 km northeast of Pyrgos and south-southeast of Patras.

The population was 279 people in 1991, and 189 in 2001 (203 including Paliofytia).

Geography

Oreini is located on a mountain range that extends from Katakolo to southwestern Lasiona. Much of the area are forested to the west and the east, farmlands are within the village area and some valleys.

History

The village dates back to the Slavic origin, it was later ruled by the Franks, Albanians? and the Ottomans. It finally joined the country of Greece after the Greek War of Independence, it produced a revolutionary leader Theodoros Papasimakopoulos who battled in Lalas. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its houses were rebuilt, but its population left for larger cities of Greece and other parts of the world. Oreini became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th century. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium.

Economy

Most of the people are stockbreeders (sheeps ans goats) as are most of the people in the surrounding area,because of the nature of the landscape.Around twenty of its residents live off in agriculture.

See also

References

  1. ^ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.