Sellades

Sellades
Σελλάδες
Community
Sellades is located in Greece
Sellades
Sellades
Coordinates: 39°6.5′N 21°4.7′E / 39.1083°N 21.0783°E / 39.1083; 21.0783
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitArta
MunicipalityNikolaos Skoufas
Municipal unitKompoti
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
582
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sellades (Greek: Σελλάδες) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Kompoti in the regional unit of Arta, Greece. The community includes the village Alonia. Sellades is 1 km northwest of Kompoti and 10 km southeast of Arta. The Greek National Road 5/E951 (Antirrio - Agrinio - Arta - Ioannina) passes southwest of the village.

Population

Year Village population Community population
1981 683 -
1991 718 -
2001 687 754
2011 606 714
2021 464 582

History

The origin of the name "Sellades" is disputed. According to one theory the first inhabitants of the village were Selloi people from Dodona. Another theory states that the inhabitants were involved in manufacturing saddles ("sela"), or that the village is shaped like a saddle. Strabo described the area of Makrynoros as Selaida (Σελαΐδα). Another theory is that the first inhabitants had as their last name Selladitis (Σελλαδίτης).

The first written reference to the village is in a Venetian documents dating from 1696, saying that Sellades and the neighbouring village Megarchi paid tribute to the Venetians.

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
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