Stathas

Community in Greece

Stathas Σταθάς
Community
39°00′N 21°16′E / 39.000°N 21.267°E / 39.000; 21.267
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Aetolia-Acarnania
Municipality	Amfilochia
Municipal unit	Inachos
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	248
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Stathas (Greek: Σταθάς, before 1928: Δούνιστα - Dounista^[2]) is a small mountain village and a community in western Greece. It is part of the Inachos municipal unit, Aetolia-Acarnania. The community includes the villages Potamia and Pavliada. The altitude of the village is 640 meters above sea level. The nearest major cities are Agrinio, Amfilochia and Arta.

History

The village Dounista was renamed "Stathas" in 1928 after the famous 18th century armatolos Gerodimos Stathas, who came from Dounista. 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 or Karaiskos (who, according to a rumor, was the father of Georgios Karaiskakis, the famous fighter for the Greek independence).

Population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	-	503
1991	151	-
2001	168	467
2011	85	322
2021	54	248

References

^ "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.
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece