Minthi Explained

Minthi
Name Local:Μίνθη
Type:community
Periph:West Greece
Periphunit:Elis
Municipality:Zacharo
Municunit:Zacharo
Pop Community:58
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:37.5°N 67°W

Minthi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μίνθη, before 1927: Άλβενα - Alvena[1]) is a mountain village and a community in the municipality of Zacharo, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Kotroni. It is situated at 760 m elevation on the northern slope of the mountain Minthi (after which it was named), 5 km south of Platiana, 12 km west of Andritsaina and 10 km east of Zacharo. The area of the community is 16,500 hectares.

Population

Year Population village Population community
1981 238 -
1991 171 -
2001 144 221
2011 77 86
2021 57 58

History

The oldest mention of the village was the participation of its residents in the Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479), in which its leaders were Mitros Alveniotis and Giannis Agrios. In a Venetian census, between 1689 and 1700, it had 42 families and 149 residents. Minthi suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://pandektis.ekt.gr/dspace/handle/10442/172485 Pandektis, name changes of settlements in Greece