Oiniades

Oiniades () is part of the municipality Missolonghi, Greece. Its area is 270.899 km2. It was named after the ancient town of Oeniadae.

History
Ancient Oeniadae () was a port town on the west bank of the river Achelous. It was one of the most important towns of ancient Acarnania. Oeniadai was first mentioned in the 5th century BC.OINIADAI Greece, entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.

It was against a hill in the marshes. These protected it from invaders. It is the same place the modern village, Katochi.

It was an important port on the route to Corfu. It changed its alliances often in the history. At first it was a member of the Peloponnesian League. But, in 424 BC it joined the Delian League. In the Hellenistic period, Oiniadai allied with the Aetolians until 218 BC when Philip V declared it free. From 211-189 BC during the Roman-Macedonian wars the Aetolians controlled it again. In Roman times it became less important.

Municipality
Subdivisions
The communities below are part of Oiniades:
Neochori Mesolongiou (Neochori, Magoula, Marmara)
Gouria
Katochi
Lesini
Mastros (Mastros, Platania)
Pentalofo

Population
 Year  Municipality population  1991  10,686  2001  10,227  2011  9,373

References

Other websites
Municipality of Oiniades 
Oiniades (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
Ancient Oeniadae on GTP Travel Pages
Ancient Oeniadae access information 
jstor.org, Oeniadae: I. History and Topography by Benjamin Powell, 1904

Category:Towns in Greece