Aetolia-Acarnania
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Aetolia-Acarnania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece
. It is located in the western part of Greece
; the regional unit is a combination of the geographic regions Aetolia
and Acarnania
. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest city and economic centre at Agrinio
. The area is now connected with the Peloponnese
peninsula via the Rio-Antirio Bridge
. The surrounding regional units take in Arta in Epirus
, a narrow length bordering Karditsa of Thessaly
, Evrytania
to the northeast, and Phocis
to the east. This is the largest regional unit in Greece.
, which ends as a delta in wetlands to the southwest, an a rich fertile valley, and the second longest is Evinos; others include the Ermitsa, the Inachos
, and the Mornos
(on the border with Phocis). The regional unit excludes the islands lying to its west, since they belong to the Kefalonia
and Ithaca
regional units. There is one reservoir and a lake in its central part. The many mountains of the area span the Panaitoliko
toward the northeast and the Acarnanian Mountains
, where a springwater company was founded, the Valtos Mountains also in the northeast, the Makrynoros
to the extreme north, the Nafpaktia Mountains to the southeast, the Arakynthos
and Kravara to the south, and Mount Lidoriki.
Lakes include the Amvrakia, the Lysimachia
, Ozeros
, and Trichonida
, and artificial lakes and reservoirs include Kastraki
, Kremasta
, also the largest lake in Greece since its creation in 1970, and Stratos
. Two lagoons are found in the southern part of the regional unit, the Messolongi
and the Aitoliko
.
, the modern prefecture between the 16th century until the Greek War of Independence
was called a sanjak
of Karleli.
in the late-1820s; the prefecture included Evrytania
at the time, and it ranked second largest in Greece. Evrytania separated from the prefecture in 1948. In the 20th century, ferry services between Rio
and the Peloponnese
began. and in the 1950s and the 1960s ferry services began to incorporate vehicles. Following World War II
and the Greek Civil War
a number of buildings needed to be repaired.
A drawbridge linking the island of Lefkada began in the 1960s. The prefecture's first reservoir, the Acheloos Dam over the Acheloos
was under construction in 1967 and completed in the early-1970s delivering water and hydro to western part of Greece, villages were relocated at the time. Two more dams were added, the Stratos Hydroelectric Dam
in the 1980s and another in the late-1980s.
(Ionian Motorway) which will run centrally bypassing communities began construction in 2001 at a part between Messolonghi and the curve, this section remains to be unpaved, the rest of the highway is in plan but the opening date is not yet set.
A railway formally served the places from Kryoneri and Agrinio
and served with the ferry with Rio
. In the 1980s, the service came to an end and was the next on the list of prefectures not connected with rail. It will remain on the list but not high speed rail which will be in plan and connect with other cities including Athens, Patras and Ioannina
, the track through this prefecture remains uncertain since there is no tunnel with the Peloponnese.
Aetolia-Acarnania . The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece
.
West Greece
West Greece is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.- Administration :...
. It is located in the western part of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
; the regional unit is a combination of the geographic regions Aetolia
Aetolia
Aetolia is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania.-Geography:...
and Acarnania
Acarnania
Acarnania is a region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. Today it forms the western part of the prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania. The capital...
. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest city and economic centre at Agrinio
Agrinio
Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times...
. The area is now connected with the Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
peninsula via the Rio-Antirio Bridge
Rio-Antirio bridge
The Rion-Antirion bridge , officially the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisaged it, is the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge...
. The surrounding regional units take in Arta in Epirus
Epirus (periphery)
Epirus , formally the Epirus Region , is a geographical and administrative region in northwestern Greece. It borders the regions of West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and the country of Albania to the north. The...
, a narrow length bordering Karditsa of Thessaly
Thessaly
Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
, Evrytania
Evrytania
Evrytania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Karpenisi .-Geography:...
to the northeast, and Phocis
Phocis
Phocis is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It stretches from the western mountainsides of Parnassus on the east to the mountain range of Vardousia on the west, upon the Gulf of Corinth...
to the east. This is the largest regional unit in Greece.
Geography
Mountains dominate the north, northeast, west and southeast, especially the Acarnanian Mountains. The longest and main river is the AcheloosAcheloos
Acheloos may refer to:* Acheloos River, in Greece* Achelous, a river deity in Greek mythology* Acheloos , a municipality in the Karditsa prefecture, Greece...
, which ends as a delta in wetlands to the southwest, an a rich fertile valley, and the second longest is Evinos; others include the Ermitsa, the Inachos
Inachos River
The Inachos is a river in, Peloponese, southern Greece. Its source is in the mountains west of Argos. It flows into the Aegean Sea in Nea Kios. It was the name of a mythical king of Argos, that introduced civilization to the area....
, and the Mornos
Mornos
The Mornos is a river that flows in the Fokida and Aitoloakarnania prefectures in Greece. Its source is in the Oiti mountains-Geography:The river begins in the Oiti mountains near the Fthiotida prefecture to the north, it flows through the village of Marmarolithi and into several villages in a...
(on the border with Phocis). The regional unit excludes the islands lying to its west, since they belong to the Kefalonia
Kefalonia
The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit...
and Ithaca
Ithaca
Ithaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and...
regional units. There is one reservoir and a lake in its central part. The many mountains of the area span the Panaitoliko
Panaitoliko
Panaitoliko is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,853 . The seat of the municipality was in Skoutera....
toward the northeast and the Acarnanian Mountains
Acarnanian Mountains
The Acarnanian Mountains is a mountain range dominating the northwestern part of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit in western Greece. Its length is approximately 20 km long and its width is approximately 10 km wide. The Ionian Sea lies to the west. The mountains are famous for its...
, where a springwater company was founded, the Valtos Mountains also in the northeast, the Makrynoros
Makrynoros
The Makrynoros or the Makrinoros mountains is a mountain range dominating the northern part of the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture in western Greece. Its length is approximately 25 to 30 km from north to south and its width is approximately 10 km from east to west. The Ionian Sea lies to the west...
to the extreme north, the Nafpaktia Mountains to the southeast, the Arakynthos
Arakynthos
Arakynthos is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. It consists of the villages of Ano Kerasovo, Kato Kerasovo, Zevgaraki, Papadates , Mataranga and Grammatikou....
and Kravara to the south, and Mount Lidoriki.
Lakes include the Amvrakia, the Lysimachia
Lake Lysimachia
Lysimachia, Lisimachia, Lysimahia or Lisimahia is a lake located west of Agrinio. The Acheloos river flows to the northwest with an artificial flow now to the east and an old natural flow near the lake. The area is 13.2 km², it is 17 km in length, its depth is around 9 m...
, Ozeros
Ozeros
Lake Ozeros is a lake located west of Agrinio. The Acheloos river flows to the northwest. The lake is about 5 km in length and 3 km in width. The lake offers a view of the city of Agrinio and the neighbouring mountains. The GR-5/E55 runs to the northeastern side...
, and Trichonida
Lake Trichonida
Lake Trichonida, also Trihonida , older forms: Trihonis ancient: Trichonis is the largest natural lake in Greece. It is located in the eastern part of the Aitoloakarnania prefecture, in the east of Agrinio, south of Evrytania and northwest of Nafpaktos. It covers an area of with a maximum length...
, and artificial lakes and reservoirs include Kastraki
Kastraki (lake)
Lake Kastraki is an artificial lake in Greece. It is located east of Kastraki and Babalio in the Aitoloakarnania prefecture. It dams up the Acheloos. The area is about 28 km² and has about 1,000,000 m² of water...
, Kremasta
Kremasta (lake)
Lake Kremasta is the largest artificial lake in Greece. The construction of the dam of Kremasta was completed in 1969 concentrating waters from four rivers: Acheloos, Agrafiotis, Tavropos and Trikeriotis. The water that is accumulated in the artificial lake is about 4,700,000,000 m³...
, also the largest lake in Greece since its creation in 1970, and Stratos
Stratos (lake)
Lake Stratou is an artificial lake in Greece. It is located near Stratos near a pond in which the GR-5/E55 viaduct is nearly located. The lake's has a minimum of 60,000,000 m³ of water and the maximum is 70,200,000 m³...
. Two lagoons are found in the southern part of the regional unit, the Messolongi
Messolongi Lagoon
The Messolongi Lagoon is a lagoon located in the south of the Etoloakarnania prefecture and is a piece of a sea and the Gulf of Patras. It was undepth by the shores of the Gulf of Patras in which...
and the Aitoliko
Aitoliko Lagoon
The Aitoliko or the Etoliko Lagoon is a lagoon located in the south of the Etoloakarnania prefecture and forms a part of the Acheloos river. In the middle of the lagoon is a small island which has a city that is also named Aitoliko...
Climate
Its climate tends toward hot summers and mild short winters in the low lying areas, with cool winters dominating in the mountain areas. At the highest elevations, summers are cool, and snow and cold weather dominate the winter months in the PanaitolikoPanaitoliko
Panaitoliko is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,853 . The seat of the municipality was in Skoutera....
.
Ottoman era
During the Ottoman periodOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, the modern prefecture between the 16th century until the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
was called a sanjak
Sanjak
Sanjaks were administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire. Sanjak, and the variant spellings sandjak, sanjaq, and sinjaq, are English transliterations of the Turkish word sancak, meaning district, banner, or flag...
of Karleli.
Modern Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia and Acarnania became a prefecture and merged to form Aetolia-Acarnania after the Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
in the late-1820s; the prefecture included Evrytania
Evrytania
Evrytania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Karpenisi .-Geography:...
at the time, and it ranked second largest in Greece. Evrytania separated from the prefecture in 1948. In the 20th century, ferry services between Rio
Rio, Greece
Rio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
and the Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
began. and in the 1950s and the 1960s ferry services began to incorporate vehicles. Following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
a number of buildings needed to be repaired.
A drawbridge linking the island of Lefkada began in the 1960s. The prefecture's first reservoir, the Acheloos Dam over the Acheloos
Acheloos
Acheloos may refer to:* Acheloos River, in Greece* Achelous, a river deity in Greek mythology* Acheloos , a municipality in the Karditsa prefecture, Greece...
was under construction in 1967 and completed in the early-1970s delivering water and hydro to western part of Greece, villages were relocated at the time. Two more dams were added, the Stratos Hydroelectric Dam
Stratos Hydroelectric Dam
The Stratos Hydroelectric Dam is a dam that dams up the Acheloos River just east of Stratos and north of the GR-5/E55 .-History:...
in the 1980s and another in the late-1980s.
Transportation
The following years, GR-5 bypassed Messolonghi and Agrinion and GR-38 became connected with paved road with Eurytania and Phthiotida. In the late-1980s, the by-pass of Naupaktos began construction but after paving the road, the signs did not appear and until 1998, it was left unopened. In 1999, the road was re-repaired and finally opened to traffic. In 2000, the construction of the Rio-Antirio or the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge connecting the Peloponnese began construction and was opened to traffic in August 2004. The superhighway, the Ionia OdosIonia Odos
The Ionia Odos , sometimes called Ionian Highway in English, is a motorway, currently under construction, running through the western part of Greece. The total length will be 196 km from Rio to Ioannina. It is part of the E55 on its full length, along with the non-motorway part of Kakavia -...
(Ionian Motorway) which will run centrally bypassing communities began construction in 2001 at a part between Messolonghi and the curve, this section remains to be unpaved, the rest of the highway is in plan but the opening date is not yet set.
A railway formally served the places from Kryoneri and Agrinio
Agrinio
Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times...
and served with the ferry with Rio
Rio, Greece
Rio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
. In the 1980s, the service came to an end and was the next on the list of prefectures not connected with rail. It will remain on the list but not high speed rail which will be in plan and connect with other cities including Athens, Patras and Ioannina
Ioannina
Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...
, the track through this prefecture remains uncertain since there is no tunnel with the Peloponnese.
- Greek National Road 5Greek National Road 5Greek National Road 5 is a highway in Western Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to the city centre of Ioannina. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-48...
/E55European route E55European route E 55 is a E-route. It passes through the following cities:Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser … Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prague – Tábor – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova – Mestre...
, SE, S, Cen., N - Greek National Road 38Greek National Road 38Greek National Road 38 is a highway linking the cities of Agrinio, Karpenisi and Lamia. It is the only highway linking Agrinio and Larissa because GR-30 is narrow. The highway passes into the reservoir of the Acheloos river and into the Pindus ranges. It later passes through Karpenisi and into...
, Cen., NE - Greek National Road 42Greek National Road 42The Greek National Road 42 is a highway in the northern part of the Aitolia-Akarnania and the Lefkada prefectures that link with the center of Lefkada as well as the rest of the island and ends with the GR-5/E55 in Amfilochia via passing through the town of Vonitsa...
, N, NW - Greek National Road 48Greek National Road 48Greek National Road 48 is a highway in Western and Central Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to near Levadia. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-5...
/E65European route E65European route E 65 is a north-south Class-A European route that begins in Malmö, Sweden and ends in Chaniá, Greece. The road is about in length.-Itinerary:* Sweden** E 65: Malmö – Ystad* Baltic sea, ferry Ystad-Świnoujście* Poland...
, SE - Road linking Agios Nikolaos, Astakos and Aitolikon, NW, W, SW, S
Administration
The regional unit Aetolia-Acarnania is subdivided into 7 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):- AgrinioAgrinioAgrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times...
(2) - Aktio-Vonitsa (3)
- AmfilochiaAmfilochiaAmfilochia is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvassaras ....
(4) - Missolonghi (Mesolongi, 1)
- NafpaktiaNafpaktiaNafpaktia is a municipality in the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Naupactus.-Municipality:...
(6) - ThermoThermo, GreeceThermo is a municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It is located in the southeastern part of the peripheral unit, largely between Lake Trichonida and the southern border of Evrytania. It has a land area of 333.701 km² and a 2001 census population of 9,299 inhabitants. Its municipal seat...
(5) - XiromeroXiromeroXiromero is a municipality in the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Astakos.-Municipality:...
(7)
Prefecture
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Aetolia-Acarnania was created out of the former prefecturePrefectures of Greece
During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and then again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures were the country's main administrative unit...
Aetolia-Acarnania . The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
| New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat |
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| Agrinio Agrinio Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times... |
Agrinio Agrinio Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times... |
Agrinio |
| Angelokastro | ||
| Arakynthos Arakynthos Arakynthos is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. It consists of the villages of Ano Kerasovo, Kato Kerasovo, Zevgaraki, Papadates , Mataranga and Grammatikou.... |
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| Thestieis Thestieis Thestieis is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit.... |
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| Makryneia Makryneia Makryneia is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,241 . The seat of the municipality was in Gavalou... |
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| Neapoli Neapoli, Aetolia-Acarnania Neapoli is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,052 .... |
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| Panaitoliko Panaitoliko Panaitoliko is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,853 . The seat of the municipality was in Skoutera.... |
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| Paravola Paravola Paravola is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,482 .... |
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| Parakampylia Parakampylia Parakampylia is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,757 . The seat of the municipality was in Agios Vlasios.... |
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| Stratos Stratos, Greece Stratos is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Stratos is located on GR-5/E55 and NW of Agrinio, N of Messolonghi and S of Amfilochia and Arta... |
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| Aktio-Vonitsa | Anaktorio Anaktorio Anaktorio is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aktio-Vonitsa, of which it is a municipal unit... |
Vonitsa |
| Medeon Medeon Medeon is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aktio-Vonitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,050... |
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| Palairos Kekropia Kekropia is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aktio-Vonitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,494 . The seat of the municipality was in Palairos.... |
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| Amfilochia Amfilochia Amfilochia is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvassaras .... |
Amfilochia Amfilochia Amfilochia is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvassaras .... |
Amfilochia |
| Inachos Inachos, Greece Inachos is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfilochia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northernmost part of Aetolia-Acarnania. Its land area is 585.382 km². Its population... |
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| Menidi Menidi, Aetolia Menidi is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfilochia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located by the Ambracian Gulf. Its economy is based on tourism and agriculture... |
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| Messolonghi Messolonghi Missolonghi is a town of 12,225 people in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania and is also its third largest town. It is the seat of the municipality of Iera Poli Mesolongiou . Missolonghi is linked to, although bypassed since the 1960s by, GR-5/E55... (Mesolongi) |
Messolonghi Messolonghi Missolonghi is a town of 12,225 people in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania and is also its third largest town. It is the seat of the municipality of Iera Poli Mesolongiou . Missolonghi is linked to, although bypassed since the 1960s by, GR-5/E55... |
Messolonghi |
| Aitoliko Aitoliko Aitoliko is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Messolonghi, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located north of the Acheloos delta. The Greek National Road 5/E55 passes through the... |
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| Oiniades Oiniades Oiniades is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Messolonghi, of which it is a municipal unit. In 2001, it had a population of 10,227. The seat of the municipality was in Neochori Mesolongiou. The... |
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| Nafpaktia Nafpaktia Nafpaktia is a municipality in the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Naupactus.-Municipality:... |
Naupactus Naupactus Naupactus or Nafpaktos , is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit... |
Naupactus |
| Antirrio Antirrio Antirrio is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit... |
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| Apodotia Apodotia Apodotia is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit.-Subdivisions:... |
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| Platanos Platanos, Aetolia-Acarnania Platanos is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,775 . The village population was 324 in 2001 and the municipal district was 404... |
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| Pyllini Pyllini Pyllini is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,000... |
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| Chalkeia Chalkeia Chalkeia is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,161... |
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| Thermo Thermo, Greece Thermo is a municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It is located in the southeastern part of the peripheral unit, largely between Lake Trichonida and the southern border of Evrytania. It has a land area of 333.701 km² and a 2001 census population of 9,299 inhabitants. Its municipal seat... |
Thermo Thermo, Greece Thermo is a municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It is located in the southeastern part of the peripheral unit, largely between Lake Trichonida and the southern border of Evrytania. It has a land area of 333.701 km² and a 2001 census population of 9,299 inhabitants. Its municipal seat... |
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| Xiromero Xiromero Xiromero is a municipality in the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Astakos.-Municipality:... |
Astakos Astakos Astakos is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xiromero, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the eastern shore of the Ionian Sea but small hills to the west of the town block... |
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| Alyzia Alyzia Alyzia is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xiromero, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the central west coast of Aetolia-Acarnania, near the island community of Kálamos. It has a... |
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| Fyteies Fyteies Fyteies is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xiromero, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,721 .... |
Provinces
- Province of MessolonghiMessolonghiMissolonghi is a town of 12,225 people in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania and is also its third largest town. It is the seat of the municipality of Iera Poli Mesolongiou . Missolonghi is linked to, although bypassed since the 1960s by, GR-5/E55...
- Messolonghi/Messolongi - Province of NafpaktiaNafpaktiaNafpaktia is a municipality in the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Naupactus.-Municipality:...
- Nafpaktos - Province of TrichonidaLake TrichonidaLake Trichonida, also Trihonida , older forms: Trihonis ancient: Trichonis is the largest natural lake in Greece. It is located in the eastern part of the Aitoloakarnania prefecture, in the east of Agrinio, south of Evrytania and northwest of Nafpaktos. It covers an area of with a maximum length...
- Agrinio - Province of ValtosValtos ProvinceValtos Province is one of the five former provinces of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece. It lies in the north-west part of the prefecture. Its capital was Amfilochia. The Acheloos River was the border of the province to Evrytania. Today the Kremasta artificial lake separates the province from Evrytania...
- Amfilochia - Province of VonitsaVonitsaVonitsa is a town in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, seat of the municipality of Aktio-Vonitsa. Population 4,081 . The town is situated in the bay overlooking the Ambracian Gulf and has a small forested peninsula, the peninsula and its narrow strait is in the northwest of...
& XiromeroXiromeroXiromero is a municipality in the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Astakos.-Municipality:...
Province - Vonitsa
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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People
- Stratos ApostolakisStratos ApostolakisEfstratios "Stratos" Apostolakis , nicknamed The Turbo, was a Greek footballer.The former Defender was no stranger to controversy as a player, his switch from Olympiacos to Panathinaikos in 1990 led to the cancellation of the Greek Super Cup as the authorities feared riots.As a footballer though...
- footballer - Georgios Athanasiadis-NovasGeorgios Athanasiadis-NovasGeorgios Athanasiadis–Novas was a Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister.Born in Naupactus, he obtained his law degree from the University of Athens...
- a former Greek prime minister - Filipos DarlasFilipos DarlasFilippos Darlas is a Greek footballer who most recently played for Atromitos in the Greek Superleague.-Superleague Greece:Darlas began his professional career 1999 in Panetolikos...
, footballer - Christos GaroufalisChristos GaroufalisChristos P. Garoufalis is a Greek painter. Since 1989, he had visited eight individuals and other expositions in Greece, Cyprus, England, France and Germany. In 2005 he sold from the Hellenic Post, a letter series: "ampelos - oinos" with his works.-References:*http://www.aitnia.gr...
, writer - Ioannis KalogerasIoannis KalogerasIoannis Kalogeras was a Greek army officer and politician.He was born in Spartias, a small village of the mountainous area of Trichonis in the prefecture of Aetoloacarnania in Greece. He entered the Hellenic Military Academy in Athens and then went to France for supplementary studies at the École...
- Christos KapralosChristos KapralosChristos Kapralos was a Greek artist of the 20th century. He was born in Panaitolto in the municipality of ThestiesHe studied drawing at a school with the help of the Agrinian Papastratou Bros...
, writer - Pavlos KarakostasPavlos KarakostasPavlos Karakostas was a Greek author from Perdikaki Valtou . He was a qualified teacher and served as a School Master and later as a School Adviser in Athens...
- Pantelis KarasevdasPantelis KarasevdasPantelis Karasevdas was a Greek shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Karasevdas competed in the military rifle event. He dominated the field, hitting the target with all 40 of his shots for a total score of 2,350. His score in the first string of 10 shots was...
- Michalis KousisMichalis KousisMichalis Koussis was one of the greatest Greek Marathon runners in history.-Career:Koussis was born in 1953 in Agrinio in the Aitoloakarnania prefecture. He was an athlete of the Agrinio Gymnast Company and a member of the Greek national team from 1971 to 1987...
- Nikolaos MakrisNikolaos MakrisNikolaos Makris was a Greek soldier and politician.He was the son of Dimitrios Makris, a military leader during the Greek War of Independence of 1821. He entered the Greek Army. He was sent to France for training...
- Kostas MentisKostas MentisKonstantinos Mentis was a Greek actor. He was born in Amfilochia in the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture...
- Aristidis MoschosAristidis MoschosAristeidis Moschos was a Greek player and teacher of the santouri.-Biography:Moschos was born in Agrinio in the Aitoloakarnania prefecture. He was the fifth out of ten children. The family was originally from the village of Pentalofos near the town of Agrinio...
, musician - Andreas PanagopoulosAndreas PanagopoulosAndreas Panagopoulos was a Greek politician and ran for mayor of the city of Agrinio in which he made the way of the city in the first half of the 20th century....
- Thodoros PapadimitriouThodoros PapadimitriouThodoros Papadimitriou also known as Thodoros is a Greek sculptor with international importance.-Biography:...
- Pythagoras PapastamatiouPythagoras PapastamatiouPythagoras Papastamatiou , mainly known by the mononym Pythagoras, was a Greek lyricist and playwright.- Biography :He was born in 1930 in Agrinio where he lived until he became 18 years old. His family was descended from Samos. His parents met each other in Smyrna , shortly before the Asia Minor...
, director - Evangelos PapastratosEvangelos PapastratosEvangelos Papastratos was a Greek businessman born in the city of Agrinio in the Etoloakarnania prefecture. He was born in Amfilochia in the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture....
- Loukia PistiolaLoukia PistiolaLoukia Pistiola is a Greek film, television and theatre actress.-Theatre work:Pistiola's more notable stage credits include:-External links:...
, actor - Charilaos TrikoupisCharilaos TrikoupisCharilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895....
- a former Greek Prime Minister - Spyridon Trikoupis - a former Greek Prime Minister
- Dimitrios ValvisDimitrios ValvisDimitrios Valvis was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Born in Messolonghi, he was the brother of another Prime Minister, Zinovios Valvis. He served as President of the Supreme Court from 1872 to 1885...
- a former Greek Prime Minister - Zinovios ValvisZinovios ValvisZinovios Zafirios I. Valvis was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Valvis was born in 1800 in Missolonghi. He first studied theology but switched to law, furthering his studies in Italy. Valvis married Arsinoe Ratzikosta and fathered nine children...
- a former Greek Prime Minister - Yannis YfantisYannis YfantisYannis Yfantis is a Greek poet who is awarded with the Cavafy Award. He was born in 1949 in Raina in the Etoloakarnania prefecture near Agrinio. He was presented to the Thessaloniki Public Broadcasting with Elliniki kai pagkosmia poiisi and Kata vathos to thema ine ena...
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Television
- Acheloos TVAcheloos TVAcheloos is a Greek local radio and television station serving the central and western Etoloakarnania prefecture. Its headquarters are in the city of Agrinio. Its signals can be received as far as the entire prefecture as well as western Evrytania and the northwestern Peloponnese. The station...
- Agrinion - Lychnos, UHF channel 32 (religious), broadcasting from Nafpaktos
- Lepanto Tv - Nafpaktos
Newspapers
Sporting teams
- Panetolikos - Agrinion, Super LeagueSuper LeagueSuper League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
- Nafpaktiakos Asteras F.C.Nafpaktiakos Asteras F.C.Nafpaktiakos Asteras is the representative football club of the town of Naupactus, Greece. It was formed by the conjunction of two former clubs of the city: Nafpaktiakos and Asteras Nafpaktou, in 1958...
- Nafpaktos, Local Championchip - AE Messologiou - Mesologgi, fourth division
- Thyella Paravolas - ParavolaParavolaParavola is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,482 ....
, Local Championchip - Amfilochos - AmfilochiaAmfilochiaAmfilochia is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvassaras ....
, Fourth Division - Aris - Etoliko, Local Championship