Georgios Karaiskakis is a municipality in the regional unit of Arta, Greece

Greece

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, named after Georgios Karaiskakis

Georgios Karaiskakis

Georgios Karaiskakis born Georgios Iskos was a famous Greek klepht, armatolos, military commander, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence.- Early life :...

, a leader of the Greek War of Independence

Greek War of Independence

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. The seat of the municipality is in Ano Kalentini.

Municipality

The present municipality Georgios Karaiskakis was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Georgios Karaiskakis
• Irakleia
  Irakleia, Arta
  Irakleia is a former municipality in the Arta peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Georgios Karaiskakis, of which it is a municipal unit. It had a population of 1,979 in 2001. The seat of the municipality was in Ano Kalentini....
  
  
• Tetrafylia
  Tetrafylia
  Tetrafylia is a former municipality in the Arta peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Georgios Karaiskakis, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,792 . The seat of the municipality was in Astrochori....