Vonitsa is a town in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania

Aetolia-Acarnania

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...

 in Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, seat of the municipality of Aktio-Vonitsa. Population 4,081 (2001). The town is situated in the bay overlooking the Ambracian Gulf

Ambracian Gulf

The Ambracian Gulf, also known as the Gulf of Arta or the Gulf of Actium, and in some official documents as the Amvrakikos Gulf , is a gulf of the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece. About long and wide, it is one of the largest enclosed gulfs in Greece...

 and has a small forested peninsula, the peninsula and its narrow strait is in the northwest of town and it overlooks Preveza

Preveza

Preveza is a town in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epirus. An immersed tunnel, completed in 2002 which runs between Preveza and Actium, connects the town...

 as well as its prefecture and 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...

. Vonitsa is linked with the GR-42

Greek National Road 42

The 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...

 linking the island of Lefkada

Lefkada

Lefkada, or Leucas or Leucadia , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Lefkada . It is situated on the northern part of the island,...

 and 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 ....

 as well as the GR-19 linking with Aktion, the ancient Aktium. Other than the popular Actium, it is also a beach town and is built on the south side of the Ambracian Gulf.

Geography

The geography consists of farmlands which are mainly of mixed farming which includes groves, pastures and fruits and vegetables, the area to the west are hilly and forested, the southern and the eastern portions that are mountainous are grassy and nearly deforested.

History

The town is built very close to ancient Anactorium (Greek: Ανακτόριο) in which the ancient site gave its name to the municipality. The ancient Anactorium was an important city of 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...

, founded by Corinth

Corinth

Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...

ians in 630 BC. Along with the other cities of Acarnania, when the Romans founded Nicopolis

Nicopolis

Nicopolis — or Actia Nicopolis — was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium the previous year. It was later the capital of Epirus Vetus...

 on the other side of the Ambracian Gulf after the Battle of Actium

Battle of Actium

The Battle of Actium was the decisive confrontation of the Final War of the Roman Republic. It was fought between the forces of Octavian and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. The battle took place on 2 September 31 BC, on the Ionian Sea near the city of Actium, at the Roman...

, it moved many of its inhabitants of the area to that city. In the Byzantine years later on, the town was built and with the name Vonitsa, that times at the other parts in which is founded today. During the Turkish

Ottoman 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...

 rule, the town passed into a large space from the Venetian tower. After 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...

, the town finally became a 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....

in 1832.

Attractions

The main attractions of the town is the Venetian castle. In the area features many ancient temples, a beautiful island located in front of the gulf that is connected with a bridge and is in pedestrian use.

Population

Year	Town	Municipal district
1981	3,836	-
1991	4,037	-
2001	3,840	4,081