 Aetolia-Acarnania PrefectureΝομός Αιτωλοακαρνανίας |
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| Periphery | West Greece |
| Capital | Messolonghi |
| Population | 223,188 (2005)Ranked 8th |
| Area | 5,460. The peripheries ( Περιφέρειες) are the official regional Administrative divisions of Greece. West Greece is one of the thirteen Peripheries of Greece. It is divided into the prefectures of Achaea, Aetolia-Acarnania and Elis Messolonghi ( Greek: Μεσολόγγι, Mesolóngi, older forms Mesolongi, Misolonghi, Mesolongion) is a town of about In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This is a list of the Prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005 except otherwise stated Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 888 km² Ranked 1st |
| Population density | 40. This is a list of the Prefectures of Greece, in order of descending area Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/km²Ranked 39th |
| Number of provinces | 5 |
| Number of municipalities | 29 |
| Postal codes | 30x xx |
| Area codes | 263x0, 264x0 |
| Licence plate code | ΑΙ, ΜΕ |
| ISO 3166-2 code | GR-01 |
| Website | www.aitoloakarnania.gr |
Aetolia-Acarnania, (Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία, Aitoloakarnanía, also Aetoloacarnania and Etoloakarnania) is one of the prefectures of Greece. This is a list of the Prefectures of Greece, in order of descending Population density according to the 2001 census "real" population figures and land areas The Provinces (eparchys according to Encarta Dictionary and Webster's Dictionary(επαρχία of Greece were sub-divisions of the country's The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service Greek Vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e ISO 3166-2GR is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Greece. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes It is located in the western part of Greece; the prefecture is a combination of the regions Aetolia and Acarnania, and its capital for historical reasons is Mesolongi, with its biggest city and economic centre at Agrinion. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 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 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 Messolonghi ( Greek: Μεσολόγγι, Mesolóngi, older forms Mesolongi, Misolonghi, Mesolongion) is a town of about Agrinion ( Greek, Modern Αγρίνιο Ancient/ Katharevousa: -on older form Agrinion, Latin: Agrinium) is the largest city The area is now connected with the Peloponnese peninsula via the spectacular Rio-Antirio Bridge, and the surrounding prefectures take in Arta in Epirus, a narrow length bordering Karditsa of Thessaly, Eurytania to the northeast, and Phocis to the east. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula Arta (Άρτα is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the Epirus periphery Epirus ( Greek: Ήπειρος Ípiros) is a periphery in northwestern Greece. Karditsa is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Located in the south-western Thessaly, it is primarily an agricultural prefecture Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. Evrytania ( Greek: Ευρυτανία alternative romanization Evritania, Latin: Eurytania) is one of the Prefectures of Greece Phocis ( Greek, Modern: Φωκίδα foˈkiða Ancient / Katharevousa: Φωκίς foˈkis is an ancient district and a modern prefecture This is the largest prefecture in Greece.
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Geography
Mountains dominate the north, northeast, west and southeast, especially the Acarnanian Mountains. The longest and main river is the Acheloos, 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 (which is bounded with the Phokida prefecture). The Evinos River (Greek Potamos Evinou) is a river that flows entirely in the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture The Mornos River (Greek Potamos Mornou) is a river that flows in the Fokida and Aitoloakarnania prefectures in Greece. The prefecture excludes islands lying in the west, since they belong to the Kefalonia and Ithaca Prefecture. Kefalonia and Ithaka ( Κεφαλονιά και Ιθάκη) is a Nomos ( Prefecture) in Greece, containing the Ionian islands 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. For the mountain in the prefectures of Aetolia-Acarnania and Evrytania, see Panaitoliko (mountain range Panaitoliko (Παναιτωλικό The Acarnanian Mountains (Greek Ακαρνανικό Modern Akarnaniko, Katharevoussa Akarnanikon) is a mountain range dominating the northwestern part of the The Makrynoros or the Makrinoros mountains (Greek Μακρυνόρος Modern Akarnaniko, Katharevoussa Akarnanikon) is a mountain range dominating Arakynthos (Αρακύνθος is a municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece.
Lakes include the Amvrakia, the Lysimachia, Ozeros, and Trichonida, and artificial lakes and reservoirs include Kastraki, Kremasta, also the nation's largest lake since its creation in 1970, and Stratos. Ambracia, occasionally Ampracia ( Greek: ancient Ἀμπρακία modern Αμβρακία was an ancient Corinthian colony situated about 7 miles from Lysimachia, Lisimachia, Lysimahia or Lisimahia (Greek Λυσιμαχία is a Lake located west of Agrinio. Lake Ozeros (Greek Λιμνης Όζερος is a Lake located west of Agrinio. Lake Trichonida, also Trihonida or Trikhonida (Greek Τριχωνίδα older forms Trihonis and Trikhonis ancient Trichonis Lake Kastraki (Greek Λίμνη Κρεμαστών Limni Kastrakiou) is an artificial lake in Greece. Lake Kremasta (Greek Λίμνη Κρεμαστών Limni Kremaston) is the largest artificial Lake in Greece. Lake Stratou (Greek Limni Stratou) is an Artificial lake in Greece. Two lagoons are found in the southern part of the prefecture, the Messolongi and the Aitoliko or Etoliko
Climate
Its climate tends toward hot summers and mild winters in the low lying areas, with cool winters dominating in the mountain areas. The Messolongi Lagoon (Greek Λιμνοθάλασσα Μεσολογγίου Limnothalassa Messolongiou) is a Lagoon located in the south of the Etoloakarnania The Aitoliko or the Etoliko Lagoon (Greek Λιμνοθάλασσα Αιτωλικού Limnothalassa Aitolikou or -Etolikou) is a Lagoon At the highest elevations, summers are cool, and snow and cold weather dominate the winter months in the Panaitoliko. For the mountain in the prefectures of Aetolia-Acarnania and Evrytania, see Panaitoliko (mountain range Panaitoliko (Παναιτωλικό
On April 11, 2007 an enormous earthquake rumbled the prefecture and was even felt in southernmost Epirus, Evrytania, Phokida, Achaia, Ilia and Lefkada including its smaller Ionian Islands, its epicenter was at Lake Trichonida and measured 5. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Achaea (Αχαΐα Achaïa, axaˈia in Polytonic orthography) is an ancient province and a present prefecture of Greece, on the northern Ilia (Modern Greek Ηλεία - Ileía, also Elia) is a prefecture in the Western Peloponnese and in Western portion of Greece Lefkada, or Leucas (Λευκάδα le̞fˈkaða Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς Leukás; Santa Maura is a Greek This article is about the group of islands west of Greece For the ancient region in western Anatolia see Ionia. Lake Trichonida, also Trihonida or Trikhonida (Greek Τριχωνίδα older forms Trihonis and Trikhonis ancient Trichonis 3, 5. 4, 5. 6 and 5. 7 on the Richter scale, the first earthquake occurred at 2 AM, the second at 6 AM and three more occurred at 10:13, 10:14 and at 10:15 AM, the last one occurred at around 10:45, about a half-hour later. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released It caused panic to the streets especially as residents evacuated and worried at their homes and shops at downtown Agrinio. Several houses were damaged; also one school as the wall and ceiling tumbled over desks. Fortunately no students were inside as they were enjoying their holidays.
Rainstorms pelted the area especially in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Hailstorms pummelled the prefecture on May 25, 2007 as the low-pressure system that arrived from southern and central Europe devastated crops including tomatoes, watermelons, and other crops. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The hailstones were nearly the size of golfballs and turned the ground to a wintry scene.
History
Ottoman Era
- Further information: Ottoman Greece
During the Ottoman period, the modern prefecture between the 16th century until the Greek War of Independence was called a sanjak of Karleli. 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 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 Most of Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 14th century until its declaration of independence in 1821. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Sanjak and Sandjak (other variants sinjaq sanjaq) are the most common English transcriptions of the Turkish word sancak
Modern Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia and Acarnania became a prefecture and merged to form Aetolia-Acarnania after the Greek War of Independence in the late-1820s; the prefecture included Evrytania at the time, and it ranked second largest in Greece. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire Evrytania ( Greek: Ευρυτανία alternative romanization Evritania, Latin: Eurytania) is one of the Prefectures of Greece Evrytania separated from the prefecture in 1948. In the 20th century, ferry services between Rio and the Peloponnese began. Rio (Greek Modern Ρίο Rio, Ancient Ρίον Rion, Latin Rhion or Rhium) is a suburban town north of Patras, Greece The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula 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. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom
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. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Two more dams were added, the Stratos Hydroelectric Dam in the 1980s and another in the late-1980s. The Stratos Hydroelectric Dam ( Greek: Υδροηλεκτρικό φράγμα του Στράτου Ydroilektriko fragma tou Stratou) is a Dam The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
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 Ioniki Odos (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. Agrinion ( Greek, Modern Αγρίνιο Ancient/ Katharevousa: -on older form Agrinion, Latin: Agrinium) is the largest city Rio (Greek Modern Ρίο Rio, Ancient Ρίον Rion, Latin Rhion or Rhium) is a suburban town north of Patras, Greece In the 1980s, the service came to an end and was the next on the list of prefectures not connected with rail. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. 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. Ioannina (Ιωάννινα, often el Γιάννενα or el Γιάννινα / is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of
- Greek National Road 5/E55, SE, S, Cen. Greek National Road 5 is a highway in Western Greece It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8 / GR-9 (westbound or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass The European route E55 passes through the following cities Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg , N
- Greek National Road 38, Cen. Greek National Road 38 is a highway linking the cities of Agrinio, Karpenisi and Lamia. , NE
- Greek National Road 42, N, NW
- Greek National Road 48/E65, SE
- Road linking Agios Nikolaos, Astakos and Aitolikon, NW, W, SW, S
Population history
- 1991: 230,688
- 2001: 228,180
Communications
Radio
- Agrinio 93. 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 Greek National Road 48 is a highway in Western and Central Greece Greece has well over 1000 Radio stations most of them on the FM band, the AM band being almost entirely abandoned by everyone but the State-run media 7 FM
Television
- Acheloos TV - Agrinion
- Lychnos, UHF channel 32 (religious), broadcasting from Nafpaktos
- Nafpaktos TV - Naupaktos (Lepanto until the early-2000s)
Newspapers
Former Provinces
- Messolonghi - Messolonghi/Messolongi
- Nafpaktia - Nafpaktos
- Trichonida - Agrinio
- Valtos - Amfilochia
- Vonitsa and Xirokampi Province - Vonitsa
Municipalities
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat (if different) | Postal code |
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| Agrinio | 0202 | 302 00 | |
| Aitoliko | 0203 | ||
| Alyzia | 0204 | Kandila | |
| Amfilochia | 0205 | ||
| Anaktorio | 0206 | Vonitsa | |
| Angelokastro | 0201 | ||
| Antirrio | 0207 | ||
| Apodotia | 0208 | Ano Chora | |
| Arakynthos | 0209 | Papadates | |
| Astakos | 0210 | ||
| Chalkeia | 0229 | Tríkorfo | |
| Fyteies | 0228 | ||
| Inachos | 0213 | Néo Chalkiópoulo | |
| Kekropia | 0214 | Palairos | |
| Makryneia | 0215 | Gavalou | |
| Medeon | 0216 | Katouna | |
| Menidi | 0217 | ||
| Messolonghi also Iera Polis Messolonghi |
0218 | Messolonghi | f301 00 |
| Naupactus | 0219 | Náfpaktos | |
| Neapoli | 0220 | Elaiófyto | |
| Oiniades | 0221 | Neochori | |
| Panaitoliko | 0222 | Skoutera | |
| Parakampylia | 0224 | Ano Agios Vlasios | |
| Paravola | 0223 | ||
| Platanos | 0225 | ||
| Pyllini | 0226 | Plataniás | |
| Stratos | 0227 | ||
| Thermo | 0211 | ||
| Thestieis | 0212 | Kainourgio |
People
- Stratos Apostolakis - footballer
- Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas - a former Greek prime minister
- Dimitris Bairaktaris
- Anthi Barbaki
- Theodoros Blitsas
- Filipos Darlas, footballer
- Kostas Dimahis
- Christos Garoufalis, writer
- Dimitris Hatzopoulos, screenwriter
- Konstantinos Hatzopoulos or Chatzopoulos - screenwriter
- Ioannis Kalogeras
- Christos Kapralos, writer
- Pavlos Karakostas
- Giannis Karamitsopoulos, poet
- Pantelis Karasevdas
- Dimitra Kolovou
- Michalis Kousis
- Konstantinos Ktistipoulos
- Ioannis Lykoudis
- Nikolaos Makris
- Kostas Mentis
- Aristidis Moschos, musician
- Giorgos Panagiotopoulos
- Anastasios Panagopoulos
- Andreas Panagopoulos
- Thodoros Papadimitriou
- Pythagoras Papastamatiou, director
- Evangelos Papastratos
- Dimitris Pistikos
- Loukia Pistiola, actor
- Athanasios Safacas - renowned professor of Patra's university
- Charilaos Trikoupis - a former Greek Prime Minister
- Spyridon Trikoupis - a former Greek Prime Minister
- Stelios Trikoupis
- Giannis Tsimitselis
- Dimitrios Valvis - a former Greek Prime Minister
- Zinovios Valvis - a former Greek Prime Minister
- Dimitrios Votsis, mayor of Agrinio in the early to mid-[[20th century
- Giannis Voyiatzis
- Yannis Yfantis - poet
- Giorgos Zaravinas - hodgeball player
Sporting teams
- Panaetolikos FC - Agrinion, third division
See also
External links
- Official website
- culture.gr on Aitoloakarnania
- Structurae on Aitoloakarnania
- Society of Agrinio’s Youth and Students in Athens
- Katafigio Nafpaktias(Mountainous Nafpaktia)
- Katafygion Nafpaktias
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