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Preveza
Πρέβεζα
Location
Preveza (Greece)
Preveza
Coordinates 38°57′N 20°44′E / 38.95, 20.733Coordinates: 38°57′N 20°44′E / 38.95, 20.733
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 10 m (33 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Epirus
Prefecture: Preveza
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 19,605
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 - Density: 293 /km² (760 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal: 481 00
Area: 26820
Auto: ΡΖ
Website
http://www.dimosprevezas.gr

Preveza (Greek: Πρέβεζα) is a town in north-western Greece, located at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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 Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Ambracian Gulf, also known as the Gulf of Arta or the Gulf of Actium, and in some official documents as the Amvrakikos Gulf (Αμβρακικός It is the capital of Preveza Prefecture, which is part of the periphery of Epirus. Preveza (Πρεβεζα is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is within the Epirus periphery Epirus ( Greek: Ήπειρος Ípiros) is a periphery in northwestern Greece. A new undersea tunnel, which runs between Preveza and Aktio of Acarnania (see Actium), connects the town to Lefkada and western Aetolia in Aetolia-Acarnania. Actium (modern name Punta was the ancient name of a promontory of western Greece in northwestern Acarnania, at the mouth of the Sinus Ambracius ( Gulf of Arta Lefkada, or Leucas (Λευκάδα le̞fˈkaða Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς Leukás; Santa Maura is a Greek 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 Aetolia-Acarnania, ( Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία, Aitoloakarnanía, also Aetoloacarnania and Etoloakarnania) is one The ruins of the ancient city of Nicopolis lie 5 km north of the city. Nicopolis (Νικόπολις city of victory) or Actia Nicopolis was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory


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Historical population

Year Population Change Municipal population Change Density
1981 13,624 - - - -/km²
1991 13,341 -283/-21. Agios Thomas (Άγιος Θωμάς is a small village about 5 km from Preveza in Greece. Nicopolis (Νικόπολις city of victory) or Actia Nicopolis was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory 21% 16,886 - 252. 78/km²
2001 16,321 2,980/22. 34% 19,605 2,719/16. 1% 293/km²

Other

Preveza has schools, lyceums or middle schools, gymnasia or secondary schools, churches, a post office, banks, restaurants, a port, supermarkets and squares (plateies). Plateia or platia ( πλατεία) is the Greek word for Town square.

Preveza is also the place which saw the Battle of Actium, where Augustus' forces defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra and the subsequent building of Nicopolis (victory city). Actium (modern name Punta was the ancient name of a promontory of western Greece in northwestern Acarnania, at the mouth of the Sinus Ambracius ( Gulf of Arta Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Marcus Antonius (in Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N ( c January 14 83 BC&ndash August 1, 30 BC known in English as Mark Nicopolis (Νικόπολις city of victory) or Actia Nicopolis was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory As such, it is a pivotal site for world history.

Preveza is the location of the 1538 Battle of Preveza, where the outnumbered Turkish fleet of Barbarossa defeated Andrea Doria. The naval Battle of Preveza took place on 28 September 1538 near Preveza in northwestern Greece between an Ottoman fleet and Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha ( Turkish: Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa or Hızır Hayreddin Paşa; also Hızır Reis before being promoted to the Andrea Doria or D'Oria ( 30 November 1466 &ndash 25 November 1560) was a Genoese ''condottiere'' and Admiral

During the Albanian League of Prizren, Preveza became the site of an important convention held in January 1879. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. The League of Prizren (Lidhja e Prizrenit was an Albanian political organization founded on June 10, 1878 in Prizren, Vilayet of Kosovo The Albanians opposed the annexation of Chameria (Epirus) by Greece. } Albanians (Shqiptarët are an Ethnic group and a Nation, in the sense of sharing a common Albanian culture speaking the Albanian language Chameria ( Albanian: Çamëria, Greek Τσαμουριά Tsamouriá) is the name used by Albanians for part of the coastal region

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Sherborne is an affluent Market town in north west Dorset, England, situated on the River Yeo The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This is a list of settlements in the Preveza Prefecture, Greece.

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Preveza

-proper noun

  1. A city in Greece located in the Preveza prefecture.
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