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Aetolia-Acarnania

April 28, 2023

Aetolia-Acarnania (Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία, Aitoloakarnanía, Greek pronunciation: [etolo.akarnaˈni.a]) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic region of Central Greece and the administrative region of West Greece. A combination of the historical regions of Aetolia and Acarnania, it is the country's largest regional unit. 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.

Aetolia-Acarnania
Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Αιτωλοακαρνανίας
Regional unit
Municipalities of Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania within Greece
Coordinates: 38°40′N 21°25′E / 38.667°N 21.417°E / 38.667; 21.417Coordinates: 38°40′N 21°25′E / 38.667°N 21.417°E / 38.667; 21.417
CountryGreece
Geographic regionCentral Greece
Administrative regionWest Greece
CapitalMessolonghi
Area
 • Total5,461 km2 (2,109 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total210,802
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
DemonymsAetolian, Acarnanian
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes
30x xx
Area codes263x0, 264x0
ISO 3166 codeGR-01
Car platesΑΙ, ΜΕ
Websitewww.pde.gov.gr/gr/

Geography

 
Trichonida lake
 
Acheloos river

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 on a rich fertile valley. 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, the Valtou and the Makrynoros mountains in the north, the Nafpaktia Mountains in the southeast, the Arakynthos and Kravara in the south.

Lakes include the Amvrakia, the Lysimachia, Ozeros, and Trichonida, and artificial lakes and reservoirs include Kastraki, Kremasta, 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 lowest altitude in Greece is found in west Aetolia-Acarnania at about -10 meters from the sea level.[2]

Climate

Its climate ranges from hot and humid summers, with temperatures often surpassing 40 °C, to mild and 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 Panaitoliko.

History

Ancient era

Further information: Aetolia and Acarnania

Byzantine era

Further information: Byzantine Greece and Despotate of Epirus

Ottoman era

Further information: Ottoman Greece

During the Ottoman period, between the 16th century until the Greek War of Independence, the region was called Karleli and formed a province (sanjak) in the Rumelia Eyalet.

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. 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.

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 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. In the 1980s, the service came to an end.

Population history

  • 1981: 218,362
  • 1991: 230,688
  • 2001: 224,429
  • 2011: 210,802

Administration

 
Agrinio
 
Messolongi lagoon
 
Nafpaktos
 
Amfilochia
 
Paravola
 
Aitoliko
 
Astakos
 
Vonitsa

The regional unit Aetolia-Acarnania is subdivided into 7 municipalities. These are (number in parenthesis corresponds to number in the infobox's map):[3]

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Aetolia-Acarnania was created out of the former prefecture Aetolia-Acarnania (Greek: Νομός Αιτωλοακαρνανίας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit.[3] At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[4]

Provinces

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.

People

Communications

Radio

  • Agrinio 93.7 FM
  • Dytika FM
  • Stereo Channel
  • Akarnania Radio

Television

  • Acheloos TV - Agrinion
  • Lychnos, UHF channel 32 (religious), broadcasting from Nafpaktos
  • Lepanto Tv - Nafpaktos
  • Ν TV - Agrinion

Newspapers

  • 29Dytika
  • Akarnania
  • En Bambini - Bambini
  • Vela

Sporting teams

See also

 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Aetolia-Acarnania.
 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aetolia-Acarnania.

References

  1. ^ Detailed census results 2011 2013-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
  2. ^ "The history of the Nea Filadelfeia Meteorological stations" (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

External links

  • Etoloakarnania's News Portal
  • Structurae on Aitoloakarnania
  • Katafigio Nafpaktias(Mountainous Nafpaktia)

April 28, 2023
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Aetolia Acarnania Greek Aitwloakarnania Aitoloakarnania Greek pronunciation etolo akarnaˈni a is one of the regional units of Greece It is part of the geographic region of Central Greece and the administrative region of West Greece A combination of the historical regions of Aetolia and Acarnania it is the country s largest regional unit 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 Aetolia Acarnania Perifereiakh enothtaAitwloakarnaniasRegional unitMunicipalities of Aetolia AcarnaniaAetolia Acarnania within GreeceCoordinates 38 40 N 21 25 E 38 667 N 21 417 E 38 667 21 417 Coordinates 38 40 N 21 25 E 38 667 N 21 417 E 38 667 21 417CountryGreeceGeographic regionCentral GreeceAdministrative regionWest GreeceCapitalMessolonghiArea Total5 461 km2 2 109 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total210 802 Density39 km2 100 sq mi DemonymsAetolian AcarnanianTime zoneUTC 2 Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal codes30x xxArea codes263x0 264x0ISO 3166 codeGR 01Car platesAI MEWebsitewww wbr pde wbr gov wbr gr wbr gr wbr Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 2 History 2 1 Ancient era 2 2 Byzantine era 2 3 Ottoman era 2 4 Modern Aetolia Acarnania 3 Transportation 4 Population history 5 Administration 5 1 Prefecture 5 2 Provinces 6 People 7 Communications 7 1 Radio 7 2 Television 7 3 Newspapers 8 Sporting teams 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksGeography Edit Trichonida lake Acheloos river 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 on a rich fertile valley 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 the Valtou and the Makrynoros mountains in the north the Nafpaktia Mountains in the southeast the Arakynthos and Kravara in the south Lakes include the Amvrakia the Lysimachia Ozeros and Trichonida and artificial lakes and reservoirs include Kastraki Kremasta 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 lowest altitude in Greece is found in west Aetolia Acarnania at about 10 meters from the sea level 2 Climate Edit Its climate ranges from hot and humid summers with temperatures often surpassing 40 C to mild and 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 Panaitoliko History EditAncient era Edit Further information Aetolia and Acarnania Byzantine era Edit Further information Byzantine Greece and Despotate of Epirus Ottoman era Edit Further information Ottoman Greece During the Ottoman period between the 16th century until the Greek War of Independence the region was called Karleli and formed a province sanjak in the Rumelia Eyalet Modern Aetolia Acarnania Edit 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 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 Transportation EditThe 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 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 In the 1980s the service came to an end Greek National Road 5 E55 SE S Cen N Greek National Road 38 Cen NE Greek National Road 42 N NW Greek National Road 48 E65 SE Road linking Agios Nikolaos Astakos and Aitolikon NW W SW SPopulation history Edit1981 218 362 1991 230 688 2001 224 429 2011 210 802Administration Edit Agrinio Messolongi lagoon Nafpaktos Amfilochia Paravola Aitoliko Astakos Vonitsa The regional unit Aetolia Acarnania is subdivided into 7 municipalities These are number in parenthesis corresponds to number in the infobox s map 3 Agrinio 2 Aktio Vonitsa 3 Amfilochia 4 Messolonghi 1 Nafpaktia 6 Thermo 5 Xiromero 7 Prefecture Edit As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform the regional unit Aetolia Acarnania was created out of the former prefecture Aetolia Acarnania Greek Nomos Aitwloakarnanias The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit 3 At the same time the municipalities were reorganised according to the table below 4 New municipality Old municipalities SeatAgrinio Agrinio AgrinioAngelokastroArakynthosThestieisMakryneiaNeapoliPanaitolikoParavolaParakampyliaStratosAktio Vonitsa Anaktorio VonitsaMedeonPalairosAmfilochia Amfilochia AmfilochiaInachosMenidiMessolonghi Mesolongi Messolonghi MessolonghiAitolikoOiniadesNafpaktia Nafpaktos NafpaktosAntirrioApodotiaPlatanosPylliniChalkeiaThermo Thermo ThermoXiromero Astakos AstakosAlyziaFyteiesProvinces Edit Province of Messolonghi Messolonghi Messolongi Province of Nafpaktia Nafpaktos Province of Trichonida Agrinio Province of Valtos Amfilochia Province of Vonitsa amp Xiromero VonitsaNote Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece People EditStratos Apostolakis footballer Georgios Athanasiadis Novas a former Greek prime minister Filipos Darlas footballer Ioannis Kalogeras Christos Kapralos writer Pavlos Karakostas Pantelis Karasevdas Michalis Kousis Nikolaos Makris Aristidis Moschos musician Andreas Panagopoulos Thodoros Papadimitriou Pythagoras Papastamatiou director Evangelos Papastratos Loukia Pistiola actress Charilaos Trikoupis a former Greek Prime Minister Spyridon Trikoupis a former Greek Prime Minister Dimitrios Valvis a former Greek Prime Minister Zinovios Valvis a former Greek Prime Minister Yannis Yfantis poet Panagiotis Kontos a former General Secretary of the National and Kapodistrian University of AthensCommunications EditRadio Edit Agrinio 93 7 FM Dytika FM Stereo Channel Akarnania RadioTelevision Edit Acheloos TV Agrinion Lychnos UHF channel 32 religious broadcasting from Nafpaktos Lepanto Tv Nafpaktos N TV AgrinionNewspapers Edit 29Dytika Akarnania En Bambini Bambini Nea Epohi VelaSporting teams EditPanetolikos Agrinion Super League Nafpaktiakos Asteras F C Nafpaktos Local Championship AE Messologiou Mesologgi fourth division Thyella Paravolas Paravola Local Championship Amfilochos Amfilochia Fourth Division Aris Etoliko Local ChampionshipSee also Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Aetolia Acarnania Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aetolia Acarnania List of settlements in Aetolia AcarnaniaReferences Edit Detailed census results 2011 Archived 2013 12 25 at the Wayback Machine in Greek The history of the Nea Filadelfeia Meteorological stations in Greek Retrieved 2016 09 03 a b FEK A 87 2010 Kallikratis reform law text in Greek Government Gazette FEK B 1292 2010 Kallikratis reform municipalities in Greek Government Gazette External links EditEtoloakarnania s News Portal culture gr on Aitoloakarnania Structurae on Aitoloakarnania Society of Agrinio s Youth and Students in Athens Katafigio Nafpaktias Mountainous Nafpaktia Katafygion Nafpaktias Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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