Evrytania is almost entirely formed of mountains, including the Tymfristos and the Panaitoliko in the south. Its rivers include the Acheloos in the west, Agrafiotis to the east, and Megdova in the east flowing down to the Ionian Sea. It is one of the least populated regional units in Greece. The area borders Aetolia-Acarnania to the west, southwest and south (west over the Acheloos river), Karditsa regional unit to the north, and Phthiotis to the east. Evrytania also features a famous skiing resort located near Karpenisi on the Tymfristos mountain.
Climate
Its climate is a mixture of Mediterranean and mountainous in the western portion. Much of the area receives snow in winter and is warm during the summer months.
Transport
The Greek National Road 38 from Agrinio to Lamia passes through the southern part of Evrytania and the town Karpenisi. On the border with Phthiotis, the GR-38 passes through the 1.4 km-long Tymfristos Tunnel since 2004.
History
Evrytania dates to ancient times, the area was first settled around 6000 to 5000 BC. In classical antiquity, the Greek Eurytanes[1][2] (Greek: Ευρυτάνες) resided in the region. In the 2nd century BC it fell into Roman hands, and became part of the Roman province of Macedonia. At the division of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century it joined the eastern part, which became the Byzantine Empire. In the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204 it became part of the Despotate of Epirus, which was conquered by the Ottoman Empire around 1450. Unlike other parts of Greece at the time, while the eastern and the southern parts were definitively ruled by the Ottomans, the area around Agrafa managed to sustain complete autonomy due to the difficulties experienced in conquest of the region. After 400 years, Evrytania finally became part of Greece following the Greek War of Independence. As in all of Greece, the area was affected by World War II, and later the Greek Civil War. Peace finally returned to Evrytania at the end of the 1940s and its economy expanded, though there was significant migration from the villages to cities.
Evrytania was created as a prefecture in 1947 out of the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Evrytania was created out of the former prefecture Evrytania (Greek: Νομός Ευρυτανίας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[3]
^ ab"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
External links
Prefecture of Evrytania Official Website:
May 04, 2023
evrytania, greek, Ευρυτανία, greek, pronunciation, evritaˈni, latin, eurytania, regional, units, greece, part, region, central, greece, capital, karpenisi, approx, inhabitants, Περιφερειακή, ενότηταΕυρυτανίαςregional, unitmunicipalities, within, greececoordina. Evrytania Greek Eyrytania Greek pronunciation evritaˈni a Latin Eurytania is one of the regional units of Greece It is part of the region of Central Greece Its capital is Karpenisi approx 8 000 inhabitants Evrytania Perifereiakh enothtaEyrytaniasRegional unitMunicipalities of EvrytaniaEvrytania within GreeceCoordinates 39 0 N 21 40 E 39 000 N 21 667 E 39 000 21 667 Coordinates 39 0 N 21 40 E 39 000 N 21 667 E 39 000 21 667CountryGreeceRegionCentral GreeceCapitalKarpenisiArea Total1 868 km2 721 sq mi Population 2011 Total20 081 Density11 km2 28 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Postal codes36x xxArea codes22370ISO 3166 codeGR 05Car platesKHWebsitewww wbr evritania wbr gr Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 1 2 Transport 2 History 3 Administration 3 1 Prefecture 4 Persons 5 Bibliography 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGeography Edit Agrafa Agrafiotis river Kremasta lake Evrytania is almost entirely formed of mountains including the Tymfristos and the Panaitoliko in the south Its rivers include the Acheloos in the west Agrafiotis to the east and Megdova in the east flowing down to the Ionian Sea It is one of the least populated regional units in Greece The area borders Aetolia Acarnania to the west southwest and south west over the Acheloos river Karditsa regional unit to the north and Phthiotis to the east Evrytania also features a famous skiing resort located near Karpenisi on the Tymfristos mountain Climate Edit Its climate is a mixture of Mediterranean and mountainous in the western portion Much of the area receives snow in winter and is warm during the summer months Transport Edit The Greek National Road 38 from Agrinio to Lamia passes through the southern part of Evrytania and the town Karpenisi On the border with Phthiotis the GR 38 passes through the 1 4 km long Tymfristos Tunnel since 2004 History EditEvrytania dates to ancient times the area was first settled around 6000 to 5000 BC In classical antiquity the Greek Eurytanes 1 2 Greek Eyrytanes resided in the region In the 2nd century BC it fell into Roman hands and became part of the Roman province of Macedonia At the division of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century it joined the eastern part which became the Byzantine Empire In the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204 it became part of the Despotate of Epirus which was conquered by the Ottoman Empire around 1450 Unlike other parts of Greece at the time while the eastern and the southern parts were definitively ruled by the Ottomans the area around Agrafa managed to sustain complete autonomy due to the difficulties experienced in conquest of the region After 400 years Evrytania finally became part of Greece following the Greek War of Independence As in all of Greece the area was affected by World War II and later the Greek Civil War Peace finally returned to Evrytania at the end of the 1940s and its economy expanded though there was significant migration from the villages to cities Administration Edit Karpenisi The regional unit Evrytania is subdivided into 2 municipalities These are number as in the map in the infobox 3 Agrafa 2 Karpenisi 1 Prefecture Edit Evrytania was created as a prefecture in 1947 out of the Aetolia Acarnania prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform the regional unit Evrytania was created out of the former prefecture Evrytania Greek Nomos Eyrytanias The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit At the same time the municipalities were reorganised according to the table below 3 New municipality Old municipalities SeatAgrafa Agrafa KerasochoriAperantiaAspropotamosVinianiFragkistaKarpenisi Karpenisi KarpenisiDomnistaFournaKtimeniaPotamiaProusosPersons EditPavlos Bakoyannis 1935 1989 Liberal Greek politician Markos Giolias artist Demosthenis Goulas artist Stefanos Granitsas 1880 1915 artist writer and journalist Georgios Kafantaris 1873 1946 politician Spyros Paliouras 1875 1957 a Greek artist and writer Zacharias Papantoniou 1877 1940 artist writer and journalist Michael Stafylas 1920 2018 artist Lefteris Theodorou painter Spyridon Papadimitriou General Greek Army Bibliography EditEvrytania and the History of Agios Nikolaos Evrytanes Istories Evrytanian Tales See also EditList of settlements in Evrytania Evrytania constituency References Edit Strabo Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 1854 a b FEK A 87 2010 Kallikratis reform law text in Greek Government Gazette External links EditPrefecture of Evrytania Official Website www evrytania gr Evrytania Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evrytania amp oldid 1042905101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
