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Perdikaki
Perdikaki ( el, Περδικάκι, before 1930: Σακαρέτσι - ''Sakaretsi'') is a village and a community located in the northeastern part of Aetolia-Acarnania. It belongs to the municipal unit of Inachos. According to the 2011 census the population was 356 for the village, and 403 for the community, which includes the village Pigadia. The altitude is about 700 meters. The mountain road to Patiopoulo rises to an altitude of 1,160 metres. For the village's history, see '' The Sakaretsi'' by Pavlos Karakostas (Athens 1999) Notable people *Pavlos Karakostas (1937-2002) author External linksPerdikaki on GTP Travel Pages(in English and Greek) See also *List of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania This is a list of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. * Achladokastro * Achyra * Aetopetra * Aetos * Afrato * Afroxylia * Agalianos * Agia Paraskevi * Agia Sofia * Agia Varvara * Agios Andreas * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * ... References Populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inachos, Greece
Inachos ( el, Ίναχος) is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfilochia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northernmost part of Aetolia-Acarnania. Its land area is 585.382 km². Its population was 4,760 at the 2011 census. Its municipal seat was the town of Neo Chalkiopoulo (pop. 569). Its largest other villages are Empesos (pop. 444), Amorgianoi (363), Thyamos (386), Perdikaki (356), and Nea Malesiada (308). Subdivisions The municipal unit Inachos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Chalkiopoulo (Neo Chalkiopoulo, Agioi Theodoroi, Agios Vlasios, Agios Minas, Agrapidokampos, Xomeri, Prosilia, Chalkiopouloi) *Agridi (Neo Agridi, Dromitsa, Kaminos) * Alevrada (Alevrada, Kremasta Sykias, Pistiana) * Amorgianoi (Amorgianoi, Malateika, Prantiko, Chamoriki) *Vrouviana (Vrouviana, Avlaki) *Giannopouloi (Palia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlos Karakostas
Pavlos Karakostas (Παύλος Καρακώστας, 1937-2002) was a Greece, Greek author from Perdikaki Valtou (Acarnania - Greece). He was a qualified teacher and served as a School Master and later as a School Adviser in Athens. He also studied political sciences at the Panteion University. He served as well in many other positions of public interest(Head of the department for the foreign schools in the Ministry of Education 'especially colleges', general secretary of a committee of a certain Greek party for educational reforms, president of a teachers' association etc.). Literature He published many articles of educational and other interest. He was also author of three books: *''Fifty years later'' (''Πενήντα χρόνια μετά'') Athens 1995 (Greek National Library, Classification No. BEI.-582-CKNQ). *''The trilateral'' (''Ο Τρίπλευρος''), Athens 1998 *''To Sakaretsi'' (''Το Σακαρέτσι'', a book about the history of the village and espec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In Aetolia-Acarnania
This is a list of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. * Achladokastro * Achyra * Aetopetra * Aetos * Afrato * Afroxylia * Agalianos * Agia Paraskevi * Agia Sofia * Agia Varvara * Agios Andreas * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * Agios Ilias * Agios Konstantinos * Agios Nikolaos Trichonidos * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Thomas * Agios Vlasios * Agrampela * Agridi * Agrinio * Aitoliko * Akres * Alevrada * Amfilochia * Amorgianoi * Ampelaki * Ampelakiotissa * Ampelia * Amvrakia * Analipsi * Anavryti * Angelokastro * Ano Chora * Ano Kerasovo * Ano Koudouni * Ano Vasiliki * Anoixiatiko * Anthofyto * Antirrio * Arachova * Archontochori * Argyro Pigadi * Aspria * Astakos * Avarikos * Bampalio * Bampini * Chaliki Amvrakias * Chalkiopoulo * Chomori * Chouni * Chrysovergi * Chrysovitsa * Chrysovitsa * Dafni * Dafnias * Dendrochori * Diasellaki * Diplatanos * Dokimi * Dorvitsa * Drymonas * Drymos * Elaiofyto * Elatou * Elatovrysi * Elefthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Greece
Western Greece Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Dhitikís Elládhas, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It occupies an area of and its population is, according to the 2011 census, at 679,796 inhabitants. The capital of the Western Greece is Patras, the third-largest-city in the country with a population of about 280,000 inhabitants. The NUTS 2 code for the region of Western Greece is EL63. Administration The region of Western Greece was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands regions, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands based at Patras. The region is based at Patras and is divided int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania ( el, Αιτωλοακαρνανία, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) 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. 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 on a rich fertile valley. The second longest is Evinos; others include the Ermitsa, the Inachos, and the Morn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amfilochia
Amfilochia ( el, Αμφιλοχία) 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 Karvasaras (Καρβασαράς; from '' caravanserai''). Amfilochia is situated by the Ambracian Gulf and features an amphitheatre. Amfilochia dates back to the ancient times and also features the ancient cities of Amphilochian Argos and Limnaia (or Limnaea). History According to Pausanias, it is named after king Amphilochos, son of Amphiaraus. After the fall of Troy, Amphilochos settled in the area, which consequently was called Amphilochoi until the time of Pausanias. Under the Ottoman Empire, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, forcibly relocated residents of another village to the current location of the town and established a motel (''serai'' in Turkish) to serve passing caravans. This was how the name Karvasaras came up. In July 1944 a battle took place in the town between ELAS of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sakaretsi
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Aetolia-Acarnania
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