Arachthos ( el, Άραχθος) is a former municipality in the
Arta regional unit,
Epirus
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, settlement_type = Historical region
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Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Nikolaos Skoufas
Nikolaos Skoufas ( el, Νικόλαος Σκουφάς; 1779 – July 31, 1818) was a founding member of the Filiki Eteria ("Society of Friends"), a Greek conspiratorial organization against the Ottoman Empire. (''retrieved from University of C ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 73.431 km
2.
It is situated along the lower course of the river
Arachthos
Arachthos ( el, Άραχθος) is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas
Nikolaos Skoufas ( el, Νικόλαος Σκουφάς; 17 ...
, south of
Arta.
Population 4,661 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in
Neochori.
Near Arachthos, there is the static inverter plant of
HVDC Italy-Greece
A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system (also called a power superhighway or an electrical superhighway) uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating curren ...
.
References
Populated places in Arta (regional unit)
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