Gavrolimni ( el, Γαβρολίμνη, also: el, Γαυρολίμνη) is a village and a community in

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 histor ...

, western

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 ...

, part of the municipality of

Nafpaktia Nafpaktia ( el, Ναυπακτία), Latinized Naupactia, is the historical name for the region around the port town of Nafpaktos (Naupactus) in Central Greece. It is also the name of a municipality in the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, West G ...

. According to the 2011 census, the village had 187 inhabitants.

Geography

Gavrolimni lies at about 100 meters elevation, at the foot of the hill Kaliakouda, between the mountains Klokova and Varasova. Further north is the

Evinos The Evinos ( el, Εύηνος) is a river in western Greece, flowing into the Gulf of Patras. Its source is in the northern Vardousia mountains, near the village Artotina, Phocis. The river flows in a generally southwestern direction, for most o ...

river. It lies 13 km northwest of

Antirrio Antirrio ( el, links=no, Αντίρριο, pronounced , la, links=no, Antirrhium) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of ...

, 18 km west of

Nafpaktos Nafpaktos ( el, Ναύπακτος) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, west of the mouth of the river Mornos. It is named for Naupaktos (, Latini ...

and 18 km east of

Messolonghi Missolonghi or Messolonghi ( el, Μεσολόγγι, ) is a municipality of 34,416 people (according to the 2011 census) in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis ...

. The

Greek National Road 5 National Road 5 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 5, abbreviated as EO5) is a single carriageway road in western Greece. It connects Antirrio, at the north end of the Rio-Antirrio bridge, with Ioannina in northwestern Greece, passing through Agrinio a ...

(Patras-Antirrio-Agrinio-Ioannina) runs through the southern part of the village. The Motorway 5 passes south of the village. 2 km north of the village, in a valley where pine trees, olive trees and cypresses grow, lies the late 10th century monastery of Panagia Panaxiotissa.

History

After the Greek War of Independence, Gavrolimni became part of independent Greece. In 1841 it became part of the municipality of

. Between 1912 and 1994 it was an independent community. In 1994, the village became part of the municipality of

Chalkeia Chalkeia (Greek language, Greek: Χάλκεια) is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which ...

. In 2011, it became part of the municipality of

Historical population

References

{{Nafpaktia div Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania Nafpaktia