Nikolaos Skoufas ( el, Νικόλαος Σκουφάς) is a municipality in the regional unit of Arta,

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, named after

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 ...

, a leader of the Greek independence movement. The seat of the municipality is in

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. The municipality has an area of 231.842 km².

Municipality

The present municipality Nikolaos Skoufas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *

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 ...

Kommeno Kommeno ( el, Κομμένο) is a village and a former community in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal u ...

Kompoti Kompóti ( el, Κομπότι, ) is a village and a former municipality in the Arta (regional unit), Arta regional unit, Epirus (region), Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas (munic ...

References

Populated places in Arta (regional unit) Municipalities of Epirus (region) {{Epirus-geo-stub