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Evinos
Evinos () 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 of its length in Aetolia-Acarnania. It feeds the reservoir of Lake Evinos, that is about 10km². The river flows through a deep forested valley with few small villages. In its lower course it flows through lowlands, and it empties into the Gulf of Patras 10km southeast of Missolonghi. The village Evinochori near its mouth owes its name to this river. Evinos artificial lake Due to the flooding of the area, a new dam was ordered by the Aitoloakarnanian government to construct a dam near the four-boundaries region of northern Nafpaktia. It took nearly one year and was completed in 2003. Its area is about 5 to 10km², the height and the depth is approximately 50 m. It rarely supplies water to the area, but it is the westernmost and newest expansion of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania (, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Central Greece (geographic region), Central Greece and the administrative regions of Greece, 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–Antirrio bridge, Rio-Antirio Bridge. The surrounding regional units take in Arta (regional unit), Arta in Epirus (region), Epirus, a narrow length bordering Karditsa (regional unit), 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 Achelous River, Acheloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanos, Aetolia-Acarnania
Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος meaning plane tree) is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 169.678 km2. The community includes the village Kato Platanos. The river Evinos Evinos () 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 of its length in Aet ... is situated west of the town. Geography The municipal unit Platanos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Platanos (Platanos, Kato Platanos) *Agios Dimitrios *Arachova (Arachova, Kranes) *Achladokastro *Dendrochori (uninhabited) *Kastanea *Klepa *Livadaki *Neochori Nafpaktias (Neochori, Petroto) *Perdikovrysi *Perista *Chomori ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Patras
The Gulf of Patras (, ''Patraikós Kólpos'') is a branch of the Ionian Sea in Western Greece. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirrio bridge, that is the entrance of the Gulf of Corinth. On the west, it is bounded by a line from Oxeia island to Cape Araxos. To the north it is bounded by the shore of Aetolia-Acarnania in continental Greece, and to the south by Achaea in the Peloponnese peninsula. It is long, wide, and has an area of 350–400 km2. The port city of Patras lies to the southeast and is the only major port on the gulf. It serves ferries to Ancona and Brindisi in Italy and to Cephalonia. On the northern shore Missolonghi, also has a port. The old ports of Rio and Antirrio lie at the east end of the Gulf; there is a ferry service between them which complements the traffic over the Rio-Antirio bridge. The gulf is rich in fish and molluscs, including sea snails and clams. History A number of maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardousia
Vardousia () is a mountain in northwestern Phocis and southwestern Phthiotis, Greece. Its highest peak, Korakas (; also known as Korax) reaches above sea level, making it the second-tallest summit in Central Greece after Giona. It is a southern extension of the Pindus mountains. It is divided into three main parts: Northern Vardousia, whose highest peak is Sinani at , the very steep Western Vardousia, whose highest peak is ''Soufles'' at , and Southern Vardousia, with the highest peak of ''Korakas''. The whole range measures about from north to south. The Vardousia is drained by tributaries of the river Spercheios to the north, the Mornos to the east and south, and the Evinos to the west. The Panaitoliko mountains are to the west, Tymfristos to the northwest, Oeta to the east and Giona to the southeast. Flora Vardousia is home to approximately 1,200 plant species, of which 110 are endemic to Greece and four are local endemics. The Mediterranean maquis dominates the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artotina
Artotina () is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Vardousia, northwestern Phocis, Greece. It is situated on the western slope of the Vardousia mountains, near the source of the river Evinos, at about 1200 m elevation. Artotina is located 12 km north of Pentagioi and 36 km northwest of Amfissa. Population History It is claimed that Athanasios Diakos, a Greek national hero of the Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ..., was born in Artotina, but this is also claimed by the village Athanasios Diakos (formerly ''Ano Mousounitsa''). Other revolutionaries from Artotina were Dimos Skaltsas, Ioannis Roukis, Andritsos Siafakas, Gerantonos and Loukas Kaliakoudas. See also * List of settlements in Phocis References {{Authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Greece
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in Greece. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. The confluence is given in parentheses. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of Greece see :Rivers of Greece. Tributaries Adriatic Sea * Aoos/Vjosë (near Novoselë, Albania) ** Drino (in Tepelenë, Albania) ** Sarantaporos (near Çarshovë, Albania) ** Voidomatis (near Konitsa) Ionian Sea Rivers in this section are sorted north (Albanian border) to south (Cape Malea). Epirus & Central Greece * Pavla/Pavllë (near Vrinë, Albania) * Thyamis (near Igoumenitsa) ** Tyria (near Vrosina) *Acheron (near Parga) * Louros (near Preveza) * Arachthos (in Kommeno) * Acheloos (near Astakos) ** Megdovas (near Fragkista) ** Agrafiotis (near Fragkista) ** Granitsiotis (near Granitsa) * Evinos (near Missolonghi) * Mornos (near Nafpaktos) * Pleistos, near Kirra Peloponnese * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missolonghi
Missolonghi or Mesolongi (, ) is a municipality of 32,048 people (according to the 2021 census) in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis Mesolongiou (). Missolonghi is known as the site of Third Siege of Missolonghi, a dramatic siege during the Greek War of Independence, and of the death of poet Lord Byron. Geography The town is located between the Achelous River, Achelous and the Evinos rivers and has a port on the Gulf of Patras. It trades in fish, wine, and tobacco. The Arakynthos mountains lie to the northeast. The town is almost canalized but houses are within the gulf and the swamplands. The Missolonghi–Aitoliko Lagoons complex lies to the west. In the ancient times, the land was part of the gulf. Climate Summers are long, hot and humid, with temperatures rarely surpassing 40 °C and sometimes remaining above 25 °C at night. Winters are short, mild and humid with frequent rainf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evinochori
Evinochori () is a village and a community in the southern part of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Evinochori is in the municipality of Missolonghi, located 10 km east of Missolonghi town centre. It is situated on the right bank of the river Evinos, about 10 km north of its outflow into the Ionian Sea. The community includes the village Nea Kalydona. Near Evinochori are the ruins of ancient Calydon, one of the most famous ancient cities in Aetolia. The Greek National Road 5 (Antirrio - Agrinio - Ioannina) passes through the northern part of the village. The A5 motorway ( E55), which opened in 2017, passes north of the village. History The ancient city of Calydon is located a bit north of modern Evinochori. The settlement, in Byzantine and Ottoman times, was known as ''Bochori'' (Μποχώρι), a name which is still commonly used today by the local population. It was also mentioned as Bochor or Bohor in several maps, including that from 1668 by Turkish traveller Evliya Ç ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landforms Of Aetolia-Acarnania
A landform is a land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. They may be natural or may be anthropogenic (caused or influenced by human activity). Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms include hills, mountains, canyons, and valleys, as well as shoreline features such as bays, peninsulas, and seas, including submerged features such as mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes, and the great oceanic basins. Physical characteristics Landforms are categorized by characteristic physical attributes such as elevation, slope, orientation, structure stratification, rock exposure, and soil type. Gross physical features or landforms include intuitive elements such as berms, cliffs, hills, mounds, peninsulas, ridges, rivers, valleys, volcanoes, and numerous other structural and size-scaled (e.g. ponds vs. lakes, hills vs. mountains) elements including various kinds of inland and oceanic waterbodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homer
Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his authorship, Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history. The ''Iliad'' centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War. The ''Odyssey'' chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Homer's Ithaca, Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. The epics depict man's struggle, the ''Odyssey'' especially so, as Odysseus perseveres through the punishment of the gods. The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language that shows a mixture of features of the Ionic Greek, Ionic and Aeolic Greek, Aeolic dialects from different centuries; the predominant influence is Eastern Ionic. Most researchers believe that the poems w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalkeia
Chalkeia (Greek: Χάλκεια) is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia Nafpaktia (), 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 Greece region, Greece. ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 114.189 km2. Population 2,219 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Trikorfo. Subdivisions The municipal unit Chalkeia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Trikorfo *Ano Vasiliki *Vasiliki (Kato Vasiliki, Perama) * Gavrolimni * Galatas (Galatas, Kryoneri) *Kalavrouza (Kato Kalavrouza, Kalavrouza) *Perithori References Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania Nafpaktia {{WGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of . Athens is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, 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 BCE. According to Greek mythology the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
