Georgios Karaiskakis () is a municipality in the
regional unit of Arta,
Greece
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, named after
Georgios Karaiskakis
Georgios Karaiskakis (), born Georgios Karaiskos (; 1782–1827), was a Greek military commander and a leader of the Greek War of Independence.
Early life
Karaiskakis was a Sarakatsani. His father was the armatolos of the Valtos district, D ...
, a leader 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 ...
. The seat of the municipality is in
Ano Kalentini.
Municipality
The present municipality Georgios Karaiskakis was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
[
*Georgios Karaiskakis
* Irakleia
*]Tetrafylia
Tetrafylia () is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece
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The municipality has an area of 463.889 km2, the municipal unit 174.179 km2.
References
Populated places in Arta (regional unit)
Municipalities of Epirus (region)
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