Agrinio

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Agrinio (Greek Αγρίνιο (n. sg. ), In the ancient world Agrinio, latin Agrinium ) to Patras is the second largest city in the Greek Administrative Region of Western Greece.

Geography

Agrinio is in the plane of the landscape Aetolia and is bounded to the north by the Kremasta Lake, east of the outflow, the Achelous, which is dammed in the northwest to the Stratos reservoir. Within the township of Stratos, the municipality engages west beyond the Achellos and extends to the Ozeros Lake. The neighboring municipalities are Amfilohia in the north and in the west Xiromero. In the northeast of the mountain range of Panetoliko forms the border to Central Greece. The territory of the municipality extends far to the east, it covers more than half of Trichonida lake and borders on the municipalities of thermal and Nafpaktia. In the south side of Lysimachia Lake borders the municipality of Messolonghi Agrinio in which the Achelous branches to its delta - access to the sea is not the municipality Agrinios.

The urban area of ​​Arginio is hilly to flat. Only the northern and eastern districts nestled on the slopes of Panetoliko. The entire area around Agrinio is used intensively for agriculture; the system of reservoirs of the Achelous River and its tributaries is also used for irrigation of agricultural land.

History

According to mythology, Agrinio was founded by King Agrio from the root of the Aetolians. 314 BC it was destroyed by the Macedonian king Cassander. Obviously, during the Ottoman rule over Greece, the city was about 3 km south-west of the ancient town founded new; she was wearing at that time the name Vrachori (Greek Βραχώρι or Imbrahoar ). During this era many Turks settled in the city. At the beginning of the 18th century, the settlement became the capital of a sanjak Agrinio. In 1821 residents of Agrinio in the struggles involved in the context of the Greek War of Independence and the city were the first to bring on June 11, 1821 Greek control. Following an interim re-conquest by the Ottomans in 1832 Agrinio finally slammed Greece, whilst respecting the ancient name of Agrinio came into use again.

The late 19th and early 20th century took Agrinio through the cultivation of tobacco an economic boom. Known Greek families with connection to tobacco growing and manufacturing as Papa Stratos, Papapetros and Paganopoulos talked warehouses and factories for the manufacture of smoking tobacco in and around Agrinio. 1922 came after the Greek defeat in the Greco- Turkish war refugees from Asia Minor in the framework of the so-called " population exchange " after Agrinio and settled in the area of Agios Konstantinos. Even inhabitants of Epirus and Evrytania moved to Agrinio.

Community structure

→ Administrative divisions of the municipality of Agrinio

Agrinio 1912 received the status of a rural community ( kinotita ) and was in 1923 the municipality ( dimos ) levied. Continuously, the church grew by incorporations of surrounding villages. The last expansion was due to the Kallikratis program in 2010, when nine surrounding communities went up in the community. Since then, Agrinio divided into ten municipal districts (corresponding to the municipalities until 2010), these in turn into 50 villages ( according to the communities before the municipal reform 1997). The villages are represented by local councils, seven of them have more than 2,000 inhabitants and are classified as Dimotiki enotita, the other as topiki kinotita. The result of the 2001 Census has made ​​itself 176 inhabited settlements and residential places for the municipal area next to the main town Agrinio.

Traffic

Agrinio is a major transportation hub, especially road transport. The National Highway 5 crosses Agrinio Coming from the north ( Igoumenitsa, Preveza, Ioannina, Arta ) to the south ( Messolonghi, Patras, Nafplio ). The National Highway 5 is also the European Route 55 and the European Route 951 National road 38 leads of Agrinio to the east and north east along the western and northern edge of the Massif Panetoliko to Lamia on Karpenissi and Makrakomi. This national highway is also the European Route 952 in the next few years is obtained by the construction of Highway 5 ( Ionia Odos ) Agrinio a motorway by-pass and at the same time a connection to the growing Greek motorway network.

Agrinio has southwest of the city via a National Road Airport, the old airport is located about 2.5 km away therefrom.

A railway connection has not Agrinio.

Attractions

• Received tobacco warehouses of the company Papa Stratos
• The public parking Papastrateio
• The archaeological museum
• The ethnological museum
• The public library Papastrateio
• The church of Agia Triada of Maurika from the 8th to 9th century
• Ancient Stratos
• The Kremasta Reservoir ( via National Road 38)
• Stratos reservoir
• The Kastrakio Reservoir ( via National Road 38)

Famous people

• Efstratios Apostolakis ( football player)
• Panagiotis Danglis ( general and politician )
• Konstantinos Domadis ( writer )
• Christos Garoufalis (painter)
• Aristides Moschos (musician )
• Evangelos Papa Stratos (tobacco producer )
• Georgios Zaravinas ( handball player )
• Georgios Kalamidas, President of the Areopagus