Amfilochia

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Amfilohia (Greek Αμφιλοχία ( f sg ); alternative transliteration Amphilochia ) is a small town and a municipality in the north of the Greek region Western Greece. Amfilohia is located on a southern spur of Ambracian Gulf, is an amphitheater built modeled on the coastal slopes. In the West, such as om the east of the town rise up the hill and mountain chains; just to the south extends between the aforementioned surveys a narrow valley.

The area around Amfilohia has been inhabited since ancient times; the ancient settlement Limnaia ( Limnea ) was located there. Remains of the ancient walls of Limnaia are still visible in the eastern part Amfilochias. During the Ottoman occupation the Kleinstaft Karvasarás said. In 1907 it was renamed after Amfilohia.

Since the merging of neighboring communities Menidi and Inachos in 2011 the municipality Amfilohia comprises the northern part of the landscape Aetolia and extends over the hills of Makrinoros and the valley of the river Inachus up to the Valtos Mountains to the east, where the summit of the Pyramida with 1,782 m ü. inst is the highest point of the municipality. Thus, the municipal area comprising almost the former province Valtos, which was disbanded in 1997.

The three 2011 member municipalities now form municipal districts, the Gemeindebezikrk Amfilohia divided into 10 localities: Amfilohia ( Αμφιλοχία, 4,688 inhabitants), Ambelakio ( Αμπελακίο; 1,008 inhabitants), Anixiatiko ( Ανοιξιάτικο; 1,555 inhabitants), Varetada ( Βαρετάδα; 272 inhabitants), Kechrinia ( Κεχρινιά; 764 inhabitants), Loutro ( Λουτρο; 1,279 inhabitants), Megalos Kambos ( Μ. Κάμπος, 64 inhabitants), Sardinio ( Σαρδηνίο; 1,008 inhabitants), Sparto ( Σπάρτο; 682 inhabitants) and Stano ( Στάνος ​​; 1,195 inhabitants).

Amfilohia is passed by the National Highway 5 ( Europe Road 55 and European Route 951) of the north east (Ioannina, Arta ) south leader ( Agrinio, Missolonghi ). The Highway 5 will also happen Amfilohia. The National Highway 42 branches off in Amfilohia of the National Road 5 and runs through Vonitsa on the island of Lefkada along the southern coast of the Gulf Ambracian. A railway connection does not exist.