What do you know about Agrinion?

Info about Agrinion

What is the population of Agrinion?

The municipality of Agrinion has a population of about 100,000 people; 94.181 according to the 2011 Greek Census.

                     C Regular (Konstantinos Skordopoulos, Konstantinos Sotiropoulos, Christos Kaltsanas)

Is Agrinion the capital city of Etoloakarnania?

Agrinion is the largest city of Etoloakarnania but is not the capital city. Messolonghi is the capital city of the county. This is because Messolonghi is one of the most historic towns of Greece. Therefore, Messolonghi is the capital city of Etoloakarnania for historical reasons.

                     C Regular (Konstantinos Skordopoulos, Konstantinos Sotiropoulos, Christos Kaltsanas)

Where does the name Agrinion come from?

Agrinion took its name from King Agrios; a great-grandson of Aetolos, the king of Plevron and Calydon, who built Agrinio around 1600 - 1100 BC. However, its name changed to Vrachori during Ottoman domination. After its liberation, it was renamed after its ancient name, Agrinion. 

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Who was the first mayor of Agrinion and who is the current one?

The first Mayor of Agrinion was Georgios Baibas (1899-1907) and the current one is George Papanastasiou(2014-present).

                                        C Regular (Konstantina Arkoumani, Eleni Giannakopoulou, Vasia Aperghi)

Which are the most important sightseeings?

Agrinion has various sightseeings like museums, galleries and tobacco warehouses among others. Nevertheless, the most important sightseeings are found in the outskirts of Agrinion and they are plenty. You can visit Kleisoura's gorge,  2 mountains, 3 hydroelectric dams, Acheloos river and 2 lakes among others. Nevertheless, Agrnion's most important jewel is lake Trichonida; a beautiful lake surrounded by the mountains of  Panetolikos and Arachinthos. Trichonida is the largest lake not only in Greece but in the Balkan area!

                                         C Regular (Konstantina Arkoumani, Eleni Giannakopoulou, Vasia Aperghi)

Did you know that Agrinion has many squares?

There are at least 13 squares in the central part of the city: Dimokratias (the central one), Panagopoulou, Eirinis, Dimadi, Tsakanika, Chatzopoulou, Merkouri,  Flemming, 120 Heroon, Tria Fanaria,  Karapaneika, Agiou Konstantinou, Sidrivani

                                                                     C Regular (Andrew Pistiolis, Olga Florou, Chris Dimakis)