Acheloos (municipality)
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Acheloos is a former municipality
in the Karditsa peripheral unit, Thessaly
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argithea
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is named after the Acheloos River
. Population 1,690 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Vragkiana.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
in the Karditsa peripheral unit, Thessaly
Thessaly
Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argithea
Argithea
Argithea is a village and a municipality in the Karditsa peripheral unit of Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Anthiro. The name derives from King Argitheos of the Athamanians who ruled circa the 3rd to 2nd century B.C.-Municipality:...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is named after the Acheloos River
Acheloos River
The Achelous , also Acheloos, is a river in western Greece. It formed the boundary between Acarnania and Aetolia of antiquity. It empties into the Ionian Sea...
. Population 1,690 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Vragkiana.