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  Encyclopedia: List of postal codes in Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Karditsa is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece.
Preveza is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece.
Polygyros is the capital of the Prefecture of Chalkidiki (province of northern Greece), with a population of 5,000.
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Arta (Greek: Άρτα)is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece.
It is bounded by Preveza in the west, the prefecture of Ioannina to the north, the prefecture of Trikala in the east, Karditsa to the east and the prefecture of Aitoloacarnania to the south.
The Arta Bridge is on the outskirts of the town and spans the River Arahthos.
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 Arta
Arta prefecture is one of the least affluent regions of Greece and it is largely untouched by tourism.
The city of Arta is built on the ruins of ancient Ambracia, and its history spans eons of diverse influences and foreign occupations.
The modern city of Arta is intersected by the lazy waters of the river Arachthos and it is adorned by orange groves in the south, and olive groves in the North.
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A Byzantine bishopric, Arta survived a Norman seizure (1083) and the Greek despots of Epirus, passing in 1318 to the Orsini family of Cephalonia.
The seat of a metropolitan bishop, Arta is a prosperous agricultural town surrounded by groves of orange, lemon, and citron trees.
Arta is primarily characterized by the large number of interesting Byzantine monuments.
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 Alternative Greece: PREFECTURE OF ARTA
Considered to be one of the most beautiful areas in Greece, the Prefecture of Arta stretches between the imposing Tzoumerka Mountains and the Amvrakikos Bay.
The capital city of Arta has a rich and long history, which is evidenced on its fascinating ancient and Byzantine monuments that dot the entire region.
The legendary Bridge of Arta is the hallmark of the city.
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 Arta Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Arta (Greek: Άρτα, Albanian: Artë) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece.
It is bounded by the prefectures of Preveza in the west, Ioannina to the north, Trikala in the east, Karditsa to the east and Aetolia-Acarnania to the south.
Much of the population lives in the west, in the Arachthos valley, the south and east of Arta, further southeast, the Athamanian mountains and the southeast with a few parts of the north are the least populated.
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 Horizon - Epirus - Arta
The prefecture of Arta is bordered by the Tzoumerka mountains and the Amvrakian Gulf.
In 1204, after the conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders, Arta became the capital of the Despotate of Epirus, a state stretching from Epirus to Dyrrachium (now in Albania), which was founded by Michael I Angel Doukas (1205-1215).
The landscape of Arta with the waters of the Amvrakian Gulf, its orange groves, its olive trees and the Tzoumerka mountain, makes it easy for the visitor to be a natur worshipper and enjoy a different aspect of Greece.
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Arta has three very interesting museums: the Museum of Classical Antiquities (housed in the Parigoritissa Church), the Skoufas Society Folk Art Museum and the Skoufas Society Historical Museum.
Built in the late 13th century, the church is of enormous architectural interest and famous for its 13th century mosaics, sculptural decoration and wall paintings.
The wetlands are home to a large number of rare flora and fauna (including a small colony of the rare silver pelican, herons, dolphins and sea turtles) and provide an ideal setting for ecological, educational, scientific and regular tourism.
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 Prefectures of Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos):
List of the prefectures of Greece by population density
List of the prefectures of Greece by population
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 Encyclopedia: Ioannina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It is the capital of Ioannina Prefecture and of Epirus.
The city has a General and a University Hospital; a University named University of Ioannina (5 km south of the city) with 16 departments and 13,000 students; as well as several departments of the Τechnological Educational Institute of Epirus, the headquarters of which are located in Arta.
University of Ioannina is a university lying in the plains 5 km southwest of the city centre of Ioannina, Greece.
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The Prefecture of Preveza is located on the southwestern part of the region of Epirus.
It borders with the Prefectures of Thesprotia and Ioannina to the north, the Prefecture of Arta to the east, the Prefecture of Etoloakarnania to the south and is washed by the Ionian Sea to the west and the Gulf of Amvrakikos to the south.
Except for a short period (1684 – 1699) that Preveza was under the Venetians, it continued to be under the Ottomans until 1912 that it was liberated and united with Greece.
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The town of Arta, capital of the Prefecture, is situated 365 km from Athens, on the left bank of the Arahthos River, built amphitheatrically on the site of ancient Amvrakia.
In 1204, Arta was the capital of the Domain of Ipiros; in 1449, it was given to the Turks and during that time it became a big trade centre.
The symbol of the town is its bridge, known for its architecture, as well as for the legend that surrounds its building, saying that the master builder had to build his wife alive in the foundations so that the bridge wouldn’t collapse.
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The Prefecture of Attica (except the eparchies of Troizinia, Kythera and Lavreotiki), that part of the Prefecture of Corinth bordering on the Prefecture of Attica as far as the Corinth Canal, the Prefecture of Thessaloniki except that part west of the River Axios and the eparchy of Lagadas.
Certain communities of the eparchy of Lagadas of the Prefecture of Thessaloniki, the eparchy of Troizinia, the municipalities of Methana and Poros and certain communities of the Prefecture of Attica.
The Prefecture of Attica (except the eparchy of Troizinia, the islands of Aegina, Spetses, Hydra and the eparchy of Kythera), the Prefecture of Thessaloniki (except the eparchy of Lagadas and certain communities).
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 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Arta with its legendary Bridge, milestone of the City, is the capital of the Prefecture of Arta and is located in the same position as one of the most important Greek towns in ancient times.
Arta grew rapidly to be an important town.
In 1349, the Tsar of the Serbs, Stefanos Dousan, occupied the town, whereas from 1355 to 1413 Arta was ruled by the Albanians.
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 Encyclopedia: Achelous River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The river today begins in the prefecture of Trikala in the Pindus range near the Lakmon mountains at the elevation of about 2,295 m and has its first tributary, the Aspropotamos, meaning the white river.
It is also one of the longest rivers in Greece The river flows with the boundary of the Arta prefecture which is also the boundary with Epirus.
It later flows with the boundary of Karditsa in the east and later flows with the prefecture of Aitolia-Acarnania to the west and a few kilometres later with Eurytania in the east.
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 Arta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Arta, the capital town of this district, is built along the banks of the Arahthos River and at the foot of Peranthi hill on the site of ancient Amvrakia, a Corinthian colony.
A town with its own personal atmosphere, modern Arta has much to attract the visitor, including many Byzantine churches and the 13th century castle that overlooks it.
The bridge of Arta : Arta' s most famous landmark, this bridge lies on the road between Arta and Filipiada -Yanina.
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Prefecture of Preveza occupies the south-western department of Continent, and it has extent 1.036 square kilometres and population 58.628 residents, according to the inventory 1991, that lives in 8 Municipalities and 1 Community of Prefecture.
It borders north on the prefectures Ioannina and Thesprotia, Easternly and southly-eastern on prefecture Arta
The city of Preveza - administrative, commercial and intellectual centre of homonym prefecture - with the castle that winds up in the sea and graphic streets in her old neighborhoods, Nikopoli and Aheron with the Oracle, the important Archaeological spaces, the Byzantine churches the Venetian castles, the martyrian Zalogo and ancient Kasopi, the romantic Parga.
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21,286), capital of Árta prefecture, W Greece, in Epirus, near the mouth of the Arachtus River.
It is crossed by the Corinth Canal, built between 1881 and 1893, which connects the Aegean and the Adriatic seas.
It is a port and major transportation center trading in olives, tobacco, raisins, and wine.
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 Fukui Prefecture - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Fukui prefecture (福井県 Fukui-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan.
During the Edo period, the daimyo of the region was surnamed Matsudaira, and was a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Residents of Fukui prefecture have a distinctive accent, Fukui-ben.
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Until 2003, taxis used L-DDDD and was aligned with the prefecture and was colored red.
When license plates were introduced to Greece, they were numbered and in the 1960s, the system was DDD-DDD, they became lettered and the system was LL-DDDD while trucks used L-DDDD until the 1980s, when they changed to LLL-DDDD and uses this present system.
N Thessaloniki (Salonica) (as of April 2005, 'N' plates seem to be exhausted and cars from Thessaloniki are licensed in other prefectures)
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 ioannina hotels, apartments, studios, villas, rooms for rent giannena - all hotels in ioannina epirus greece
The magnificent prefecture of Ioannina comprises of several unique natural beauties, historical sightseeing, traditional settlements and other appealing aspects that compose an amalgam of excellence that attracts visitors all through the year.
The prefecture of Ioannina borders with Albania (on the northern part), with Kastoria (on the northeastern part), with Grevena and Trikala (on the eastern part), with Arta and Preveza (on the southern part) and with Thesprotia (on the western part).
Ioannina is the capital of the beautiful prefecture and it is a modern town that pulses with life.
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 Arta,Greece:Tourist guide for holidays to Arta Prefecture,Holidays Greece
The bridge of Arta and the Byzantine churches are also worth visiting.
The capital of the province, Arta, is built upon seven hills full of orange trees and olive trees.
You must see the castle situated at the highest point of the city, the ancient theater of Amvrakia and the church of Panagia Parigoritissa.
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 Arta, Ipiros, Epirus, the picturesque Greece travel, tourism & Greek hotels, accommodation guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Both are head villages or townships built in the large meadow surrounded by the tall peaks of the Southern Pindus range.
In the surrounding mountain area there are numerous villages to visit which retain B traditional characteristics, such as Mahouki, Melissourgi and others.
Nearby stands the Monastery of Kimissis Theotokou originally an 11th century building which was burnt down during Greece's War of Independence in 1821 and was rebuilt in 1854.
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The seashore zone of Prefectures of Preveza and Thesprotia which is highly developed due to, the Tourism sector, sea transportation, and fishery.
The mountainous zone spread across the East border of the region in the Prefectures of Ioannina and Arta.
The Prefectures of Ioannina (15.6%) and Thesprotia (17.7%) present the highest rates of population rise towards Prefectures of Preveza (8.5%) and Arta (5.8%).
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 Prefecture of Preveza - prevezaguide.gr
It borders at north with the prefectures of Ioannina and Thesprotia, at east with the prefecture of Arta, at west with the Ionian Sea and at southeast with the gulf of Amvrakikos.
Capital of the prefecture is the city of Preveza, created in the dues of the 12th century, developed after the depopulation of the city of Ancient Nikopoli.
With the invasion of the Goths of Totila (551 a.C.) begins the decline and in the dues of the 9th or beginning of the 10th century ceases it’s live.
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 Aitolia-Acarnania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The prefecture is a combination of Aetolia and Acarnania.
The surrounding prefectures are Arta in Epirus, a narrow length bordering Karditsa of Thessaly, Evrytania/Eurytania to the northeast and Phokida (Phokis) to the east.
The prefecture excludes islands lying in the west and belongs to the Kefallinia prefecture.
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