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	Messolonghi
		It is the seat of the municipality of Iera Poli Messolonghiou.
		Messolonghi was a major stronghold of the Greek insurgents in the Greek War of Independence.
		Messolonghi has a schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, banks, a police station, a water tower, a post office, a junior soccer team, and a square (plateia).
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Cities/Messolonghi.html (599 words)

	Messolonghi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Messolonghi (Greek: Μεσολόγγι, Mesolóngi, older forms Messolongi, Missolonghi, Mesolongion) is a town of about 12,000 people (as of 1991 census) in central Greece.
		The Messolonghi Lagoon lies to the west and is also a swampy area.
		Messolonghi has a schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, banks, a police station, a water tower, a post office, a junior soccer team, and a square (plateia).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Missolonghi (372 words)

	Athens News
		We're in the main square of Messolonghi, talking to the curator of the city's collection of paintings and memorabilia devoted to its defiant stand against the Turks during the War of Independence.
		And with several of the late 19th- and early 20th-century houses restored it's apparent that Messolonghi is undergoing something of a renaissance.
		I thought of the message carved at the entrance to Messolonghi - "every free person is a citizen of Messolonghi" - and the statues of all the men who died trying to liberate the town that stand in the Heroes' Garden there.
	www.athensnews.gr /athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=13210&t=06&m=A22&aa=1 (2350 words)

	Aitoliko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is accessed by a road connecting Astakos, Preveza and Lefkada and Messolonghi along with GR-5/E55 and is bypassed to the north.
		The Achelous delta is designated west of Messolonghi which is in the south because of the lagoon and the delta.
		The Messolonghi lagoon is one of the largest lagoons of the entire Mediterranean sea with its depth of 1.5 m.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aitoliko (694 words)

	TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF MESSOLONGHI
		Messolonghi is the hometown of five Prime Ministers of Greece, the most eminent of which was Charilaos Trikoupis, and literary figures such as Kostis Palamas, Miltiades Malakasis and Antonis Travlantonis.
		Messolonghi, which is the capital of the prefecture of Aitoloakarnania and numbers 15,000 inhabitants, lies at the entrance of Patraikos Bay between the estuaries of the rivers Acheloos and Evinos.
		Messolonghi is built at the inlet of the lagoon of Messolonghi and is unique in Greece thanks to the nearby wetlands where rare species of fauna and flora live.
	www.teimes.gr /english/history.html (935 words)

	DEPARTMENT OF AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES
		Messolonghi was first mentioned by a Venetian called Paruta when he was describing the naval battle of Navpaktos.
		During the Orlov revolution in 1770 the fleet of Messolonghi was defeated and came to the Turks.
		Messolonghi is the hometown of five Prime Ministers of Greece, the most eminent of whom was Charilaos Trikoupis, and literary figures such as Kostis Palamas, Miltiades Malakasis and Antonis Travlantonis.
	www.teimes.gr /ixthal/html/messolonghi_e.html (769 words)

	The Messolonghi Byron Society
		Messolonghi, the picturesque capital of the county of Aitolakarnia, is known as the sacred town of immortal heroes and a town of freedom due to its important role in the Greek Revolution.
		At a house of architectural distinction, the ancestor of the Palamanians, Panagiotis Palamas, was born in 1722.
		As the poet and academic Nikeforus Vretakos said, �Everyone from around the nation must fervently and wholeheartedly congregate in Messolonghi with faith.� It should be essential for the children of all schools in the country to orientate themselves toward Messolonghi for a moment of silence and remembrance.
	ebbs.english.vt.edu /byron/messolonghi.htm (1168 words)

	THE SACRED TOWN OF MESSOLONGHI
		The position of the house of Bishop Josef of Rogon near the Xenokratio public school, the windmill, the small church of Panagia of Phoenekia, 2 km outside Messolonghi, where Lord Byron often visited and the historic Monastery of Agios Simeon which is 8 km from Messolonghi.
		It should be essential for the children of all schools in the country to orientate themselves towards Messolonghi for a momentary silence and remembrance.
		Generally Messolonghi is a universal symbol of the struggle of nations for dignity and freedom, offers great interest and opportunities for further touristic promotion.
	messolonghi.elea.gr /uk-page.htm (1091 words)

	Greece Travel: Western Sterea Ellada - Messolonghi
		Messolonghi has around 12,000 inhabitants, and is capital of the nomos of Etolo Akarnania, as well as the seat of a bishopric.
		Messolonghi was the center of resistance against the Turks during the Independence struggle and the area suffered three sieges.
		After the fall of Messolonghi in 1826, the outcry in the European press finally pressured the English and French forces into action, who sent a joint naval force, which, though intended merely to intimidate the Turkish forces, ended up (through circumstances that no one seems to really understand) with the annihilation of Turkish/Egyptian fleet.
	www.greek-travel-discounted-hotels-guide.com /destinations-greece-sterea-w-messlonghi.htm (850 words)

	Messolonghi Information
		Its inhabitants successfully resisted a siege by Turkish forces of the Ottoman Empire in 1822–23 and held out heroically against a second siege from 1825 to 1826, when the Ottoman forces captured the town.
		Due to the heroic stance of the population and the subsequent massacre of its inhabitants by the Turkish-Egyptian forces, that followed, the town of Messolonghi received the honorary title of Iera Polis translated as The Holy Town, unique among other Greek cities.
		The heart of Lord Byron is buried in Missolonghi April 1824
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Messolonghi (399 words)

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		Some of them, such as those of Messolonghi, Kitros, and Messi, are included among the major wetlands protected by the international Ramsar convention.
		Of all the Greek wetlands, the Messolonghi wetlands complex occupies the most vital position for migrating birdlife, since it is the wetland most frequently visited by migrating bird species.
		The uniqueness of the saltworks as wetlands is the result of the coexistence of both the characteristics of a regular wetland and those of an extreme hypersaline meadow, characteristics that fluctuate a great deal throughout the year.
	www.saltworks.gr /english/simasia.htm (420 words)

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		Louros is an isle situated in western Greece, near the mouth of Messolonghi lagoon.
		A land administration environmetntal protection study is now under way, aiming in protecting and preserving this estate, through the enforcement of comprehensive environmental management measures.
		Tourlida and Tourlida Isle are situated in western Greece, in the Messolonghi Lagoon.
	www.ked.gr /EN/03-PFSD/Data/Louros.htm (167 words)

	AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN GREEK LAGOONS
		The Messolonghi lagoonal area produces a high primary biomass (especially the phytoplanktonic biomass) which is partly sedimented as organic matter and partly consumed in the basin itself, partly exported to the Gulf of Patras, which, in this way, is enriched (Fig.
		Because of the high organic matter sedimentation rate and of the high summer temperatures of water, risks of dystrophy are to be feared each year; they induce mortality among the small fish populations if they cannot escape to the sea (which is presently the case).
		The most promising zone for aquaculture development in the Messolonghi area is the offshore zone which is suitable for interesting species and benefits from the primary production of the whole system.
	www.fao.org /docrep/field/003/S5456E/S5456E02.htm (2311 words)

	Byron's Letters and Journals - Chapter 9
		The Turks were in force in Acarnania, etc., and the Turkish fleet blockaded the coast from Messolonghi to Chiarenza, and subsequently to Navarino.
		I was also invited by Count Metaxa, the Governor of Messolonghi, to go over there; but it was necessary in the present state of parties, that I should have some communication with the existing Gov't on the subject of their opinion where I might be, if not most useful, at any rate least obnoxious.
		They never invested Messolonghi this year, but bombarded Anatoliko (a sort of village which I recollect well, having passed through the whole of that country with fifty Albanians in 1809, Messolonghi included) near the Achelous.
	engphil.astate.edu /gallery/byron10.html (12328 words)

	GREEK SALTWORKS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1991, 71 species of birds were observed in Messolonghi, the Greek saltworks most thoroughly studied from the biological point of view.
		The Messolonghi saltworks also are extremely important for the Avocet, the Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica), the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), and the Little Tern (S. albifrons), all threatened with extinction in Europe, and the Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), all of which breed here.
		Flamingoes often visit the saltworks of Messi, Kitros, Kalloni, and, to a lesser extent, those of Messolonghi.
	www.saltworks.gr /english/katanalotes.htm (349 words)

	The International Byron Society -- Lord Byron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Welcome by the President of the Messolonghi Byron Society, the Deputy Prefect Mr.
		20:00At the central square of Messolonghi, we'll join in a festival of Ethnic Dances performing by groups of students of eight universities of Greece who are coming to Messolonghi invited by the ATEI [ Advanced Technological Institution of Messolonghi] to honour the Student Byron Conference.
		Visits to Tourlida, to Panayia Finikias (the Chapel to the Virgin of the Palms where Byron used to ride from Messolonghi), and to Ancient Plevron:Named after the mythical hero Plevron son of Etolos and brother of Kalydon, Plevron actually consists of two Homeric towns 5 km north-west of Messolonghi.
	www.internationalbyronsociety.org /greece_conf.asp (994 words)

	Lord_Byron LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He spent Â£4000 of his own money to refit the Greek fleet, then sailed for Messolonghi in western Greece, arriving on December 29 to join Prince Alexandros Mavrokordatos, leader of the Greek rebel forces.
		Viron, the Greek form of "Byron", continues in popularity as a masculine name in Greece, and a suburb of Athens is called Vironas in his honour.
		His body was embalmed and his heart buried under a tree in Messolonghi.
	language.school-explorer.com /info/Lord_Byron (2577 words)

	RC Blog: CFP: 4th International Student Byron Conference
		Call for Papers: 4th International Student Byron Conference Messolonghi Byron Research Center, Greece May 17-25, 2005 Theme: "Byron the Homeric Traveller" The Messolonghi Byron Research Center solicits 20-minute papers for its fourth international student Byron conference to be held May...
		The Messolonghi Byron Research Center solicits 20-minute papers for its fourth international student Byron conference to be held May 17-25, 2005.
		Airfare to Greece and transportation to Messolonghi are additional and should be arranged individually.
	www.rc.umd.edu /blog/archives/000256.html (410 words)

	Twinning and Tourism - Gedling Borough Council
		Each year it is usual for at least one of the twinned towns to visit Gedling Borough and this involves Council dignitaries and people from the local community.
		In 1991, the Borough Council signed the Protocol of Brotherhood linking Messolonghi, of the Hellenic Republic and Gedling as Sister Towns and friendly relationships between the town have been promoted ever since.
		Gedling Borough was officially twinned with Vandoeuvre Les Nancy during a visit by council delegates to the French Borough in March 1996.
	www.gedling.gov.uk /index/ls-home/ls-tt-ho.htm (1682 words)

	Western Greece : Planning a Trip \| Frommers.com
		In high season, there is also a ferry connecting Astakos -- on the Ionian coast south of Preveza and north of Messolonghi -- and the offshore islands of Ithaka and Kefalonia.
		The second is via Corinth and then along the southern coast of the Gulf of Corinth to Rion; by 2004 the brand new bridge should be opened, but if it is not take the ferry to Antirion, and then via Messolonghi, Agrinio, Arta, and Ioannina.
		Points to the south (Parga, Arta, Preveza, Astakos, Messolonghi, and Patras) are serviced from a smaller bus terminal in Ioannina at 19 Vizaniou (tel.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/westerngreece/1671010002.html (955 words)

	Messolonghi and Aitolikon Lagoons, Acheloos and Evinos Delta (Aitoloakarnania) - Important Bird Areas of Greece - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Messolonghi and Aitolikon Lagoons, Acheloos and Evinos Delta (Aitoloakarnania) - Important Bird Areas of Greece - Hellenic Ornithological Society
		An extended wetland complex, created by Acheloos and Evinos Rivers and dominated by Messolonghi (of the largest in the Mediterranean) and Aitolikon Lagoons.
		In spite of the irrigation works, there are still extended saltflats, sand-strips, mudflats and riverine forests, which have remained across the main flow of the river.
	www.ornithologiki.gr /en/sppe/en060.htm (403 words)

	TrekLens \| Messolonghi Photo
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		Makes me relax my mind!I like the lighting, the wonderful horizon and the boat in the shadow!
	www.treklens.com /gallery/Europe/Greece/photo79368.htm (114 words)

	Re: March 25 Greek Independence Day - Stormfront White Nationalist Community
		On July 16, Byron left Genoa on the Hercules, arriving at Kefalonia in the Ionian Islands on August 2.
		Mavrokordatos and Byron planned to attack the Turkish-held fortress of Lepanto, at the mouth of the Gulf of Corinth.
		The Greeks mourned Lord Byron deeply, and he became a national hero (Viron, the Greek form of "Byron", continues in popularity as a boy's name in Greece).
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=192675&goto=nextoldest (362 words)

	Journal of Applied Ichthyology Abstract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A study on the scales and age estimation of the grey golden mullet, Liza aurata (Risso, 1810), in the lagoon of Messolonghi (W. Greece)
		A detailed study was made of the scales on the golden grey mullet Liza aurata in the lagoon of Messolonghi (W. Greece), in order to examine the suitability of scales for ageing.
		From a total of 1048 specimens of 9–59 cm total length (TL), the estimated ages ranged from 0+ to 8+ years, with only females at ages 7+ and 8+.
	www.blackwellpublishing.com /abstract.asp?ref=0175-8659&vid=19&iid=4&aid=7&s=&site=1 (360 words)

	Geneva Convention :: The Byron Society with a Difference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From Kefalonia, Byron sailed to Messolonghi, where he joined Prince Alexandros Mavrokordatos, leader of the Greek rebel forces fighting against the Turks and Turkish occupation of Greece.
		Together they planned an attack on the Turkish-held fort at Lepanto, and Byron took command of part of the rebel army.
		Following Byron's death, his heart was removed, placed in a box and buried under a tree in Messolonghi, where he was considered a hero of the Greek Resistance.
	www.freewebs.com /diodati3 (1075 words)

	Cottaar and Nobel (1995) Birds of the Messolonghi wetlands: Eastern Mediterranean Wader Project, spring 1990
		Cottaar and Nobel (1995) Birds of the Messolonghi wetlands: Eastern Mediterranean Wader Project, spring 1990
		Birds of the Messolonghi wetlands: Eastern Mediterranean Wader Project, spring 1990
		To view the the latter's ratings, click on Chapters/Papers/Articles in the STATISTICS box, select a publication from the list that appears, and then click on either Quality or Interest in that publication's STATISTICS box.
	www.getcited.org /?PUB=100189334&showStat=Ratings (91 words)

	Yet Another Green Page
		It crosses a distance of 220 km and it meets the sea in a few kilometers distance from the town of Messolonghi, opposite from the island of Cefalonia, where it forms an extensive estuary.
		However, the whole project is expected to be economically deficient, socially disturbing (disappearing whole villages and cultural monuments) and ecologically degrading (extinction of forests and many forest species, impacts on the Rancas wetland of Messolonghi).
		The intensification of agriculture in Thessaly will increase the rate of agricultural runoffs reaching surface and underground waters, as well as the salt concertration and soil erosion.
	www.magnet.gr /views/green/greenhot.htm (843 words)

	Deree College - Student Services - Financial Aid & Scholarships - Scholarships for Entering Students (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This scholarship, established in 1992 in recognition of the heroic contribution of the people of Messolonghi during the Greek War of Independence, is offered to academically promising students from Messolonghi.
		The Messolonghi Scholarship provides full tuition for the duration of the recipients' studies at the College.
		If there are no candidates from Messolonghi, applicants from the Etoloakarnania prefecture will be considered.
	www.acg.edu /deree/entering.shtml (6438 words)

	Newstead Abbey Byron Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Twinned with the Holy and sacred Town of Messolonghi in Greece, where Byron drew his last breath in the struggle for independence from the Ottoman Turks.
		A Twinning fully supported by NABS has been established between The Lord Byron school at Gyumri in Armenia and the Annie Holgate school in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, the school is in close proximity to the Church of St mary Magdaline where Byron is Buried.
		Friendships also exist between NABS and the Georgian Byron Society and the Greek Island of Cephalonia where Byron stayed for 4 months, prior to his fateful journey to Messolonghi.
	www.internationalbyronsociety.org /newstead_abbey_soc.asp (299 words)

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