Arta (regional unit)

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Arta
Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Άρτας
Regional unit
Municipalities of Arta
Municipalities of Arta
Arta within Greece
Arta within Greece
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Country Greece
Region Epirus
Capital Arta
Area
 • Total 1,662 km2 (642 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 67,877
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal codes 47x xx
Area codes 268x0
ISO 3166 code GR-31
Car plates ΑΤ
Website www.peartas.gov.gr

Arta (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Άρτας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Arta.

Geography

The regional unit of Arta is located north of the Ambracian Gulf. The main mountain ranges are the Athamanika in the northeast, the Pindus in the east, and Valtou in the southeast. Only one mountain road links Arta with the Pineios valley and Thessaly. There are low-lying agricultural plains in the west. Arta borders on the regional units of Preveza in the west, Ioannina to the north, Trikala in the east, Karditsa to the east and Aetolia-Acarnania to the south.

The main rivers are the Acheloos in the east, the Arachthos in the centre, and the Louros in the west. Most of the population lives in the west, in the Arachthos valley, south and east of Arta. The Athamanika and Valtou mountains are the least populated.

Administration

The regional unit Arta is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]

Prefecture

Arta was established as a prefecture in 1882 (Greek: Νομός Άρτας). As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Arta was created out of the former prefecture Arta. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[1]

Images of regional unit
New municipality Old municipalities Seat
Arta Arta Arta
Amvrakikos
Vlacherna
Xirovouni
Filothei
Central Tzoumerka
(Kentrika Tzoumerka)		 Athamania Vourgareli
Agnanta
Theodoriana
Melissourgoi
Georgios Karaiskakis Georgios Karaiskakis Ano Kalentini
Irakleia
Tetrafylia
Nikolaos Skoufas Peta Peta
Arachthos
Kommeno
Kompoti

History

Arta was one of the capitals of the Despotate of Epirus in the late Middle Ages. The territory of the regional unit was ceded to Greece in 1881 by the Ottoman Empire, along with Thessaly, in accordance with the 1878 Congress of Berlin. A famous landmark of Arta is the Old Bridge over the Arachthos river.

Transport

As one of the first completed sections of the future Ionia Odos linking Ioannina with Patras and Kalamata, the motorway bypass of the GR-5 around Arta was opened in 1997. The main highways are:

Sporting teams

People

  • Pyrrhus (318 BC-272 BC) general and king of Epirus
  • Epicrates of Ambracia, 4th BC comic poet
  • Silanus of Ambracia
  • Epigonus of Ambracia 6th-5th BC musician
  • Georgios Karaiskakis Years of service 1796 - 1827 Rank - General, Battles/wars Greek War of Independence
  • Maximus the Greek (c. 1475-1556) publicist, writer, scholar, humanist and translator
  • Napoleon Zervas (1891–1957)
  • Theodoros Tzinis
  • Nikolaos Skoufas
  • Yannis Makriyannis
  • Kostas Kristallis poet
  • Yiannis Moralis (1916) painter
  • Antonios Nikopolidis (1971) footballer
  • Yannis Anastasiou (1973) footballer
  • Nikos Rizos (1924 - April 20, 1999), actor

See also

External links

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kallikratis reform law text PDF
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