Agrínion

Agrinio (Greek, Modern: Αγ�?ίνιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, older form: Agrinion, Latin: Agrinium) is the largest city and a municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture of Greece, with about 100.000 inhibitants. (57.174 official population) The settlement dates back to the ancient times. In the medieval times until 1925, the area was known as Vrachori or Vrahori (Β�?αχώ�?ι). It is linked by GR-5/E55 which since the 1960s bypasses Agrinio and GR-38/E862? linking to Karpenisi and Lamia to the east. It is located NW of the Rio-Antirio Bridge, N of Messolonghi, NE of Astakos, ESE of Lefkada and Preveza, S of Arta and Ioannina and WSW of Keratsini and Lamia.

The majority of the local people used to be tobacco farmers. Agrinio is agriculturally famous for its main production of Agrinio olives.

According to mythology, it was built by king Agrios, Thestia's son. It was destroyed by Cassander in 314 BC. In 1585 it was deserted during the revolt of Theodoros Migas. At the beginning of the 16th century it became the administrative center of Aitoloakarnania, depended on the imperial harems. It participated in the Greek Revolution. It was temporarily liberated on 11 June 1821. It became member of the newborn state permanently in 1832 with the treaty of Kalendar Kiosk (9 July 1832). It was again named Agrinio in 1925.