Agrafa (municipality)

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Agrafa
Άγραφα
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Agrafa is located in Greece
Agrafa
Agrafa
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Location within the region
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Country Greece
Administrative region Central Greece
Regional unit Evrytania
Area
 • Municipality 924.1 km2 (356.8 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 288 km2 (111 sq mi)
Elevation 800 m (2,600 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 6,976
 • Municipality density 7.5/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 1,142
 • Municipal unit density 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Community
 • Population 398
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 360 73
Area code(s) 22370
Vehicle registration ΚΗ

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Agrafa (Greek: Άγραφα) is a village and a municipality in Evrytania, Central Greece. Its administrative center is the village Kerasochori.[2] It is named after the wide mountainous region of Agrafa, of which it occupies only the SW part.

It consists merely of villages and hamlets spread on the mountain slopes around the river Agrafiotis. Likewise the rest of Agrafa area, they are famous for their complete autonomy throughout the four centuries of Ottoman occupation of Greece, being home to many bands of fighters against the Ottoman rule; most notably of Antonis Katsantonis who is considered as the local hero.

Despite their natural beauty, the villages are still virgin from touristic exploitation. There are some basic facilities in the bigger villages - family-run hostels and taverns.

Municipality

The municipality Agrafa was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units (constituent communities in brackets):[2]

  • Agrafa (Agrafa, Epiniana, Marathos, Monastiraki, Tridendro, Trovato, Vrangiana)
  • Aperantia (Granitsa, Limeri, Lithochori, Sivista, Topoliana, Valaora, Voulpi)
  • Aspropotamos (Kedra, Lepiana, Neo Argyri, Prasia, Raptopoulo)
  • Fragkista (Anatoliki Fragkista, Dytiki Fragkista, Episkopi, Marathia, Palaiochori, Palaiokatouna, Tripotamo)
  • Viniani (Agios Dimitrios, Chryso, Dafni, Kerasochori, Mavrommata, Viniani)

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)