Agrafa (municipality) explained

Agrafa
Name Local:Άγραφα
Type:municipality
Periph:Central Greece
Periphunit:Evrytania
Pop Municipality:5983
Area Municipality:920.3
Pop Municunit:1044
Area Municunit:28826
Pop Community:377
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:800
Coordinates:39.1333°N 60°W
Postal Code:360 73
Area Code:22370
Licence:ΚΗ

Agrafa (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγραφα) is a village and a municipality in Evrytania, Central Greece. Its administrative center is the village Kerasochori.[1] It is named after the wide mountainous region of Agrafa, of which it occupies only the SW part.

It consists of villages and hamlets spread on the mountain slopes around the river Agrafiotis. Like the rest of Agrafa area, they are known for their complete autonomy throughout the four centuries of Ottoman occupation of Greece, being home to many bands of fighters against the Ottoman rule; including Antonis Katsantonis who is considered as the local hero.[2]

The villages are still undeveloped touristically. 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):[1]

The municipality has an area of 920.341 km2, the municipal unit 288.574 km2.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. News: The Greek region too remote for maps. Sakalis. Alex. 18 October 2021. BBC Travel. 10 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .