Messolonghi

The beauty of the nature which surrounds them
increases the impatience of the enemies to conquer the region
and the pain of the besieged losing it.
Whoever dies today dies thousand times
Dionysios Solomos , The Free Besieged

Statistics

Prefecture: Aitolia-Acarnania
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:

38.38/38 °22'51' N lat.
21.428/21 °25'45' E long
Area 280.2 km²
Population: (2001)
 - Total
 - Density ¹
 - Rank

17988
64.2 /km ²
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:

Gulf of Patras
9 m(centre)
about 600 to 800 m
Postal code: 302 00
Area/distance code: 26310
Municipal code: 0218
Car designation: ME (Messolonghi)
3-letter abbreviation: MES

  • projects/acheloos/acheloos3.html The Acheloos delta forms the Messolongi Lagoon
  • http://www.ac-strasbourg.fr/pedago/lettres/Victor%20Hugo/Notes/Missol.htm (in French)
  • http://p199.ezboard.com/fgreeceellasfrm94
  • http://www.e-city.gr/aitoloakarnania/home/view/1200.php (in Greek)
  • Northwest: Aitoliko North: Arakynthos Northeast: Makrynia
    West: Messolonghi Lagoon Iera Poli Messolongiou East: Chalkia
    South: Gulf of Patras

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