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Agrapidokampos () is a settlement forming part of the community of
Makyneia Makyneia () is a seaside village and a community in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. The community includes the villages Agrapidokampos, Agios Polykarpos and Riza. Makyneia is situated on the northeast coast of the Gulf of Patras, 4.5&nbs ...
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Aetolia-Acarnania Aetolia-Acarnania (, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Central Greece (geographic region), Central Greece and the administrative regions of Greece, ...
,
Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. At the 2021 census, it had 4 inhabitants. The village is located 5 km north of Makyneia, 8 km northwest of
Antirrio Antirrio (, pronounced , ) is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a mu ...
and 10 km west of
Nafpaktos Nafpaktos () or Naupactus, is a town and a former municipality in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, west of the mouth of the river Mornos. It is named for Naupaktos (, Latini ...
.


History

The name of the village literally means the "field of wild
pears Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in late summer into mid-autumn. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the pomaceous fruit of the sa ...
". Ancient ruins have been preserved on the ridge between Agrapidokampos and Velvina, in the area named Elliniko.Prasino+Ble (Green+Blue) - Periodic edition for the environment
, Embros Newspaper, July–August 2009
Agrapidokampos was a village of the earlier municipality of Nafpaktos until 1912, when it became part of the community of Riza (Makyneia). In 1989, Agrapidokampos became part of the municipality of Antirrio which is a municipal unit of
Nafpaktia Nafpaktia (), Latinized Naupactia, is the historical name for the region around the port town of Nafpaktos (Naupactus) in Central Greece. It is also the name of a municipality in the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. ...
since 2011.


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Velvina-Ancient town of Velvina (Ellinika)-Agrapidokampos - Ancient Theatre of Makyneia
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