Arachthos () is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Nikolaos Skoufas Nikolaos Skoufas (Greek: Νικόλαος Σκουφάς; 1779 – July 31, 1818) was a founding member of the Filiki Eteria ("Society of Friends"), a Greek conspiratorial organization against the Ottoman Empire that prepared the Greek War of I ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 73.431 km². It is situated along the lower course of the river

Arachthos Arachthos () is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, 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 Al ...

, south of Arta. Population 3,836 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Neochori. Near Arachthos, there is the static inverter plant of

HVDC Italy-Greece A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. Most HVDC links use voltages betwe ...

References

Populated places in Arta (regional unit) Nikolaos Skoufas (municipality) {{Epirus-geo-stub