Stamna () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Aitoliko
Aitoliko (Greek: Αιτωλικό) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Messolonghi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal uni ...
in the southern part of
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 ...
. It is located on a chain of low hills that separate the river
Acheloos to the west from the bay of Aitoliko to the southeast. It is 6 km south of
Angelokastro, 11 km northwest of Aitoliko, 17 km southwest of
Agrinio
Agrinio (Greek language, Greek: Αγρίνιο, ; Latin: ''Agrinium'') is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional units of Greece, regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality, with 89,691 inhabitants (2021) as well as the seco ...
and 21 km northwest of
Missolonghi
Missolonghi or Mesolongi (, ) is a municipality of 32,048 people (according to the 2021 census) in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis Mesolongiou (). Missolon ...
. The
Ionia Odos
The A5 motorway, also known as the Ionia Odos (),
(FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2098–2099).
motorway (Missolonghi -
Amfilochia
Amfilochia () is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvasaras (Καρβασαράς; from ''caravanserai'').
Amfilochia ...
) passes east of the village. The community Stamna consists of the villages Stamna, Stathmos Stamnas (1.5 km east, near the former railway station) and Kefalovrysos (4 km southeast, at the bay). Stamna had a train station on the former railway from Missolonghi to Agrinio.
Historical population
See also
*
List of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania
This is a list of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece.
* Achladokastro
* Achyra
* Aetopetra
* Aetos, Aetolia-Acarnania, Aetos
* Afrato
* Afroxylia
* Agalianos
* Agia Paraskevi, Aetolia-Acarnania, Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Sofia, Aetolia-Acarnani ...
References
External links
Official siteStamna Forum
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Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania
Missolonghi