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Messolongi it is the sacred town of the immortal heroes, a town of
freedom and it is very picturesque.
It becomes known in history in the 16th century just before the sea
battle of Nafpaktos on 7 October 1571. During the pre-Christian period in this
area of Messolongi there were 3 ancient towns. They were Kalidona,
which is now Evinohori, Plevrona,
now called Castle of Kira-Rini and Alikirna which is now Hilia
Spitia built just below the historical Monastery
of St. Simeon.
The inhabitants were fishermen and Dalmatian pirates living in straw
huts positioned in the lakes of the gulf
of Patra. Later on the area was called Mezzo Langhi by the Italians which
means "between the lakes".
Messolongi played a very important role during the Greek uprising.
In 1822 the Turks tried to take it but were unsuccessful. Four years later the
inhabitants of Messolongi unfortunately succumbed to the Turks, who surrounded
the Town and on 10 April 1826 they decided on the mass Exodus of Messolongi. Unfortunately
their plan was betrayed to the Turks by someone and the consequences were tragic
.
Messolongi fell but its history stands high and illuminates hearts
throughout the ages.
In 1829 Messolongi was liberated from the Turks and started again
to flourish. In 1835 they appointed a mayor and in 1937 the government decided
unanimously to name it the Sacred Town of Greece .
This text is cited December 2004 from the West Greece Region General Secretariat URL below, which contains images.
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