Mesolongi

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Mesolongi is a historic town in western Greece, renowned for its pivotal role and sieges during the Greek War of Independence and as the place where Lord Byron died.

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Mesolongi canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality ⓘ
town ⓘ
alternativeName Mesolonghi ⓘ
linked to: Missolonghi

Messolonghi ⓘ
linked to: Missolonghi

Missolonghi ⓘ
areaCode +30 26310 ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Lord Byron ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
connectedByRoadTo Agrinio ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Patras ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
deathPlaceOf Lord Byron ⓘ
grantedHonoraryTitleBy Greek state ⓘ
linked to: Greece
hasCulturalEvent annual Exodus commemoration ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
lagoon fishing ⓘ
salt production ⓘ
hasEvent Exodus of Mesolongi ⓘ
hasGeographicalFeature lagoons ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasInstitution Byron Society ⓘ
hasLocalProduct avgotaracho Messolonghiou (cured fish roe) ⓘ
hasMemorial Garden of Heroes ⓘ
Lord Byron statue ⓘ
linked to: Byron memorial
hasOfficialNameInGreek Μεσολόγγι ⓘ
hasPopulation approximately 13000 ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Mesolongi–Aitoliko Lagoons National Park ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance site of Orthodox commemorations of Exodus ⓘ
hasWarOfIndependenceRole site of major sieges ⓘ
symbol of resistance ⓘ
honoraryTitle Holy City of Messolonghi ⓘ
linked to: Missolonghi
isCoastalSettlement true ⓘ
isMunicipalSeatOf Municipality of Mesolongi ⓘ
isRegionalUnitCapitalOf Aetolia-Acarnania ⓘ
knownFor Greek War of Independence ⓘ
Siege of Mesolongi (1822–1823) ⓘ
Third Siege of Mesolongi (1825–1826) ⓘ
locatedBy Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Gulf of Patras ⓘ
locatedIn Western Greece ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Aetolia-Acarnania ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion Aetolia ⓘ
locatedInLagoonSystem Mesolongi–Aitoliko Lagoon ⓘ
locatedNear Acheloos River delta ⓘ
postalCode 30200 ⓘ
timeZone Eastern European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode ME ⓘ

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