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 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
alternativeName Missolonghi
surface form: Mesolonghi

Missolonghi
surface form: Messolonghi

Missolonghi
areaCode +30 26310
associatedWithPerson Lord Byron
climate Mediterranean climate
connectedByRoadTo Agrinio
Athens
Patras
country Greece
deathPlaceOf Lord Byron
grantedHonoraryTitleBy Greece
surface form: Greek state
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
Byron memorial
surface form: Lord Byron statue
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 Missolonghi
surface form: Holy City of Messolonghi
isCoastalSettlement true
isMunicipalSeatOf Municipality of Missolonghi
surface form: Municipality of Mesolongi
isRegionalUnitCapitalOf Aetolia-Acarnania
knownFor Greek War of Independence
Siege of Mesolongi (1822–1823)
siege of Missolonghi
surface form: Third Siege of Mesolongi (1825–1826)
locatedBy Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Patras
locatedIn Western Greece
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Aetolia-Acarnania
locatedInHistoricalRegion Aetolia
locatedInLagoonSystem Messolonghi–Aitoliko Lagoon
surface form: Mesolongi–Aitoliko Lagoon
locatedNear Acheloos River delta
postalCode 30200
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode ME

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Western Greece containsTown Mesolongi
Acheloos River hasMouthNear Mesolongi
Echinades Islands hasNearbyCity Mesolongi