Messolonghi is a municipality of 34,416 inhabitants in western Greece, while the town of Messolonghi has a population of 12,785 inhabitants. Messolonghi is the capital city of the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis Messolongiou (Sacred Town of Messolonghi). The town is built on the aggrading arm formed between the homonymous lagoon of Messolonghi and the lagoon of Kleisova. Messolonghi is known as one of the areas of the dramatic siege during the Greek War of Independence, and the death of the poet Lord Byron.
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- Regional Unit: AITOLOAKARNANIA
- Municipality: MESSOLONGHI
- Site: http://messolonghi.gov.gr/
- E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Telephone: (+30)2631360913, (+30)2631360993
- Lat: 38.3686739
- Lon: 21.430415
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CIAK – Western Greece
The Region of Western Greece created its own Film Office to support and facilitate the development of audiovisual productions in Western Greece. It is an office for attracting and supporting audiovisual productions, which is the reference point and first contact during the shooting of film productions in Western Greece.
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