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Agrinio
Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
Agrinion is the biggest city and a municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania in region of Greece. In 2001, the population of the city was 54,253 and an area of 162.7 square kilometers. Ancient Agrinion was 3 kilometers northeast of the present town, some walls and foundations have been excavated. In medieval times and until 1925, the area was known as Vrachori or Vrahori. Agrinion is agriculturally famous for its main production of Agrinion olives. It became member of the newborn state permanently in 1832 with the treaty of Kalendar Kiosk and was named Agrinion.
Agrinion is the kind of town you daydream about. It is a city with endless recreational opportunities, rich history, and modern day luxuries.
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