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In the mythology was built by the King Wild, who was
a descendant of genarchi Aetolos and his son Plefrona. The city, built almost
beside the River Acheloos was the natural boundary between Aetolia and Acarnania
found several times under the sovereignty of both sides and in 314 BC destroyed
by Kassandros. Excavations of Miliadi in 1920 showed that the ancient city
located in the nearby Zapanti in recent years but have found many ancient even
in the center of the city.
After a few centuries in obscurity, the city
xanaemfanizetai time with the Turkish name Vrachori (Imbrahoar). Inhabited by
many Turks and early 18th century became the seat of Santzakiou Karleli,
administrative center of the current Etoloakarnania. He actively participated in
the Revolution of 1821 and was released provisionally on 11 June 1821. Later
conquered by Kioutachi again and finally finished prosgraftike border free Greek
state in 1832.
After the release Vrachori took back the ancient name
of Agrinio. The city began to grow rapidly, especially after the late 19th -
early 20th century when he turned to mass cultivation of tobacco. Built huge
warehouses and processing plants of tobacco were the main families Παπαστράτου,
Papapetrou and Panagopoulos. After the Asia Minor catastrophe many refugees
arrived in the city and settled in the St. Constantine and great people have
moved from the Continent and Evritania.
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