Katouna

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Katouna is a settlement in the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Its population at the 2021 census was 1,634. It has a large number of shops, cafes, a bank and school and so serves as the central settlement for the surrounding region. Between 1836 and 1912 it was the seat of the municipality Echinos. In 1912 it became an independent community, which was elevated to a municipality in 1986. In 1997 it was merged into the new municipality Medeon, of which it was the seat. In 2010 it was merged into the new Aktio-Vonitsa municipality.[https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/oikmet_details.php?id=10057 EETAA local government changes] Residents until recently were cultivating tobacco.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

History

Katouna was a stop in Lord Byron's travels (1809-1810). He describes it as a well-built, large village, inhabited solely by Greeks, and also mentions a school house.{{cite web|title=The Life of Lord Byron|url=https://www.lordbyron.org/monograph.php?doc=JoGalt.1830&select=chap.15|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.lordbyron.org}}

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Category:Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania

Category:Aktio-Vonitsa

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