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'''Preveza''' is a town in north-western [[Greece]]. It is the capital of [[Preveza prefecture]], which is part of [[Epirus]] periphery. A new tunnel, which runs between Preveza and Aktio (see [[Actium]]), connects the town to [[Thesprotia prefecture|Thesprotia]] and [[Lefkada]] and western [[Aetolia]] in [[Aitoloakarnania prefecture|Aitoloakarnania]]. Preveza lies near the western part of the [[Ambracian Gulf]]. The ruins of the ancient city [[Nicopolis]] lie 5 km north of the city. Its population per the 2001 census is 17,724.

==External links==

*http://www.preveza.gr/ (in Greek
*http://www.prevezanet.gr/

<div style="clear: both; text-align: center; border-top: 2px black solid; padding-top: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; font-size:0.85em">'''[[Epirus]]:'''
[[Arta Prefecture|Arta]] |
[[Ioannina Prefecture|Ioannina]] |
'''Preveza''' |
[[Thesprotia]] |
</div>

[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
[[Category:Greek prefectural capitals]]
[[Category:Preveza Prefecture]

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 ==History==
-Preveza was not populated during classical antiquity but there is evidence that it served as a sea port in the days of King [[Pyrrhus]]. On [[September 2]], [[31 BC]], the naval battle of Actium took place just off its coast, between the fleet of Octavian and the combined fleets of Mark Antony and [[Cleopatra VII]]. In commemoration of his victory, Octavian built [[Nicopolis]] ("Victory City") nearby.
+Preveza was not populated during classical antiquity but there is evidence that it served as a sea port in the days of King [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]]. On [[September 2]], [[31 BC]], the naval battle of Actium took place just off its coast, between the fleet of Octavian and the combined fleets of Mark Antony and [[Cleopatra VII]]. In commemoration of his victory, Octavian built [[Nicopolis]] ("Victory City") nearby.
 Preveza itself was built around the 11th century as a fishing village. It was part of the [[Despotate of Epirus]] for most of the Middle Ages until it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in [[1449]].

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−	'''Preveza''' is a town in north-western [[Greece]]. It is the capital of [[Preveza prefecture]], which is part of [[Epirus]] periphery. A new tunnel, which runs between Preveza and Aktio ~~(see [[Actium]])~~, connects the town to [[Thesprotia prefecture\|Thesprotia]] and [[Lefkada]] and western [[Aetolia]] in [[Aitoloakarnania prefecture\|Aitoloakarnania]]. Preveza lies near the western part of the [[Ambracian Gulf]]. The ruins of the ancient city [[Nicopolis]] lie 5 km north of the city. Its population per the 2001 census is 17,724.	+	'''Preveza''' is a town in north-western [[Greece]]. It is the capital of [[Preveza prefecture]], which is part of [[Epirus]] periphery.
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		+	A new tunnel - the first and so far only undersea tunnel in Greece - which runs between Preveza and Aktio, connects the town to [[Thesprotia prefecture\|Thesprotia]] and [[Lefkada]] and western [[Aetolia]] in [[Aitoloakarnania prefecture\|Aitoloakarnania]]. Preveza lies near the western part of the [[Ambracian Gulf]]. The ruins of the ancient city [[Nicopolis]] lie 5 km north of the city. Its population per the 2001 census is 17,724.
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		+	==History==
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		+	Preveza was not populated during classical antiquity but there is evidence that it served as a sea port in the days of King [[Pyrrhus]]. On [[September 2]], [[31 BC]], the naval battle of Actium took place just off its coast, between the fleet of Octavian and the combined fleets of Mark Antony and [[Cleopatra VII]]. In commemoration of his victory, Octavian built [[Nicopolis]] ("Victory City") nearby.
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		+	Preveza itself was built around the 11th century as a fishing village. It was part of the [[Despotate of Epirus]] for most of the Middle Ages until it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in [[1449]].
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		+	It became part of [[Greece]] on [[October 21]], [[1912]], during the [[First Balkan War]], when Turkish forces surrendered it to Colonel Panagiotis Spiliadis.
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		+	After the Germans left Preveza in September [[1944]], both the nationalist [[EDES]] and the communist [[EAM]] guerrilla forces sought to occupy it. A battle ensued that lasted ten days.

	==External links==		==External links==

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 [[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
 [[Category:Greek prefectural capitals]]
-[[Category:Preveza Prefecture]]
+[[Category:Preveza prefecture]]

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 <div style="clear: both; text-align: center; border-top: 2px black solid; padding-top: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; font-size:0.85em">'''[[Epirus]]:'''
-[[Arta Prefecture|Arta]] |
+[[Arta prefecture|Arta]] |
-[[Ioannina Prefecture|Ioannina]] |
+[[Ioannina prefecture|Ioannina]] |
 '''Preveza''' |
-[[Thesprotia]] |
+[[Thesprotia prefecture|Thesprotia]] |
 </div>