Preveza

Preveza is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula of the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is the southern part of the region of Epirus. The Aktio-Preveza Immersed Tunnel –the first and so far only undersea tunnel in Greece– was completed in 2002. The immersed tunnel connects Preveza in the north, to Aktio of western Acarnania to the south. The ruins of the ancient city of Nicopolis lie north of Preveza. Origin of the name The name is attested, along with the town itself, in 1292, in the Chronicle of the Morea. The name is commonly regarded as deriving from the Slavic word , meaning 'passage', but has been transmitted via an Albanian form , 'transportation, crossing'. An alternative derivation is that proposed in 1857 by Panagiotis Aravantinos as coming from Italian , which means 'provision, supply'. This is still sometimes considered a possible derivation, but has been rejected on linguistic grounds as implausible by Petros Phourikis, who insisted on the Albanian origin of the name. Municipality of Preveza The present form of the Municipality of Preveza was established in 2011, through the Reform Legislation for Local Government, which merged the following three former municipalities, which in turn became its Municipal Units. (The constituent communities are mentioned in brackets): Former Municipality of Louros (Ano Rachi, Kotsanopoulo, Louros, Neo Sfinoto, Oropos, Remmatia, Skiadas, Stefani, Trikastro, Vrysoula) Former Municipality of Preveza (Flamboura, Michalitsi, Mytikas, Nicopolis, Preveza) Former Municipality of Zalongo (Cheimadio, Eklissies, Kamarina, Kanali, Kryopigi, Myrsini, Nea Sampsounta, Nea Sinopi, Riza, Vrachos)