Argithea is a village and a municipality in the Karditsa peripheral unit of Greece

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. The seat of the municipality is in Anthiro

Anthiro

Anthiro is a Greek mountain village located 75 km west of Karditsa in the western part of the Karditsa peripheral unit. Anthiro is the seat of the municipality of Argithea. Anthiro had a population of 498 in 2001. Anthiro is located 60 km west of Karditsa, 50 km from Mouzaki and 36 km south of...

. The name derives from King Argitheos of the Athamanians who ruled circa the 3rd to 2nd century B.C.

Municipality

The municipality Argithea was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Acheloos
  Acheloos (municipality)
  Acheloos is a former municipality in the Karditsa peripheral unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argithea, of which it is a municipal unit. It is named after the Acheloos River. Population 1,690 . The seat of the municipality was in...
  
  
• Argithea
• Athamanes