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Preveza
Summary
Preveza (Πρέβεζα, ˈpreveza) 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.
There are three views on the origin of the name "Preveza":
The first view suggests that the name "Preveza" originates from the Slavic word prěvozъ, meaning passage. This view is adopted mainly by: Max Vasmer, Diogenis Chariton, Fyodor Uspensky, Ioannis Demaratos, Peter Soustal & Johannes Koder, Alexios G. Savvides, Elias Vasilas, Nikos D. Karabelas, Demosthenis A. Donos, and others. Max Vasmer takes the matter a bit further and suggests that the word reached this form (Preveza) from the Slavic through the Albanian language. Karabelas points out that the Slavic word prěvozъ corresponds, almost letter by letter, to the ancient Greek word pereosis (in Greek: περαίωσις), which means passing through.
The second view suggests that the name originates from the old Albanian word prevëzë -za, which means passage, transition, crossing over. This view is adopted mainly by: Petros Fourikis, Konstantinos Amantos, Max Vasmer, Peter Soustal & Johannes Koder, Alexis G.K. Savvides, Nikos D. Karableas, Demosthenis A. Donos, and others.
The third view suggests that the word originates from the Italian word prevesione, which means provision, supply. This view was mainly adopted, in the 1850's, by Panagiotis Aravantinos.
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.
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