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'''Nafpaktos''' ({{langx|el|Ναύπακτος}}) or '''Naupactus''', is a town and a former [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|municipality]] in [[Nafpaktia]], [[Aetolia-Acarnania]], [[West Greece]], situated on a bay on the north coast of the [[Gulf of Corinth]], {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=on}} west of the mouth of the river [[Mornos]].

It is named for '''Naupaktos''' ({{lang|grc|Ναύπακτος}}, Latinized as ''Naupactus''), an important  [[Ancient Athens|Athenian]] naval station in the [[Peloponnesian war]]. As a strategically crucial possession controlling access to the Gulf of Corinth, Naupaktos changed hands many times during the [[Crusades]] and the [[Ottoman–Venetian Wars]]. It was under [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] control in the 15th century, and came to be known by the [[Venetian language|Venetian]] form of its name, '''Lepanto'''. It fell to the Ottoman Empire [[Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503)|in 1499]] and was used as a naval station by the [[Ottoman Navy]] in the 16th century, being the site of the decisive victory by the [[Holy League (1571)|Holy League]] in the [[Battle of Lepanto]] in 1571. Except for a brief period of Venetian control in 1687–1699, Lepanto remained under Ottoman control until [[Greek independence]] in 1829.

The modern municipality was incorporated in 1946, and later merged into the larger [[Nafpaktia]] municipality in the [[Kallikratis Plan|2010 reform]]. ''Nafpaktos'' is now both the name of a municipal unit within Nafpaktia and of the town proper within the Nafpaktos unit.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> 
The municipal district has an area of {{convert|159,947|km2|sqmi|lk=out|abbr=off}}, with a population close to 20,000 {{As of|2011|lc=y}}.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}}</ref>

The town is {{convert|9|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Antirrio]], {{convert|18|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Patras]], {{convert|35|km|0|abbr=on}} east of [[Missolonghi]] and {{convert|45|km|0|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Agrinio]]. The [[Greek National Road 48]]/[[European route E65|E65]] (Antirrio – Nafpaktos – [[Delphi]] – [[Livadeia]]) passes north of the town. It is the second largest town of Aetolia-Acarnania, after [[Agrinio]].

==Name==
The ancient name ''Naupaktos'' (Ναύπακτος) means "boatyard" (from [[:wikt:ναύς|ναύς]]  ''naus''   "ship"  and [[:wikt:πήγνυμι|πήγ-]]  ''pêg-'' "to fix, fasten"). It was later [[Latinisation of names|Latinized]] as ''Naupactus''. By the late medieval period, the local name had evolved into ''Nepahtos'' (Νέπαχτος), ''Epaktos'' or ''Epahtos'' (Έπακτος, Έπαχτος). By the [[Mediterranean Lingua Franca|"Franks" (Latins)]] it was called ''Neopant'', ''Nepant'' or ''Lepant''. French sources of the 14th century give ''Nepant'' or ''Neopant''; Venetian sources have ''Nepanto'' or ''Lepanto''.<ref>Studi bizantini, Volume 2, Istituto romane editoriale, 1927, p. 307. Abraham bar Hiyya Savasorda, La obra Forma de la tierra (1956), p 48.</ref>

The name was adapted in [[Ottoman Turkish language|Ottoman Turkish]] from Greek Νέπαχτος as ''Aynabahti'' or ''İnebahtı''.<ref>Molto importanti le forme turche, le quali si confermano magnificamente il Νέπαχτος greco." Abraham bar Hiyya Savasorda, La obra Forma de la tierra (1956), p 48</ref>

The original ancient name was revived in [[modern Greece]] in the 19th century.

==History==

===Antiquity===
In Greek legend, Naupactus is the place where the [[Heraclidae]] built a fleet to invade the [[Peloponnese]].

In [[Classical Antiquity]], it was an important town of the [[Locri Ozolae]] and the best harbour on the northern coast of the [[Corinthian Gulf]]. The town was situated just within the entrance of this gulf, a little east of the promontory [[Antirrhium]]. It is said to have derived its name from the [[Heracleidae]] having here built the fleet with which they crossed over to [[ancient Peloponnesus|Peloponnesus]].<ref>{{Cite Strabo|ix. p.426}}</ref><ref name="Cite Pausanias|10|38|10">{{Cite Pausanias|10|38|10}}</ref><ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)]], 2.8.2.</ref>

Though Naupactus was indebted for its historical importance to its harbour at the entrance of the Corinthian gulf, it was probably originally chosen as a site for a city on account of its strong hill, fertile plains, and copious supply of running water. After the [[Greco-Persian Wars]] it fell into the power of the [[ancient Athens|Athenians]], who settled there the [[ancient Messenia|Messenians]], who had been compelled to leave their country at the end of the [[Third Messenian War]] in 464&nbsp;BCE, and during the [[Peloponnesian War]] it was the headquarters of the Athenians in all their operations in Western Greece,<ref>{{Cite Pausanias|4|24|7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Thucydides|1.103, 2.83, ''et seq.''}}</ref> and the scene of the [[Battle of Naupactus (429 BC)|Battle of Naupactus]] in 429&nbsp;BCE. After the [[Battle of Aegospotami]] the Messenians were expelled from Naupactus, and the Locrians regained possession of the town.<ref name="Cite Pausanias|10|38|10"/> Afterwards it passed into the hands of the [[ancient Achaea|Achaeans]], from whom, however, it was wrested by [[Epaminondas]].<ref>{{Cite Diodorus|15.75}}</ref> [[Philip II of Macedon]] gave it to the [[ancient Aetolia|Aetolians]],<ref>{{Cite Strabo|ix. p.427}}</ref><ref>Dem. ''Phil.'' iii. p. 120.</ref> and hence it is frequently called a town of Aetolia.<ref>''[[Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax]]'', p. 14</ref><ref>{{Cite Mela|2.3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Pliny|4.2.3}}</ref> The Aetolians vigorously defended Naupactus against the [[ancient Rome|Romans]] for two months in 191&nbsp;BCE.<ref>{{Cite Livy|36.30, ''et seq.''}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Polybius|5.103}}</ref> [[Ptolemy]] calls it a town of the Locri Ozolae,<ref>{{Cite Ptolemy|3.15.3}}</ref> to whom it must therefore have been assigned by the Romans after Pliny's time.

[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] saw at Naupactus a temple of [[Poseidon]] near the sea, a temple of [[Artemis]], a cave sacred to [[Aphrodite]], and the ruins of a temple of [[Asclepius]].<ref>{{Cite Pausanias|10|38|12}}-13.</ref> The Roman playwright [[Plautus]] mentions Naupactus in his comedy ''[[Miles Gloriosus]]'' as the destination of an Athenian master (Pleusicles) who is on a diplomatic mission to the city.

Naupactus is mentioned in the 6th-century list of [[Hierocles (author of Synecdemus)|Hierocles]],<ref>{{Cite Hierocles|p. 643}}</ref> but it was destroyed by an earthquake in 551/2, during the reign of [[Justinian I]].<ref>Procop. ''B. Goth.'' 4.25.</ref>{{sfn|Veikou|2012|pp=466–468}}

===Medieval and early modern history===
The town and its hinterland were hit by an epidemic coming from Italy in 747/8 and almost deserted.{{sfn|Veikou|2012|pp=466–468}} From the late 9th century, probably the 880s, it was capital of the [[Byzantine]] ''[[Theme (Byzantine district)|thema]]'' of [[Nicopolis (theme)|Nicopolis]]. At the same time, its bishopric was elevated to a [[metropolitan see|metropolis]]. During the 9th–10th centuries, the town was an important harbour for the [[Byzantine navy]] and a strategic point for communication with the [[Catepanate of Italy|Byzantine possessions]] in southern Italy.{{sfn|Veikou|2012|pp=466–468}}{{sfn|Nesbitt|Oikonomides|1994|pp=9–10, 18}}

A rebellion of the local populace, which led to the death of the local ''[[strategos]]'' George, is recorded during the early reign of [[Constantine VIII]] (r. 1025–28).{{sfn|Gregory|1991|pp=1442–1443}} In 1040, the town did not take part in the [[uprising of Peter Delyan]], and although attacked by the rebel army, alone among the towns of the theme of Nicopolis, it resisted successfully.{{sfn|Gregory|1991|pp=1442–1443}} [[Nicholas the Pilgrim|St. Nicholas of Trani]] is recorded as having departed for [[Otranto]] in 1094 from the port.<ref>Testimony of his companion on the voyage [http://www.traniviva.it/magazine/contenuti/la-storia-di-san-nicola/ Bartholomew the Monk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504191751/http://www.traniviva.it/magazine/contenuti/la-storia-di-san-nicola/ |date=2014-05-04 }} excerpted from ''"San Nicola Pellegrino - Vita, Critica Storica e Messaggio Spirituale"'' by Gerardo Cioffari (published to coincide with the 900th anniversary of his death in 1994) – at ''TraniViva'' city web portal (Italian); access date: 30 January 2017</ref>  The history of the town over the next two centuries is obscure; during the visit of [[Benjamin of Tudela]] in 1165, there was a Jewish community of about 100 in the town.{{sfn|Gregory|1991|pp=1442–1443}}

Following the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire after the [[Fourth Crusade]], it became part of the [[Despotate of Epirus]].{{sfn|Gregory|1991|pp=1442–1443}}{{sfn|Fine|1994|p=65}} Under its metropolitan, [[John Apokaukos]], the see of Naupactus gained in importance and headed the local [[synod]] for the southern half of the Epirote domains.{{sfn|Fine|1994|p=115}} In 1294, the town was ceded to [[Philip I, Prince of Taranto]] as part of the dowry of [[Thamar Angelina Komnene]]. The ruler of [[Thessaly]], [[Constantine Doukas of Thessaly|Constantine Doukas]], attacked Epirus in the next year and captured Naupactus, but in 1296 handed most of his conquests back to the [[Capetian House of Anjou|Angevins]], and Naupactus became a major Angevin base on the Greek mainland.{{sfn|Fine|1994|pp=236–237}}

In 1304 or 1305, the Epirotes recovered Naupactus during a war with the Angevins, but handed it back when peace was concluded in 1306.{{sfn|Fine|1994|pp=239–240}} The town briefly became part of the Serbian Empire during the 1350s.

[[File:Lepanto naupactus venecian fortress.JPG|thumb|right|The Venetian fortress.]]
In 1361 the town was captured by the [[Catalan Company|Catalans]] of the [[Duchy of Athens]].{{sfn|Gregory|1991|pp=1442–1443}} In 1376 or 1377 it fell to [[John Bua Spata]], an Albanian [[Despotate of Arta|despot of Arta]]. 
It was briefly occupied  [[Knights Hospitaller]] in 1378, and, now  wedged between the expanding lands of the [[Count of Cephalonia]] [[Carlo I Tocco]] and the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] possessions,  sold to the [[Republic of Venice]]  by [[Paul Spata]]  in 1407.{{sfn|Fine|1994|pp=352, 356, 401}}

After 1449, the town was an isolated Venetian exclave in Ottoman territory, as the Ottomans completed their conquest of the rest of Epirus and Aetolia-Acarnania.{{sfn|Fine|1994|p=544}} The town was important to Venice, as it secured their trade through the [[Corinthian Gulf]], and the Republic took care to erect strong fortifications to secure its possession.{{sfn|Gregory|1991|pp=1442–1443}} In the end, the fortress fell to the Ottomans in 1499, during the [[Second Ottoman–Venetian War]].{{sfn|Gregory|1991|pp=1442–1443}}

[[File:Battle of Lepanto 1571.jpg|right|thumb|''The Battle of Lepanto'', [[National Maritime Museum]], Greenwich/London.]]
Under the Ottomans, Naupactus was known as ''Aynabahtı, İnebahtı'' and was the seat of [[Sanjak of İnebahtı|an Ottoman province]]. In 1521 ([[Hijri year|Hijri]] 927) the town had 509 Christian, 84 [[Ottoman Jews|Jewish]], and 28 [[Romani people|Roma]] households.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=GÖKBİLGİN |first=M. TAYYİB |date=1956 |title=KANUNÎ SULTAN SÜLEYMAN DEVRİ BAŞLARINDA RUMELİ EYALETİ, LİVALARI, ŞEHİR VE KASABALARI |url=https://belleten.gov.tr/tam-metin-pdf/1214/tur |journal=BELLETEN |volume=20 |issue=78 |page=277 |issn=0041-4255 |eissn=2791-6472 |via=BELLETEN}}</ref> The mouth of the [[Gulf of Lepanto]] was the scene of the great sea battle in which the naval power of the [[Ottoman Empire]] was nearly completely destroyed by the united Spanish, Papal, and Venetian forces ([[Battle of Lepanto (1571)|Battle of Lepanto]], October 7, 1571). In 1687 it was [[Morean War|recaptured]] by the Venetians, but was again restored to the Ottomans in 1699, by the [[Treaty of Karlowitz]]. Among those who fought in the [[Battle of Lepanto]] was [[Miguel de Cervantes]], the most famous Spanish writer; there is a statue located at the port, in his honour.

===Modern history===
Nafpaktos became part of [[First Hellenic Republic|independent Greece]] in March 1829.
It was incorporated as a commune in 1912 and as an independent municipality in 1946. In the [[Kapodistrias reform|1997 reform]], 
Nafpaktos municipality was enlarged by the incorporation of 13 communes.<ref>Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ), Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (Hrsg.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912–2001). 2 (Τόμος Β', λ–ω), Athens 2002, p. 185.</ref> In the [[Kallikratis Plan|2010 reform]], Nafpaktos municipality was merged with five other municipalities to form [[Nafpaktia]] municipality, and the town of Nafpaktos proper is now a communal district within the ''Nafpaktos'' municipal district of Nafpaktia municipality.

Naupactus suffered damage from the [[2007 Greek forest fires]].

==Ecclesiastical history==
{{main|Metropolis of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios}}
The [[metropolitan see]] of Naupactus depended on the [[pope of Rome]] until 733, when [[Leo III the Isaurian]] annexed it to the [[Patriarchate of Constantinople]].<ref name="catholic"/>

The zealous youth [[Nicholas the Pilgrim|St. Nicholas of Trani]] after a failed attempt at the mortifications of cenobitic life at the [[Hosios Loukas]] monastery in Boetia set sail in the spring of 1094 on a pilgrimage to Rome for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. His pious habit of evangelizing the sailors with constant proclamations (in Greek ''kerygma'' from κηρύσσω, meaning "to cry or proclaim as a herald") of the phrase [[Kyrie Eleison]] according to legend, led them to throw him overboard. He made it ashore in Italy, but was not hospitably received and died some months later aged just 19. Miraculous cures led to him being publicly acclaimed as worthy of veneration by the Bishop of Trani at the Council of Bari in 1098.<ref>Archdiocese of Trani, Barletta, Bisceglie and Nazareth (publ.), (2004) Trani ''"San Nicola il Pellegrino: Atti, testimonianze e liturgie in occasione dei festeggiamenti del IX centenario della sua morte. 10 anni dopo"''</ref>

Under [[Frankokratia|Frankish rule]], there were about 20 archbishops in the 14–15th centuries. The city remains a [[titular metropolitan see|titular see]] of the [[Roman Catholic]] church.<ref name="catholic">{{CathEncy|wstitle=Lepanto}}</ref>

The see was attached to the [[Church of Greece]] after the [[Greek War of Independence]]. It was suppressed in 1900, replaced by the see of Acarnania and Naupactia, whose seat is at [[Missolonghi]].<ref name="catholic"/>

==Residents==
[[File:20090803 nafpaktos09.jpg|thumb|View of the port.]]

Today the population is about 19,768 people according to the 2011 census. Residential homes align with the [[Gulf of Corinth]] over a length of about {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=on}} and a width of about {{convert|1|km|1|abbr=on}}. The port divides the beachfront in two parts. The Western part is called Psani, while the Eastern part Gribovo. Naupactus sits on a shoulder of a mountain range on the north while farmlands dominate the western part.  It used to be on the GR-48/E65 linking [[Antirrio]] and [[Amfissa]]; now it is bypassed to the north at the elevation of {{convert|150|to|200|m|0|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. The bypass has contributed significantly in lowering the number of heavy trucks passing through the narrow streets of the town.

==Landmarks==
*The port and castle provide the main attraction for the town, both with well kept Venetian vestiges. Shops, cafés and bars dot the immediate area, while two cafes are also located within the castle walls.
*The port also includes monuments commemorating the Battle of Lepanto (1571), and there is also a statue of [[Miguel de Cervantes]] by the Mallorcan artist Jaume Mir.
*Playgrounds can be found in Psani and Gribovo, along with a beach volleyball court (with spectator stands), and a soon-to-be-completed skateboard park.
*Nafpaktos is also home to a local museum.
*The [[Fethiye Mosque (Naupactus)|Fethiye Mosque]], the city's largest Ottoman-era mosque.

[[File:GR-nafpaktos-hafen.jpg|center|600px|thumb|{{center|Panoramic view of the port.}}]]

==Subdivisions==
[[File:Naupactus.jpg|thumb|Houses by the port.]]

The municipal unit Nafpaktos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
*[[Afroxylia]] (Ano Afroxylia, Kato Afroxylia)
*[[Dafni, Aetolia-Acarnania|Dafni]] (Dafni, [[Kato Dafni]])
*[[Lygias]]
*[[Mamoulada]] (Kato Mamoulada, Mamoulada)
*'''Nafpaktos'''
*[[Neokastro]] (Neokastro, Paliampela)
*[[Palaiochoraki, Aetolia-Acarnania|Palaiochoraki]] (Palaiochoraki, Mikro Palaiochoraki)
*[[Pitsinaiika]] (Pitsinaiika, Kastraki, Sykia)
*[[Riganio]] (Riganio, Diasello, Poros)
*[[Skala, Aetolia-Acarnania|Skala]]
*[[Velvina, Aetolia-Acarnania|Velvina]]
*[[Vlachomandra]] (Vlachomandra, Gefyra Bania, Sfikaaika)
*[[Vomvokou]] (Vomvokou, Agios Vasileios, Lefka Vomvokous, Marmara)
*[[Xiropigado, Aetolia-Acarnania|Xiropigado]]

==Nearest places==
*[[Antirrio]] (west)
*[[Katafygio]]: One of the traditional villages in [[Mountainous Nafpaktia]].
*[[Ano Chora]] (north): One of the traditional villages of Mountainous Nafpaktia
*[[Kentriki]] (north): One of the traditional villages of Mountainous Nafpaktia
*[[Aspria, Aetolia-Acarnania|Aspria]] (north): One of the traditional villages of Mountainous Nafpaktia
*[[Chomori]]: One of the traditional villages of Mountainous Nafpaktia
*[[Elatovrisi]]: One of the traditional villages of Mountainous Nafpaktia with famous natural spring water.
*[[Skala, Aetolia-Acarnania|Skala]]: Village found in the hills minutes from the town centre; overlooks the town itself
*[[Skaloma]]: beaches
*Hiliadou: Part of the strip of beachside villages outside of Nafpaktos (Hiliadou-Monastiraki-Skaloma); sandy beach makes it a popular destination for residents of Nafpaktos and tourists
*[[Klepa, Greece|Klepa]]: One of the villages in Mountainous Nafpaktia
*[[Platanos, Aetolia-Acarnania|Platanos]]
*[[Ampelakiotissa]]: One of the traditional villages in Mountainous Nafpaktia
*[[Eleftheriani]]: Another one of the traditional villages of Mountainous Nafpaktia, which is renowned for its wonderful "Panegiri" a festival for Agia Paraskevi

==Historical population==
{| class=wikitable
! Year !! Town population !! Municipal unit population
|-
| 1981 || 9,012 || –
|-
| 1991 || 10,854 || 15,045
|-
| 2001 || 12,924 || 18,231
|-
| 2011 || 13,415 || 17,701
|-
| 2021 || 12,950 || 17,154
|}

==Media==

===Television===
*[[Lepanto TV]]

==Notable people==
*[[Agelaus of Naupactus|Agelaus]] (3rd century BC), politician
*[[John Apokaukos]] (died 1233), Metropolitan of Naupactus from 1200 to 1232
*[[Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas]] (1893–1987), lawyer, politician and former [[Prime Minister of Greece]]
*[[Evangelia Platanioti]] (1994), Olympic synchronized swimmer and reality TV contestant
*[[Alekos Fassianos]] (1935–2022), Greek painter
*[[Giannis Vlachogiannis]] (1867–1945), Greek historian and writer
*[[Stamatis Stamatiou]] (1881–1946), Greek journalist, author, cartoonist and politician

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Naupacte port.jpg|View from the fortress
File:20090803 nafpaktos13.jpg|A square
File:Nafpaktos 2.JPG|View from the port towards the fortress
File:Cervantes of Nafpaktos.JPG|Statue of [[Miguel de Cervantes]] at the port (he took part at the [[Battle of Lepanto]])
File:Nafpaktos.jpg|View of the old harbour
File:Mbotsaris tower museum.JPG|Botsaris tower museum
File:Nafpaktos port bastions.JPG|Fortifications of the port
File:Naupactus seawall.jpg|Fortifications along the sea wall
</gallery>

==International relations==
{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Greece}}

Nafpaktos is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cinque Terre]], Italy
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dubrovnik]], Croatia
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pontevedra]], Spain

Note: the American town of [[Lepanto, Arkansas]] takes its name from the Battle of Lepanto rather than directly from the Greek town.

==Sports teams==

*[[Nafpaktiakos Asteras F.C.]]

==See also==
*[[List of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Sources==
* {{EB1911|wstitle=Naupactus|volume=19|pages=293–294}}
* {{The Late Medieval Balkans}}
* {{ODB | last = Gregory | first = T. E.  | authorlink=  | title = Naupaktos | pages=1442–1443}}
* {{Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art|volume=2}}
* {{cite book | title = Byzantine Epirus: A Topography of Transformation. Settlements of the Seventh-Twelfth Centuries in Southern Epirus and Aetoloacarnania, Greece | first = Myrto | last = Veikou | publisher = BRILL | year = 2012 | isbn = 9004221514 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dKINo5CPFy8C }}

==External links==
{{commons category|Nafpaktos}}
*[http://www.nafpaktos.gr Municipality of Nafpaktia]

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