abstract:Missolonghi (, Mesolongi) is a municipality of 34,416 people (according to the 2011 census) in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Poli Mesolongiou (Sacred City of Missolonghi).
In 1823 heleftItaly for Greece, butthe nextyear, worn out with the ardours of the campaign, he caught rheumatic fever and diedat Missolonghi, mourned asanationalhero by the Greeks.