Gargagliani [3] ( Greek Γαργαλιάνοι [2] ) is a small town in Greece . Located at an altitude of 287 meters above sea level [1] , 5 kilometers east of the Ionian coast at the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese , 210 kilometers southwest of Athens , 42 kilometers west of Kalamata and 35 kilometers to west of the airport "Kapitan-Vasilis-Konstandakopakulos" . Included in the community (dim) Trifilia in the peripheral unit of Messinia in the periphery of the Peloponnese . The population of 5007 inhabitants according to the 2011 census [2] . Residents grow olives and grapes [4] .
| Small town | |
| Gargagliani | |
|---|---|
| Greek Γαργαλιάνοι | |
 | |
| A country |  Greece |
| Periphery | Peloponnese |
| Peripheral unit | Messinia |
| Community | Trifilia |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 54,264 [1] km² |
| Center height | 287 [1] m |
| Timezone | and |
| Population | |
| Population | 5007 [2] people ( 2011 ) |
| Nationalities | Greeks |
| Denominations | Orthodox |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +30 27630 |
| Postcode | |
Located 15 km from Filiatra . Near the city, in the west, off the coast of the Ionian Sea , is the village of Maratopolis , which serves as a port for Gargalliani, 8 km - the island of Proti [4] . The city center is located around Kolokotroni Square. National road 9 runs one kilometer to the west.
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History
The region has been inhabited since about 3000 BC. e. It belonged to the ancient city of Pylos , the possession of the mythological king Nestor [5] . During the reign of the Venetians was named Gargaliano ( Italian: Gargaliano ) [6] . Destroyed during the Greek revolution . In the last quarter of the XIX century and at the beginning of the XX century it was the center of raisin production [4] .
In 1912, the Gargalliani community was created.
At the end of August 1935, a strike of winegrowers began, which lasted three days. The government sent two divisions and a warship against the strikers [7] .
Gargalliani community
The community of Gargagliani includes 13 settlements. The population of 5569 inhabitants according to the 2011 census [2] . An area of 54.264 square kilometers [1] .
| Locality | Population (2011) [2] , people |
|---|---|
| Agios Stefanos | 27 |
| Vatyas | 13 |
| Vromonerion | 34 |
| Vrisomilos Ayia Sotira | 2 |
| Gargagliani | 5007 |
| Canalos | 84 |
| Kakinohorafa | five |
| Languardos | 110 |
| Livardzi | five |
| Pelekitos | 70 |
| Pygadia | 49 |
| Rikia | 31 |
| Hohlasts | 132 |
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 5317 [8] |
| 2001 | 5969 [8] |
| 2011 | ↘ 5007 [2] |
Famous Natives
- Sarantos Agapinos (1880-1907) - a famous fighter for the reunification of Macedonia with Greece, hanged by the Bulgarians near Edesa [9] .
- Theophilus III (born 1952)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Απογραφή πληθυσμού - κατοικιών της 18ης μαρτίου 2001 (μόνιμος πληθυσμός) (Greek) . - Πειραιάς: Εθνική στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - Τ. I. - Σ. 368 . - ISSN 1106-5761 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Πίνακας αποτελεσμάτων Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού-Απογραφής 2011 (Greek) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (20 Μαρτίου 2014). Date of treatment October 22, 2017.
- ↑ Greece: Reference card: Scale 1: 1,000,000 / hl ed. Y. A. Topchiyan ; Ed .: G. A. Skachkova , N. N. Ryumin . - M .: Roskartografiya, Omsk Cartographic Factory , 2001. - (The countries of the world "Europe"). - 2000 copies.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Δημοτική ενότητα Γαργαλιάνων (Greek) . Δήμος Τριφυλίας. Date of treatment February 9, 2018.
- ↑ Homer . Odyssey. XVII, 107-114
- ↑ William Martin Leake. Travels in the Morea: With a map and plans. - 1830.
- ↑ Military uprising in Greece 1935 . Chronos . Date of treatment February 9, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Μόνιμος και Πραγματικός Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Απογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (unavailable link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . Date of treatment June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.
- ↑ Αντιγόνη Μπέλλου-Θρεψιάδη. Μορφές Μακεδονομάχων. - Τροχαλία, 1992. - ISBN 960-7022-27-0 .