Nemea [3] ( Greek Νεμέα [2] ) is a small town in Greece on the Peloponnese . Located 27 kilometers southwest of Corinth at the foot of Mount Profitis Ilias ( Προφήτης Ηλίας ) at an altitude of 320 meters above sea level [1] . The administrative center of the community (dima) of Nemea in the peripheral unit of Corinthia in the periphery of the Peloponnese . The population of 3853 is 2011 census [2] . The area is 56.378 square kilometers [1] .
| Small town | |
| Nemea | |
|---|---|
| Greek Νεμέα | |
 | |
| A country |  Greece |
| Status | Community Administrative Center |
| Periphery | Peloponnese |
| Peripheral unit | Corinthia |
| Community | Nemea |
| History and Geography | |
| Former names | Agios Yorios |
| Area | 56,378 [1] km² |
| Center height | 320 [1] m |
| Timezone | and |
| Population | |
| Population | 3853 [2] people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | |
Until September 24, 1923 it was called Agios Yorios ( Greek Άγιος Γεώργιος ) [4] because of the Byzantine church of St. George . It got its modern name from the famous in ancient times Nemean valley [5] .
The region of Nemea has been famous since ancient times for winemaking [6] , Agiorgitiko grapes are grown here.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 population
- 3 notes
- 4 References
History
In a place northeast of the village of Archea-Nemea and 5 kilometers southeast of modern Nemea was the temple of Zeus of Nemea and the stadium where the Nemean Games were held [7] . The center of Nemea from the 10th century BC e. was Flunt [8] .
In the days of Homer, Fliunt was known as Arefirea ( Αιρεθυρέα ), “attractive” [8] . According to legend, Arefireya was the daughter of Arant , the first local resident [9] , who was older than Pelasg , son of Arcade [10] . Mentioned in the List of Ships in the Iliad [11] :
Ornius hail inhabited, cheerful Arefire.
Fliant was named after Fliant , son of Dionysus and Arefirei [12] . Pausanias writes about the temple of Demeter of Prostasia and Kora [13] [14] .
Excavations were carried out in 1925 by Karl Blegen . A Neolithic settlement was discovered, as well as an ancient city: the lower places of the theater, the foundation of the stage, the ruins of the “palace” and part of the masonry of the fortress wall made of large rectangular stones. Through Flunt passed the way to Arcadia . During its heyday, 15 thousand inhabitants lived in the cities [8] .
The flunt was larger than the Cleons . When the Dorians was on the side of Sparta [6] . From Flinta there were the philosopher Asklepiad of Flint, the artist Cleagor, the author of “Sill” Timon from Flunta, Asopodor [15] , the student of Plato, Axiotheus Fliuskaya, the students of Philolaus Fanton, Diocles, Polymnest and Ehekrat, the creator of the satirical dramas Pratin , his son Aristius [8] [16] .
In the village of Aidonia , 8 kilometers northwest of Nemea, there is a Mycenaean cemetery. In 1978-1980, the cemetery was sacked by black diggers [8] [17] .
Some of the items stolen from the tombs, including four gold rings, an amber ring, gold jewelry, amulets made of talchlorite , chalcedony and amethyst were auctioned at the Michael Ward Gallery in New York and returned to Greece [8] [17 ] ] .
Valuable findings indicate the existence of an important Mycenaean settlement, possibly Arefirei [8] .
On the hill of Polyphengos ( Πολύφεγγος ) is the Byzantine monastery of Our Lady of Vrachos [18] .
7 kilometers south-west of Nemea, a quarter of Agiorgitiko wine is produced in Leondion [18] .
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 4001 [19] |
| 2001 | 4078 [19] |
| 2011 | ↘ 3853 [2] |
The ruins of the temple of Zeus in Nemea
Mycenaean cemetery in Aidonia
Golden rings from the necropolis in Aidonia . Mycenaean period . Archaeological Museum of Nemea
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. 362 . - ISSN 1106-5761 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ Άγιος Γεώργιος - Νεμέα (Greek) . Πανδέκτης, Μετονομασίες οικισμών της Ελλάδας. Date of treatment March 4, 2018.
- ↑ Nemea // The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities / ed. F. Lubker ; Edited by members of the Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy F. Gelbke , L. Georgievsky , F. Zelinsky , V. Kansky , M. Kutorgi and P. Nikitin . - SPb. , 1885. - S. 912.
- ↑ 1 2 Phlius // The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities / ed. F. Lubker ; Edited by members of the Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy F. Gelbke , L. Georgievsky , F. Zelinsky , V. Kansky , M. Kutorgi and P. Nikitin . - SPb. , 1885. - S. 1035-1036.
- ↑ Pausanias . Description of Hellas. II.15.2—3
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Η Ιστορία (Greek) . Δήμος Νεμέας. Date of treatment November 20, 2017.
- ↑ Pausanias . Description of Hellas. II.12.4-5
- ↑ Pausanias . Description of Hellas. II.14.4
- ↑ Homer . The Iliad . II , 571
- ↑ Pausanias . Description of Hellas. II.12.6
- ↑ Pausanias . Description of Hellas. II.11.3
- ↑ Pausanias . Description of Hellas. II.13.5
- ↑ Athenaeum . Feast of the sages. XIV 632 f
- ↑ Pausanias . Description of Hellas. II.13.6
- ↑ 1 2 Katie Demakopoulou, Nicoletta Divari-Valakou. The Aidonia Treasure (inaccessible link) . Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Date of treatment November 22, 2017. Archived on April 16, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 Μικρές Περιπλανήσεις (Greek) . Δήμος Νεμέας. Date of treatment November 20, 2017.
- ↑ 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.
Links
- nemea.gr - official site of the Nemea community