Molai [3] [4] ( Greek Μολάοι [2] ) is a small town in Greece . Located at an altitude of 200 meters above sea level [1] , on the Elos Peninsula, 8 kilometers north-east of Elea [4] ( Ελαία [2] ) on the east coast of Lakonikos Bay. It is located in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese , 152 kilometers southwest of Athens , 71 kilometers southeast of Kalamata and 48 kilometers southeast of Sparta . Community administrative center (dima) Monemvasia in the peripheral unit of Laconia in the periphery of the Peloponnese . The population of 2534 is 2011 census. [2] An area of 39.862 square kilometers [1] .
| Small town | |
| Molai | |
|---|---|
| Greek Μολάοι | |
| A country |  Greece |
| Status | Community Administrative Center |
| Periphery | Peloponnese |
| Peripheral unit | Laconia |
| Community | Monemvasia |
| History and Geography | |
| First mention | 1209 year |
| Former names | Mola |
| Square | 39,862 [1] km² |
| Center height | 200 [1] m |
| Timezone | and |
| Population | |
| Population | 2534 [2] people ( 2011 ) |
| Nationalities | Greeks |
| Denominations | Orthodox |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +30 27320 |
| Postcode | |
The name comes from lat. mola millstone mill .
On the eastern outskirts of the city runs the national road 86 Monemvasia - Croke [4] ( Κροκεαί [2] ).
History
It is first mentioned as Mola during the period of Francoocracy in 1209 in the Sapienza treaty between Geoffrey I de Villardouin and the Republic of Venice .
He suffered greatly from the Turks during the Peloponnesian uprising in 1770. During the Greek Revolution, the city was destroyed in 1825 by Ibrahim Pasha . After the creation of the kingdom of Greece, it becomes the administrative center of the community of Asopos, and since 1864, the diocese of Epidavros-Limira .
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 2770 [5] |
| 2001 | 2960 [5] |
| 2011 | ↘ 2534 [2] |
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. 365 . - 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.
- ↑ Molai // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - S. 209-243.
- ↑ 1 2 3 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 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.