Agia Triada, Argolida

Administrative Region : Peloponnese
Regional unit : Argolida

Agia Triada (Αγία Τριάδα ) Argolida

Agia Triada (Old name: Merbakas) is a village and seat of the homonymous local community, of the municipal unit of Midea, of the municipality of Nafplio, of the regional unit (former prefecture) of Argolida, in the Peloponnese region, according to the Kallikrates program.[2][3] Before the Kapodistrias plan and the Kallikrates program, it belonged to the Nafplio district of the Argolida prefecture, in the geographical department of Peloponnese.[4][5]

Until 1954, the official name of the village was Merbakas or Merbaka for the locals.[4][5][3][6]

Geography

Agia Triada is a large lowland village in the plain of central Argolida, surrounded by orange groves. It is an important road junction on the provincial roads to Nafplio, Mycenae and Argos. The local community is characterized as a rural lowland settlement with an area of ​​4,095 km² (2011) and an average elevation of 30. It is located approximately 7 km E. of Argos and 10 km N. of Nafplio.[2][4][5][7][8]

Name

The German archaeologist and scholar of the Byzantine churches of Akronafplia, Adolf Struck, interpreted the settlement's older toponym, Merbakas, by linking it to the name of the Latin bishop of Corinth, Wilhelm von Meerbeke (1277-1282).[4][5]

Of course, for the name Merbakas, there are other theories, with the aforementioned being the most prevalent. In the G.A.K. and in the Manuscripts Department of the National Library, there are documents that mention the village as Omerbakas, Omermvakas and Mervakas. According to some views, the name of the village comes from the Turkish name Omer Aga. In Mich. Lambrinidis' book "Nafplia", there is a reference to a certain "Abarbeky" (or "Omar Baky"), who was a famous Turkish general who built a tower in Argos. Finally, according to the oldest residents of the village, the word should be considered Arvanite. In this case, the first half (i.e. "mer-") means "take", and the second (i.e. "-baka") means "belly". Considered together, it would literally mean "take belly", i.e. figuratively "fertile location".[6]

Population
Permanent [2]
Year Population
1991 1,179
2001 1,248
2011 1,151
2021 999
Real (de facto) [2][4][5]
Year Population
1961 1,227
1971 1,205
1981 1,167
1991 1,152
2001 1,267
2011 1,142
Historical population evolution
Year Pop. ±%
1879 743 —
1889 769 +3.5%
1896 828 +7.7%
1907 861 +4.0%
1920 1,068 +24.0%
1928 1,128 +5.6%
1940 1,165 +3.3%
1951 1,225 +5.2%
1961 1,227 +0.2%
1971 1,205 −1.8%
1981 1,167 −3.2%
1991 1,179 +1.0%
2001 1,248 +5.9%
2011 1,151 −7.8%
2021 999 −13.2%
Source: Population Censuses ELSTAT 1879 - 2021

Administrative changes until "Kallikratis"

The settlement was mentioned as Merbakas in 1834 and belonged to the prefecture of Argolis and Corinth. In 1899 it passed to the prefecture of Argolis and in 1909 back to the prefecture of Argolis and Corinth. In 1949 it was placed under the prefecture of Argolis and, in 1954, it was renamed Agia Paraskevi.

As Agia Paraskevi

With the Government Gazette 149A - 02/06/1989 the settlement was detached from the community of Agia Triada and was designated the seat of the municipality of Midea

With the Government Gazette 87A - 07/06/2010 the settlement was detached from the municipality of Midea and was annexed to the municipality of Nafplio

(Source:[3])

Historical information

During the second period of Venetian rule (1685-1715), according to the Vandeyk register (1688), the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (see attractions), together with the chapel of Agios Theodosios, had been granted by Francis Morozini to the bishop of Rethymno, Athanasios Chortatsis, who had settled in the Peloponnese after the fall of Crete, the 1699. However, during the years of Turkish rule, as well as in the early years of the Revolution, the church estates belonged to the residents of the area. The village is mentioned in Makrygiannis' "Memoirs".

The residents took part in both major wars of the 20th century, with several even dying in battle. Their names are presented on a special column in the village square.

[4][5][6]

Sights

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, one of the most important Byzantine churches of the Komnenian period for both Argolis and Greece. Its style belongs to the cruciform with a dome, a complex four-column type of the 12th century. It resembles, in fact, the catholicon of the Agia Moni (Areia) of the nearby village of Chonikas and a church in the village of Platanitis. It bears a rich decoration of friezes of ceramic meanders, a sundial engraved on a wall, Byzantine frescoes, as well as poorly preserved inscriptions.
The church of Agia Triada, patron saint, which celebrates the Holy Spirit.[4][5][9][10]

Miscellaneous

Agia Triada, as the center of the abolished municipality of Midea to which it belonged, has an extremely developed commercial activity with shops, pharmacies, services, such as OTE, ELTA, KEP, ATM, etc. Also, the village operates a Kindergarten, a model Primary School, a Middle School and a High School, a Regional Clinic, a Police Station, a Cultural Center and a Center for Social Support and Training of People with Disabilities (K.E.K.Y.K.A.M.E.A.).[10]

References

(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
https://www.statistics.gr/2011-census-pop-hous
https://www.eetaa.gr/metaboles/oikmet_details.php?id=10303
PL 1:147
PLM 1:406
https://argolikivivliothiki.gr/
Publications «Ellada»
Domi 1:164-5
«Holidays», p. 442

«Archived copy». Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

Sources

Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica, 1978, 2006 (PLM)
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse , ed. 1963 (PL)
Encyclopedia Domí, 2002-4
«Holidays» magazine, ed. D.O.L., 2010 Οργανισμός εκδόσεων «Ελλάδα», χάρτες (Βαρελάς)

Municipal unit Milea
Community Agia Triada
Agia Triada (Αγία Τριάδα, η)
Community Anyfi
Anyfi (Ανύφι, το)
Community Arachnaio
Amarianos (Αμαριανός, ο)
Arachnaio (Αραχναίον, το)
Community Argoliko
Argoliko (Αργολικόν, το)
Community Iraio
Iraio (Ηραίον, το)
Community Manesis
Manesis (Μάνεσης, ο)
Metochi (Μετόχι, το)
Community Midea
Amygdalitsa (Αμυγδαλίτσα, η)
Midea (Μιδέα, η)
Community Panaritis
Moni Agiou Theodosiou tou Neou (Μονή Αγίου Θεοδοσίου του Νέου, η)
Panaritis ( Παναρίτης, ο)
Community Poullakida
Poullakida (Πουλλακίδα, η)

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