Argoliko, Argolida

Administrative Region : Peloponnese
Regional unit : Argolida

Argoliko (Αργολικόν ) Argolida

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

Until 1930, the settlement was called Koutsi.[3]

Geography

Argoliko is a lowland settlement in the central part of the Argolida prefecture. It is located in the plain of Argos, on the Tiryns-Agia Triada provincial road and at an average elevation of 20. It is approximately 5 km N. of Nafplio. The local community is characterized as a rural lowland settlement, with an area of ​​6,236 km² (2011).[2][4][5][6][7]

Population

The population of Argolis showed a significant increase in the period 1879 - 1961 but has decreased considerably since then.

Historical population evolution
Year Pop. ±%
1879 272 —
1889 294 +8.1%
1896 370 +25.9%
1907 546 +47.6%
1920 500 −8.4%
1928 567 +13.4%
1940 704 +24.2%
1951 722 +2.6%
1961 827 +14.5%
1971 762 −7.9%
1981 740 −2.9%
1991 700 −5.4%
2001 623 −11.0%
2011 609 −2.2%
2021 573 −5.9%
Source: ELSTAT Population Censuses 1879 - 2021

Administrative changes until "Kallikratis"

The settlement was recognized in 1834 as Koutsi and was designated as the seat of the municipality of Tirynthida (Tirinthos) of the former prefecture of Argolis & Corinthia. In 1899 it was incorporated into the prefecture of Argolis and, in 1909, back into the prefecture of Argolis & Corinthia. In 1930 it was renamed Argoliko and in 1949 it was definitively incorporated into the prefecture of Argolis. In 1989 it was annexed to the municipality of Midea. With the Government Gazette 87A - 07/06/2010 it was detached from the municipality of Midea and annexed to the municipality of Nafplio.[3]

Historical information

During the 17th century it was called Xerochori. It was then named Koutsi, either after a toparch of Arvanitika origin who lived in the area, or from the word "Koutsiko", which in Arvanitika means "small village". The same name with the same justification, as to its name, appears in descriptions of Koutsi in Nemea.[8]

Sights

The cemetery church of the Annunciation of the Virgin
The church of the Assumption of the Virgin, in the village square
The church of Agios Georgios, on a nearby hill, with a panoramic view of the Argolic plain
The church of Ioannis Prodromos, built in 1860, next to which is an estate that had been given to Theodoros Kolokotronis after the liberation of Nafplio from the Turks. It is possible that the church also belonged to the Kolokotronis family.
The two old 19th century tower houses, near the settlement

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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=10309
PL 3:554
PLM 10:356
Eds. "Ellada"
"Holidays", p. 434
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

https://cityofnafplio.net/el/areas/midea/argoliko

Sources

Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica, 1996, 2006 (PLM)
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse , 1963 (PL)
Publishing Organization "Ellada", maps (published by Varelas)
Magazine "Diakopes", published by D.O.L., 2010
eetaa.gr

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)
Μετόχι, το
Community Μιδέας
Amygdalitsa (Αμυγδαλίτσα, η)
Μιδέα, η
Community Panaritis
Μονή Αγίου Θεοδοσίου του Νέου, η
Panaritis ( Παναρίτης, ο)
Community Poullakida
Poullakida (Πουλλακίδα, η)

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