Administrative Region : Central Greece
Regional unit : Fokida
Mariolata (Μαριολάτα) Fokida
Mariolata is a settlement in the Regional Unit of Fokida, in the Region of Central Greece. Administratively, it belongs to the Community of Mariolata, of the Municipal Unit of Gravia (former Municipality of Gravia) and is subordinate to the Municipality of Delphi.[1]
General information
Geographical data
Mariolata is built at the foot of Mount Parnassos,[2] at an altitude of 390 meters[3] and has 366 residents, according to the 2011 Census.[4]
Origin of name
According to tradition, it took its name from Antiquity, where those who went to the Oracle of Delphi were forced to spend the night here, where there were the "marioles" who were the sacred common women, who learned the secrets of the visitors and conveyed them to the Oracle. Another version of the name is from the Panagia "Mariolatra" of the area.[5]
Ancient Boion
The area has been inhabited since ancient times, the city was called Boion and belonged to the Doric Tetrapolis. Later it was called Charadra and in modern times it was moved to the point where today's Mariolata is located.[6]
Attractions in the area
In the Mariolata area is the famous Baroutospilia, with large dimensions and during the Greek Revolution of 1821, gunpowder was manufactured here.
Until 1960 the village was located in another location. Here in the Old Village is also the church "Gennisi tis Theotokou".[7]
Population
The population censuses after World War II are:
Year Population
1951 531[8]
1961 490[9]
1971 503[10]
1981 479[11]
1991 539[12]
2001 600[13]
2011 366
References
«E-GO.GR - MARIOLATA FOKIDOS».
«TOURISTORAMA - MARIOLATA».
«BUK.GR - MARIOLATA».
«CENSUS 2011 (Government Gazette 699B - 20/03/2014, p. 199 of 444)» (PDF).
«TERRABOOK - MARIOLATA».
«GREEK TRAVEL PAGES - MARIOLATA VILLAGE PARNASSIS».
«MARIOLATA.GR - BEAUTIFUL, PICTURESQUE OLD VILLAGE».
Population of Greece according to the census of March 7, 1951, p. 182 of pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
Population of Greece according to the census of March 19, 1961, p. 174 of the pdf.
Population of Greece according to the census of March 14, 1971, p. 171 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece according to the census of April 5, 1981, p. 182 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece according to the census of March 17, 1991, p. 228 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece - Census 2001, p. 224 of the pdf.
«E.E.T.A.A. - ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES OF MUNICIPALITIES - MUNICIPALITY OF CHARADRAE».
«E.E.T.A.A. - ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES OF MUNICIPALITIES - MUNICIPALITY OF DORIE".
"E.E.T.A.A. - ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES OF SETTLEMENTS - MARIOLATA (MARIOLATAIS)".
"E.E.T.A.A. - ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES OF MUNICIPALITIES - MUNICIPALITY OF GRAVIA".
"E.E.T.A.A. - ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES OF MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITIES - MUNICIPALITY OF DELPHI (COMMUNITY OF DELPHI)".
"E.E.T.A.A. - ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES OF COMMUNITIES - COMMUNITY OF MARIOLATA".
"E.E.T.A.A. - COMMUNITY ELECTIONS - MARIOLATA COMMUNITY".
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