Lampeia
Lampeia
Λάμπεια | |
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Coordinates:37°51′N21°48′E/ 37.850°N 21.800°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Greece |
Regional unit | Elis |
Municipality | Archaia Olympia |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 72.4 km2(28.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 803 m (2,635 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 665 |
• Municipal unit density | 9.2/km2(24/sq mi) |
• Community | 393 |
Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Postal code | 270 63 |
Area code(s) | 26240 |
Vehicle registration | ΗΑ |
Lampeia(Greek:Λάμπεια, before 1928: Δίβρη -Divri,[2]between 1928 and 1929: Πρινόφυτον -Prinofyton[3]) is a mountain village, a community and a formermunicipalityinElis,West Greece,Greece.Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipalityArchaia Olympia,of which it is a municipal unit.[4]The municipal unit has an area of 72.447 km2.[5]The community includes the village Amygdali.
Lampeia is situated south ofMount Erymanthos,in the valley of a tributary of the riverErymanthos.Its elevation is 802 m above sea level.[5]TheGreek National Road 33(Patras-Tripoli) passes through it. Lampeia is 4 km west ofOreini,9 km northeast ofKoumanis,28 km northeast of Olympia and 45 km south of Patras.
Subdivisions
[edit]The municipal unit Lampeia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
Population
[edit]Year | Village | Community | Municipality |
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1981 | - | 757 | - |
1991 | 576 | - | 1,243 |
2001 | 661 | 764 | 1,374 |
2011 | 468 | 529 | 1,000 |
2021 | 358 | 393 | 665 |
History
[edit]The nameLampeiawas taken from the mountainLampeia,which is part of theErymanthosrange. According toPausaniasthe riverErymanthoshas its source on the mountainLampeia,which is sacred toPan.The area was part ofArcadia.[6]Due to its inaccessibility, Lampeia saw few invaders. Also theOttomansstayed in the lower areas for strategic reasons. The Zoodochos Pigi monastery in Lampeia was a centre of Greek culture and education. Several inhabitants fought in theGreek War of Independence,and some well known families of politicians (Petralias, Panagoulis,Stefanopoulos,Zafeiropoulos) came from Divri/Lampeia.
Lampeia was created as one of the eight municipalities of the Elis prefecture in the 1830s, and was disbanded in 1913. This municipality was larger than the present municipal unit, and included several villages now in adjacent municipal units (among othersKoumanis,AntroniandKlindia). The municipality was recreated under theCapodistrian Planin the late-1990s, and became a subdivision of the municipality ofArchaia Olympiain 2011.
Notable people
[edit]- Pavlos Matesis,[7]writer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^"ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities"(in Greek).Government Gazette.
- ^ab"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)"(PDF)(in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2015-09-21.
- ^Pausanias,Description of Greece8.24.4
- ^Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος (Geographical Dictionary of Greece), Μιχαήλ Σταματελάτος, Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου, εκδ. Ερμής, ΑΘήνα 2001
External links
[edit]- MyDivri.grA great site with news, photos and historical information on Divri (Δίβρη)/Lambia (Λαμπεία) (in Greek and English)
- Antroni - Labeia(in Greek)
- Video from the ERT programTraveling in Greece(Menoume Ellada) shown on ET1