Demiri
Encyclopedia
Demiri is a mountainous settlement in the municipal unit of Tegea
, Arcadia
, Greece
. It is part of the community of Strigkos. As of 2001, it has a population of 99 and sits at 640 m above sea level.
/E961 (Tripoli - Sparta - Gytheio) is 2 km east via right in Kerasitsa. It is located 7 km south of Tripoli
, WSW of Argos and north of Sparta
.
The village has about 4 km of paved road, 3 km of gravel road and has about 4 km of hydro and phone lines.
). Its nearest school, lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in Stadio.
and the Greek Civil War
, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate. Demiri became connected with asphalt in the 2000s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In the late 1990s the settlement joined to become the newly formed municipality of Tegea.
Tegea
Tegea was a settlement in ancient Greece, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat was the village Stadio....
, Arcadia
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is part of the community of Strigkos. As of 2001, it has a population of 99 and sits at 640 m above sea level.
Location
The GR-37Greek National Road 37
Greek National Road 37 is a south to north highway linking Tripoli with the GR-7/E55 along with GR-33 and GR-74 at the Tripoli Bypass, Sparta and Areopoli in the Mani Peninsula...
/E961 (Tripoli - Sparta - Gytheio) is 2 km east via right in Kerasitsa. It is located 7 km south of Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
, WSW of Argos and north of Sparta
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
.
The village has about 4 km of paved road, 3 km of gravel road and has about 4 km of hydro and phone lines.
The village today
Demiri has a church, a post office and a square (plateiaPlateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
). Its nearest school, lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in Stadio.
Geography and history
After World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate. Demiri became connected with asphalt in the 2000s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In the late 1990s the settlement joined to become the newly formed municipality of Tegea.