Mikri Mantineia
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Mikri Mantineia is a seaside village in the municipality of Kalamata
, Messinia prefecture, Greece
. As of 2001, it had a population of 688 and it sits at 20 m above sea level. Many of its residents live during the summer months. The boundary with the municipality of Avia is to the south. Its main industry is tourism.
) is 3 km to the north. Mikri Mantineia is located southwest of Sparta
, north of Areopoli
and SSE of Kalamata
.
. It had 35 families (165 people) in 1700 and 31 in 1703 which paid around 3,204 okades of oil (4,178 kg). It became a part of the municipality of Avia.
In the early 20th century, a small portion of the population moved into the nearby beach areas of Mourti, Panitsa and Myloi without uniting a new settlement. It had 157 in 1851, 183 in 1879 and 173 in 1907. From 1914, it ran an independent community and had 177 persons in 1928. A strong earthquake damages most houses of the village in 1944. The plan at the time moved into the coastal areas in which its residents left. The new seaside settlement was named Mikri Mantineia and the other Palio Chorio. After 1970, many new inhabitants which built their only residents moved into the village. It created a new settlement Perivola.
It became a part of the city of Kalamata in 1988 whilt Megali Mantineia was later joined the municipality of Avia in 1999 and separated the two Mantinies, it has one entitiy from the geographic, population and economic side and operates a common Olive Production Committee.
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...
, Messinia prefecture, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. As of 2001, it had a population of 688 and it sits at 20 m above sea level. Many of its residents live during the summer months. The boundary with the municipality of Avia is to the south. Its main industry is tourism.
Nearest places
- Almyro, north
- Charavgi, east
- AviaAvia, MesseniaAvia is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Mani, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 236 for the village, 605 for the community and 3,089 for the municipal unit. The...
, north
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 157 |
| 1879 | 183 |
| 1907 | 173 |
| 1981 | 303 |
| 1991 | 606 |
| 2001 | 688 |
Location
The Kalamata-Areopoli Road (uncertainly GR-7Greek National Road 7
The Moreas Motorway is a motorway in Peloponnese, Greece. Locally it is known as the Moréas , which was the medieval name of the Peloponnese. The A7 begins just west of the Isthmus of Corinth, branching off from Greek National Road 8A...
) is 3 km to the north. Mikri Mantineia is located southwest 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...
, north of Areopoli
Areopoli
Areopoli is a town on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia, Greece. The word Areopoli means "city of Ares", the ancient Greek god of war. It was the seat of Oitylo municipality. Areopoli was called Tsimova by the invading Slavs during the 7th century AD...
and SSE of Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...
.
Geography and history
The village was founded around after the mid 17th century in the inland location which is now known as Palio Chorio. It was mentioned in 1700 for the first time as Chora Mikri in a with the older Megali MantineiaMegali Mantineia
Megali Mantineia or Megali Mandinia is a mountain settlement in the municipal unit of Avia, Messenia, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 180 for the village and the municipal district and sits at 200 m above sea level...
. It had 35 families (165 people) in 1700 and 31 in 1703 which paid around 3,204 okades of oil (4,178 kg). It became a part of the municipality of Avia.
In the early 20th century, a small portion of the population moved into the nearby beach areas of Mourti, Panitsa and Myloi without uniting a new settlement. It had 157 in 1851, 183 in 1879 and 173 in 1907. From 1914, it ran an independent community and had 177 persons in 1928. A strong earthquake damages most houses of the village in 1944. The plan at the time moved into the coastal areas in which its residents left. The new seaside settlement was named Mikri Mantineia and the other Palio Chorio. After 1970, many new inhabitants which built their only residents moved into the village. It created a new settlement Perivola.
It became a part of the city of Kalamata in 1988 whilt Megali Mantineia was later joined the municipality of Avia in 1999 and separated the two Mantinies, it has one entitiy from the geographic, population and economic side and operates a common Olive Production Committee.
Sources
- Theodoros Belitsos Mantineies in 1700, Economic Demographic and Onomatologic Origins, 1999
- Stavros Kapetanakis I Mandinies tis Manis (Οι Μαντίνειες της Μάνης - Madinies of Mani)