Midea, Greece

Midea
Μιδέα
Municipal unit
Midea is located in Greece
Midea
Midea
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°39′N 22°49′E / 37.650°N 22.817°E / 37.650; 22.817
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArgolis
MunicipalityNafplio
Area
 • Municipal unit178.3 km2 (68.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,966
 • Municipal unit density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
 • Community
510
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
210 55
Vehicle registrationAP

Midea (Greek: Μιδέα) is a village and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. It was named Gerbesi (Γκέρμπεσι) until 1928.[2] Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafplio, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 178.306 km2,[4] and a population of 4,966 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Agia Triada.

Within the boundaries of the municipal unit are two significant archaeological sites dating to the Bronze Age or earlier. One is the site of Dendra located outside the village of the same name. The other is the citadel site of Midea. Both sites were originally excavated by the archaeologist Axel W. Persson between the 1920s and World War II.

The villagers call themselves Arvanites, and traditionally speak Arvanitika.[5]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Μιδέα (Αργολίδος), local government changes". EETAA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ Lawrence, Christopher M. (2007). Blood and Oranges European Markets and Immigrant Labor in Rural Greece. Berghahn Books. p. 11. ISBN 9781845453077.
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