Elos

Elos (Greek: Έλος, before 1930: Δουραλί - Dourali[2]) is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 117.577 km2.[4] The population of the village was 742 people in 2011. It had its own primary school until 2012. The municipality of Evrotas has 5,718 inhabitants. The seat of the municipality of Evrota is in Scala. The inhabitants work as farmers producing oranges and olive oil. The municipal unit has a coastline on the Laconian Gulf. The Evrotas River is west of Elos. The name dates back to ancient times. It is located west of Monemvasia, east of Gytheio and southeast of Sparta.

For other uses, see Elos (disambiguation).
Elos

Έλος
Elos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 36°50′N 22°42′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitLaconia
MunicipalityEvrotas
 • Municipal unit117.6 km2 (45.4 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
5,718
 • Municipal unit density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
230 55
Area code(s)27350
Vehicle registrationΑΚ

Mythology

Pausanias mentions a seaside city near Sparta called Helos, whose inhabitants were enslaved and became the helots.[5] Helos was founded by Helios, the younger son of Perseus.[5] The city was reduced by siege by the Dorians, and their inhabitants became the first slaves of the Lacedemonian state.[5]

Historical population
YearCommunityMunicipal unit
1981756-
19918245,992
20019206,452
20117425,718
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See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  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. Description of Greece, 3.20.6, by Pausanias (geographer)


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