Meligalas

Meligalas (Greek: Μελιγαλάς) is a town and former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oichalia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 78.193 km².[3] Population 3,385 (2011).

Meligalas Μελιγαλάς
Meligalas Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°13′28″N 21°58′11″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Oichalia
• Municipal unit	78.2 km^2 (30.2 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,385
• Municipal unit density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	1,296 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ

The town is known for the Battle of Meligalas, which took place on 13–15 September 1944 between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist Security Battalions. After the battle ELAS forces executed hundreds of Security Battalionists in an event that remains a point of reference and a rallying cry both for the far right and the left in Greece to this day.

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "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.