Pyrgos, Boeotia

Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος Βοιωτίας) is a small village in Boeotia, possible site of Homeric Nisa (Iliad 2.508). [1] It is named after a ruined medieval tower, with a notable Mycenaean element, that overlooks the village from a nearby hill. The hill is dedicated to Aiya Marina Pyrgos, or St. Marina of Pyrgos. The town forms part of the municipality of Orchomenos.

Population[2]
Year 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Inhabitants 317 382 292 249 210 205 221
View of the village, with the tower hill in the background

Notes
  1. Reese, Steve. 2009. Homer's Winged Words. Brill, pp. 172-180.
  2. National Research Foundation of Greece, Population evolution of Livadeia Province

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