Argolis
Regional unit in Greece
Argolis or Argolida (Greek: Αργολίδα Argolída [arɣoˈliða]; Ἀργολίς Argolís [arɡolís] in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the tripoint area of Argolis, Arcadia and Corinthia. Much of the territory of this region is situated in the Argolid Peninsula.
01Geography
Most arable land lies in the central part of Argolis. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges and olives. Argolis has a coastline on the Saronic Gulf in the northeast and on the Argolic Gulf in the south and southeast. Notable mountains ranges are the Oligyrtos in the northwest, Lyrkeio and Ktenia in the west, and Arachnaio and Didymo in the east.
Argolis has land borders with Arcadia to the west and southwest, Corinthia to the north, and the Islands regional unit (Troezen area) to the east. Ancient Argolis included Troezen.
02History
Parts of the history of the area can be found in the articles on Argos, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio, Troezen, Ermioni, Kranidi, Tiryns and Tolo.
Modern history
From 1833 to 1899, Argolis was part of Argolidocorinthia, which included present Corinthia, Hydra, Spetses and Kythira. It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, Argolis was finally separated from Corinthia.
03Administration
The regional unit Argolis is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):
- Argos-Mykines (2)
- Epidaurus (Epidavros, 3)
- Ermionida (4)
- Nafplio (1)
Prefecture
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Argolis was created out of the former prefecture Argolis (Greek: Νομός Αργολίδας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
| New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Argos-Mykines | Argos | Argos |
| Achladokampos | ||
| Alea | ||
| Koutsopodi | ||
| Lerna | ||
| Lyrkeia | ||
| Mykines | ||
| Nea Kios | ||
| Epidaurus (Epidavros) | Epidaurus | Lygourio |
| Asklipieio | ||
| Ermionida | Ermioni | Kranidi |
| Kranidi | ||
| Nafplio | Nafplio | Nafplio |
| Asini | ||
| Midea | ||
| Nea Tiryntha |
Provinces
The provinces of Argolis were:
04Transport
The area is connected by highways:
- E65 (northwest)
- Greek National Road 7
- Greek National Road 70 (east)
05Communications
Newspapers
Radio
- Argaiki Radiofonia, Argos
- Argos Radio Deejay, Argos, 96.2 FM
- Cool FM, Argos, Kefalari, 90.7 FM
- Dimotiko Radiofoniou Nafpliou, Nafplio
- Orange FM, Argos, 91.1 FM
- Radio Argolida, Nafplio, 90.2 FM
- Radio Ermionida, Ermioni
- Radio Kranidi, Kranidi
- Style 89.6, Argos, 89.6 FM
Television
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Argolis”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Lions-Gate-Mycenae.jpg by Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5
- 2010 Dimi Argolidas numbered.svg by Argolida_municipalities_numbered.svg: Badseed derivative work: Pitichinaccio (talk), Public domain
- Nea Kios beach.jpg by NikosLikomitros, CC0
- View of the Argolic plain, from the side of Nafplio.jpg by NikosLikomitros, CC0
- Map of Argolis.jpg by J. J. Barthélemy, Public domain
- Argolic Gulf.jpg by Robert Bellamy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grækenlands ældste teater i Argos(10.07.05).JPG by Karin Helene Pagter Duparc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20090728 palamidi90.jpg by Jeanhousen, CC BY 3.0
- Ermioni6.jpg by RANIC, Public domain
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