Alea,_Greece

Alea, Argolis

Alea, Argolis

Municipal unit in Greece

Alea (Greek: Αλέα, before 1928: Μπουγιάτι – Bougiati)[2] is a village and a former community in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 143.206 km2.[4] The seat of the community was Skoteini. Alea is situated in the mountainous northwestern part of Argolis, 5 km southeast of Kandila, 12 km northwest of Lyrkeia, 14 km northeast of Levidi and 27 km north of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 66 (Levidi – Nemea) passes near Skoteini.

Village Alea. Note: The floods in the valley plateau are drained by a katavothra (Greek term for ponor)
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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Alea is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Agios Nikolaos (Agios Nikolaos, Exochi, Platani)
  • Alea
  • Frousiouna
  • Skoteini

Population

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History

Main article: Alea (Arcadia)

Alea was an ancient city of Arcadia, founded by the mythical king Aleus, a son of Apheidas. It was situated near Stymphalos. The city had temples of Artemis of Ephesus, Athena Alea and Dionysus. Every other year the Skiereia, a celebration for the god Dionysus, were celebrated.[5] Traces of ancient buildings have been found near the modern village.

See also

References

  1. [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. [2]
    Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. [3]
    "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. [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. [5]
    Pausanias Description of Greece 8.23.1
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