Alea, Argolis

Alea
Αλέα
Alea

Coordinates: 37°45′N 22°26′E / 37.750°N 22.433°ECoordinates: 37°45′N 22°26′E / 37.750°N 22.433°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Argolis
Municipality Argos-Mykines
Population (2001)[1]
  Municipal unit 793
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration AP

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] In 2001 its population was 146 for the village and 793 for the community. 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.

Subdivisions

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

Population

Year Village population Community population
1981 170 -
1991 115 809
2001 146 793

History

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.[4] Traces of ancient buildings have been found near the modern village.

See also

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  4. Pausanias Description of Greece 8.23.1

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