Pyrgos, Boeotia

View of the village, with the tower hill in the background

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 that overlooks the village from a nearby hill. It 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

Notes

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

Coordinates: 38°30′56″N 23°02′04″E / 38.51556°N 23.03444°E / 38.51556; 23.03444

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