| Mantineia Μαντίνεια |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 600 m (1,969 ft) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Peloponnese |
| Prefecture: | Arcadia |
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| - Population: | 3,510 |
| - Area:[2] | 205. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The peripheries ( Περιφέρειες) are the official regional Administrative divisions of Greece. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 393 km² (79 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 17 /km² (44 /sq mi) |
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| Postal: | 220 05 |
| Area: | 2710 |
| Auto: | TP |
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Mantineia (Greek: Μαντίνεια, formerly also Antigonia - Αντιγόνεια) was a city in ancient Arcadia in the central Peloponnese that was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service Greek Vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula In the context of the art architecture and culture of Ancient Greece, the classical period corresponds to most of the 5th and 4th centuries It is also a municipality in modern Arcadia, Greece, with its seat in the village of Nestani (pop. Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Nestani, Νεστάνη - κοινώς Τσιπιανά, is a small village around 15km from Tripoli in the Peloponnese, Greece. 778 in 2001). It is located in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Arcadia. The municipality has a land area of 205. 393 km² and a population of 3,510 inhabitants. Its largest other towns are Artemísi (pop. 654), Loukás (653), and Kápsas (505).
The First Battle of Mantinea, in 418 BC, was the largest land battle of the Peloponnesian War. The Battle of Mantinea was a significant battle in the Peloponnesian War. Events By place Greece King Agis II of Sparta escapes having his house razed and being fined 100000 Drachmae for On one side were Sparta and its remaining allies, and on the other were Athens, its allies, plus the cities that had revolted against the Spartans. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's After Laches the Athenian commander was killed, the battle turned into a rout of the Athenian and allied armies, a result attributed to greater Spartan courage. Laches ( Gr Λάχης) (* c475 BCE in Athens, Greece; † 418 BCE in Mantineia, Greece) was an Athenian aristocrat
The Second Battle of Mantinea, in 362 BC, led to the fall of Theban hegemony. The Battle of Mantinea was fought in 362 BC between the Thebans, led by Epaminondas and supported by the Arcadians and the Boeotian Events By place Persian Empire Mausolus of Caria joins the revolt of the Satraps of Anatolia against the Persian Thebes ( Classic Greek Θῆβαι, Mod Θήβα) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range which divides In that battle, Athens and Sparta were allied. Thebes won the battle, but its greatest general, Epaminondas, was killed in the fighting. Epaminondas ( Greek:) (ca 418 BC&ndash362 BC was a Theban General and statesman of the 4th century BC who transformed the Ancient Greek Macedonian king Antigonus III Doson renamed the city Antigonia; Mantineia's name was restored by Hadrian. Macedon or Macedonia ( Greek grc Μακεδονία grc-Latn Makedonía) was the name of a kingdom centered in the northern-most Antigonus III Doson ( Greek: ο Αντίγονος Δώσων 263 BC-221 BC was king of Macedon from 229 BC-221 BC Publius Aelius Hadrianus (January 24 76 &ndash July 10 138 as emperor Imperator Caesar Divi Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, and Divus Hadrianus after [1]
Modern-day Mantineia is the region around the city of Tripoli in the prefecture of Arcadia, and was named after the namesake city of old. Tripoli (Τρίπολη Trípoli, formerly Τρίπολις Trípolis; rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza For subsequent types of praefectura, see Prefect. Prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. It is also the name of a Protected designation of origin of Greek blanc de gris wine, made of the moschofilero grape traditionally grown in the region. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Moschofilero, also moscofilero, moschophilero, or moscophilero, is an aromatic white Grape of Greek origins with a For the Tokyo University supercomputer see Gravity Pipe. GRAPE, or GRA phics P rogramming E nvironment is The seat of Mantineia is Nestani, home to about one-fifth (20%) of the population. Mantineia is located about a few kilometres north of GR-33 and GR-77, west of the Tripoli-Corinth/Athens Superhighway (E65), and SE of Vytina. Greek National Road 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street now begins at the beltway and had a branch ending at Olympia, and Vytina (Greek Βυτίνα is a town and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia, Greece.
Mountains surround the valley, including the Lyrkeia mountains as well as the Mainalo mountains to the southwest. Lyrkeia (Λυρκεία is a municipality in Argolis, Greece. Nearest places Thana, SE Tripoli SE Chania, ESE Kapsas, E Levidi, N The valley consists of vineyards, potato and wheat farms as well as other crops, and covers about half of the municipality. Several floods ravaged Mantineia in the mid-20th century, even to the extent of forming a lake that has since been drained. Forests dominate the mountains with traces in the valley areas. Rocks and grasslands cover most of the northeast.
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Communities
- Artemisi (pop: 654)
- Kapsas/Kapsia (pop: 505)
- Louka (pop: 653)
- Milia (pop: 73)
- Nestani (pop: 778)
- Gorgoepikoos Monastery (pop: 5)
- Milea (pop: 237)
- Pikerni (pop: 192)
- Sagka (pop: 241)
- Simiades (pop: 172)
- Neos Kardaros (abandoned)
Historical population
| Year | Municipal Population | Change |
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| 1981 | - | - |
| 1991 | 3,628 | - |
| 2001 | 3,510 | -118/-3. Nearest places Mantineia (north Geography Postal code: 221 00 Elevation around 700 m Nestani, Νεστάνη - κοινώς Τσιπιανά, is a small village around 15km from Tripoli in the Peloponnese, Greece. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 25% |
Other
Naxos has schools, lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (secondary school), churches, a post office and squares (plateies). Plateia or platia ( πλατεία) is the Greek word for Town square.
See also
External links
- Official website (English) (Greek)
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image not yet available
- Coordinates:
- Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Mantinea"
| Northwest: Levidi | North: Alea | Northeast: Lyrkeia |
| West: Falanthos | Mantineia | East: Argos |
| Southwest: Falanthos | South: Tripoli | Southeast: Korythio |
| Communities of Mantineia/Mantinia | ||
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| Artemisi | Kapsas | Louka | Nestani | Pikerni | Sagka | Simiades | ||
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