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Tripoli
Τρίπολη
Location
Tripoli, Greece (Greece)
Tripoli, Greece
Coordinates 37°31′N 22°23′E / 37.517, 22.383Coordinates: 37°31′N 22°23′E / 37.517, 22.383
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 655 m (2,149 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Peloponnese
Prefecture: Arcadia
Districts: 1
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 28,976
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 - Density: 243 /km² (629 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal: 221 00
Area: 2710
Auto: ΤΡ
Website
www.tripolis.gr

Tripoli (Greek: Τρίπολη, Trípoli, formerly Τρίπολις, Trípolis; rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza) is a city in the central part of the Peloponnese, Greece, and the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia. 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 Katharevousa (Καθαρεύουσα, lit "the purified one" is a form of the Greek language conceived in the early 19th century by Greek intellectual The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. The municipality is the largest city in the prefecture as well and presently one of the few growing places in Arcadia. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The distance from Pyrgos is about 145 km E, 125 km E of Olympia, 144 km SE of Patras and ESE of Kalavryta, 78 km (old: 120 km) SW of Corinth and about 148 (old: 200 km) WSW of Athens, W of Argos and Nafplio, NW of Leonidi, N of Sparta, NNE of Kalamata, 33 km NE of Megalopoli and NE of Kyparissia, E of Stemnitsa and ESE of Dimitsana. Pyrgos (Πύργος is the capital of the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece. Olympia ( Greek: Olympí'a or Olýmpia, older transliterations Olimpia, Olimbia) a sanctuary of ancient Greece Patras ( Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, ˈpatra Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Patrae is Greece Kalavryta (Καλάβρυτα is a town a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaea. Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor Nafplion (Ναύπλιο in the Peloponnese in Greece, is a seaport town that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf Leonidio (Λεωνίδιο is a municipality in Arcadia, Greece, with a population of 6294 (2001 The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Kalamata (Καλαμάτα Kalamáta, formerly Καλάμαι Kalámai) is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece Ancient Megalopolis, or now Megalópoli (Μεγαλόπολη is a town in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia. Kyparissia or Kiparissia, rarely Cyparissia (Κυπαρισσία is a town of around 5 Stemnitsa (Στεμνίτσα is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. Dimitsana (Greek Δημητσάνα is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. Today Tripoli is the seat of the recently founded University of the Peloponnese with two departments of the Sciences and Technology School and one department of the Economics and Administration School. The University of the Peloponnese (Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου is a University located in the Peloponnese, Greece.

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Climate

Tripolis has a true continental climate, due to its inland position and its altitude (~650m) and extreme temperatures have been recorded, despite its low latitude. In summer temperatures can exceed 40C/104F (Record max. 44C/112F) and in winter temperatures below -10C/14F have been observed (Record min. -18C/0F). Snow can occur several times between late October and early April.

Weather charts by month (taken from www. hnms. gr - Greek National Meteorological Service)

Month Mean min (C) Mean max (C)
Jan: 0,9 9,6,
Feb: 1,2 10,5,
Mar: 2,5 13,0,
Apr: 4,9 17,1,
May: 8,2 22,7,
Jun: 11,9 27,8,
Jul: 14,3 30,1,
Aug: 14,5 30,1,
Sep: 11,6 26,4,
Oct: 8,3 20,6,
Nov: 4,9 15,5,
Dec: 2,8 11,2

History

In the Middle Ages, the place was known as Drobolitsa, Droboltsá, or Dorboglitza, either from the Greek Hydropolitsa, 'Water City' or perhaps from the South Slavic for 'Plain of Oaks'. South Slavic languages comprise one of the three geographical groups of Slavic languages (besides West and East Slavic) [3]

Modern Tripolis was created in 1770 near the ruins of the ancient cities of Pallantron, Tegea, and Mantinea, hence its name Τρίπολης = τρεις πόλεις 'three cities', presumably chosen to explain the medieval name. Tegea was a settlement in ancient Greece and it is also a municipality in modern Arcadia, Greece, with its seat in the village Stadio. Mantineia ( Greek: Μαντίνεια formerly also Antigonia - Αντιγόνεια was a city in ancient Arcadia in the central Peloponnese Before the Greek Revolution, it had a large Muslim and Jewish population, but also served as the central point for Ottoman occupation and rule over Greece.

During the Greek War of Independence, Tripolis was the first major city to be taken by the Greeks; it fell to Theodoros Kolokotronis on October 17, 1821 "amid frightful scenes of pillage and massacre of Muslims and Turks";[4] when Ibrahim Pasha retook the city on June 22, 1825, he massacred the entire Christian population and burned the city. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Theodoros Kolokotronis ( Greek: Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης, 3 April 1770 - 15 February 1843) was a Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. [5]

After it was retaken by the Greeks in 1829, Tripolis became a major centre of the independent Greek state. In 1829, members of a Greek scientific committee met in Tripoli, according to the depiction of an early nineteenth-century lithograph scene by St. Aulaire.

Transportation

Tripolis railway station in 1988
Tripolis railway station in 1988

Tripoli is mainly accessed from Athens and the rest of Greece through the Corinth-Tripoli-Kalamata motorway, which is part of the E65. The motorway bypasses Tripoli from the east and will continue to Kalamata, after construction ends in that part (see List of Greek roads). The following is a list of Greek Highways (National Roads Generally odd numbered highways are of north-south alignment and even numbered highways are aligned east-west An alternative route is the GR-7 which used to be the main highway of Tripoli before the construction of the motorway. The city is also accessed by GR-74 and GR-76 from Pyrgos and by GR-39 / E961 from Sparta. Greek National Road 74 is a highway linking Pyrgos Olympia Tripoli and GR-7 / E65. Greek National Road 76 (Pyrgos - Andritsaina - Megalopoli is a west to east highway linking 2 km W of Krestena with GR-9 / E55, Andritsaina and SE of Megalopoli (until Neotame is an Artificial sweetener made by NutraSweet that is between 8000 and 13000 times sweeter than Sucrose (table sugar The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη

Tripolis is served by the metric railway line from Corinth to Kalamata, operated by OSE. Organismós Sidirodrómon Elládos ( Greek: Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος, the Hellenic Railways Organisation is the The line has been recently renovated and passenger services, which were suspended for a few years, are due to be reinstated in 2008.

Nearest places

Subdivision

Communes

Elaiohori

Historical population

Year Communal population Change Municipal population Change
1981 21,337 - - -
1991 22,429 +1,092/+5. Tegea was a settlement in ancient Greece and it is also a municipality in modern Arcadia, Greece, with its seat in the village Stadio. Evandro may refer to Evandro Chagas Evandro Goebel Evandro Roncatto Evandro Soldati to get the next two lines --> 12% 26,432 -
2001 25,520 +3,091/+13. 78% 28,976 + 2,544/+9. 62%

Its main plazas are aligned with the main street and with a highway linking to Pyrgos and Patras. One of them is named Kennedy, the other is named Georgiou B' (George II). Early life first period of kingship and exile George was born at the royal villa at Tatoi, near Athens, the eldest son of Constantine I King of the Hellenes The southern part has its main street named Washington. The main section of the city is enclosed around the castle walls that were built during the Ottoman occupation of Greece. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

The city is surrounded by pine trees in the south and west, mount Mainalo (Maenalus) in the west while another mountain is 5 km E and fertile lands elsewhere. Nearest places Thana, SE Tripoli SE Chania, ESE Kapsas, E Levidi, N Nearest places Thana, SE Tripoli SE Chania, ESE Kapsas, E Levidi, N The closest mountain ridge of Mainalo is only about 1 km west. Wetlands used to dominate much of the area in the northeast. The industrial area is founded in the eastern part, formerly 100 m of the southern terminus of the superhighway, it is now near an interchange? where factories are founded.

Tripoli is home to the two largest Armed Forces bootcamp centers of Greece, one for the Hellenic Army and one for the Hellenic Air Force

Famous people

Sports

Asteras Tripolis is the city's Greek soccer club. Mission The Hellenic Army's objective is to defend Greece's independence borders and terrain and also to guarantee the country's defense The Hellenic Air Force ( HAF) (in Πολεμική Αεροπορία ( ΠΑ) Polemikí Aeroporía, literally "Military Aviation" Moralı Enişte Hasan Pasha (aka Damat Hasan Pasha) Ottoman Grand Vizier (born ca Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Alexandros Papanastasiou ( 8 July 1876, Tripoli Arcadia 17 November, 1936) was a Greek politician sociologist and Prime Minister Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konstantinos Georgakopoulos (Κωνσταντίνος Γεωργακόπουλος ( 26 December 1890 –1978 was a Greek Lawyer, Politician Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Kostas Karyotakis (Κώστας Καρυωτάκης( November 11, 1896 – July 20, 1928) is considered one of the most representative Greek Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yiannis Kouros (born February 13, 1956 in Tripoli, Greece) is a Greek Ultramarathon runner based in Melbourne Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr George Peponis (born 1953 in Tripoli Greece) is a former Rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs, New South Wales and for the

References

  1. ^ PDF (875 KB) 2001 Census (Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ). www. statistics. gr. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge.
  2. ^ (Greek) Basic Characteristics. Ministry of the Interior. www. ypes. gr. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.
  3. ^ Transactions of the Philological Society 1934, p. 19-20
  4. ^ Nevill Forbes, et al. , The Balkans full text
  5. ^ La Grande Encyclopédie, s. La Grande Encyclopédie inventaire raisonné des sciences des lettres et des arts ( The Great Encyclopedia a systematic inventory of science letters and the arts v. Tripolis

External links

North: Levidi, Mantineia
West: Falanthos Tripoli East: Korythios, Korynthos
South: Tegea, Valtesi
Levidi (Λεβίδι Arcadia, Greece is a small town and a municipality located in northcentral Peloponnese about 25 km via the bypass and 20 km Mantineia ( Greek: Μαντίνεια formerly also Antigonia - Αντιγόνεια was a city in ancient Arcadia in the central Peloponnese Tegea was a settlement in ancient Greece and it is also a municipality in modern Arcadia, Greece, with its seat in the village Stadio. Distances Kato Asea is located about 16 km west of Tripoli, about 18 km east of Megalopoli and about 6 km north of Paparis.
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