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Elos

Coordinates: 36°50′N 22°42′E / 36.833°N 22.700°E / 36.833; 22.700
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Elos
Έλος
Elos is located in Greece
Elos
Elos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 36°50′N 22°42′E / 36.833°N 22.700°E / 36.833; 22.700
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitLaconia
MunicipalityEvrotas
Area
 • Municipal unit117.6 km2 (45.4 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
5,240
 • Municipal unit density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Community
643
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
230 55
Area code(s)27350
Vehicle registrationΑΚ

Elos (Greek: Έλος, before 1930: Δουραλί - Dourali[2]) is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 117.577 km2.[4] It had its own primary school until 2012. The seat of the municipality of Evrotas is in Skala. The inhabitants work as farmers producing oranges and olive oil. The municipal unit has a coastline on the Laconian Gulf. The river Evrotas is west of Elos. The name dates back to ancient times. It is located west of Monemvasia, east of Gytheio and southeast of Sparta.

Mythology

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Pausanias mentions a seaside city near Sparta called Helos, whose inhabitants were enslaved and became the helots.[5] Helos was founded by Heleus, the younger son of Perseus.[5] The city was reduced by siege by the Dorians, and their inhabitants became the first slaves of the Lacedemonian state.[5]

Historical population

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Year Community Municipal unit
1981 756 -
1991 824 5,992
2001 920 6,452
2011 742 5,718
2021 643 5,240

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  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. ^ a b c Description of Greece, 3.20.6, by Pausanias (geographer)