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'''Pelagos''' ({{lang-el|Πέλαγος}}) is a settlement and an ancient city in the municipality of [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]], [[Arcadia]] prefecture, [[Greece]]. As of 2001, it had a population of 121 for the village and the municipal district and sits at 680 m above sea level. The [[Mainalo]] mountains are 4 km to the east.
'''Pelagos''' ({{langx|el|Πέλαγος}}) is a village in the municipality of [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]], [[Arcadia (regional unit)|Arcadia]], [[Greece]]. It is situated in the plain of Tripoli, at 670 m above sea level. As of 2011, it had a population of 151. It is 2&nbsp;km northwest of [[Zevgolateio, Arcadia|Zevgolateio]] and 4&nbsp;km northeast of Tripoli city centre. The [[A7 motorway (Greece)|A7 motorway]] ([[Corinth]]–Tripoli–[[Kalamata]]) passes west of the village. The name ''Pelagos'' (meaning "sea") dates from classical antiquity, referring to an oak forest on the road from [[Mantineia]] to [[Tegea]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] ''Description of Greece'' 8.11.1</ref>

==Nearest places==

*[[Parorio]], northeast
*[[Zevgolateio, Arcadia|Zevgolateio]], east
*[[Agios Vassileios, Arcadia|Agios Vasileios]], south
*[[Agios Konstantinos, Tripoli|Agios Konstantinos Mantineia]], SSW
*[[Chania, Arcadia|Chania]], northwest


==Population==
==Population==
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! Year !! Population
! Year !! Population
|-
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| [[Greek census, 1981|1981]] || 134
| 1981 || 134
|-
|-
| [[Greek census, 1991|1991]] || 148
| 1991 || 148
|-
|-
| [[Greek census, 1991|2001]] || 115
| 2001 || 115
|-
| 2011 || 151
|-
| 2021 || 114
|}
|}

==Location and transportation==

Nearly 1&nbsp;km to the west is the new [[Greek National Road 7|GR-7]]/[[E65]] (Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata) and the [[Greek National Road 33|GR-33]] (Patras - Tripoli) superhighway (also a bypass) and it has no interchange, it is accessible with the Tripoli interchange to the south and Vytina Interchange further north. The old road is to the south

Pelagos is 6&nbsp;km northwest of [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]] about 175&nbsp;km (old: 210&nbsp;km) west of [[Athens]], 75&nbsp;km north of [[Sparta]] and about 90&nbsp;km northeast of [[Kalamata]].

The village has about 6&nbsp;km of paved road, 7&nbsp;km of gravel road and has about 4&nbsp;km of hydro and phone lines.

===The village today===

Pelagos has school, a church, a post office, and a square (''[[plateia]]''). Its nearest lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in east Tripoli.

==Geography and history==

The origin of the name dates back to the ancient times as an ancient settlement which had according to [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] in the region.

According to Pausanias, in which it elemented village where he passed by an ancient road that connected [[Mantineia]] and [[Tegea]]. The forest of the [[Dryad]]s was very close to the temple of [[Poseidon]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] ''[[Arcadica]]'' XI</ref>

After [[World War II]] and the [[Greek Civil War]], its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1951 through to 1971. The population never recovered, some of its residents reside in the city or own a house from a larger city. Pelagos became connected with asphalt in the 1970s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In [[1997]], the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Tripoli.

The [[2007 Greek forest fires|fires reached Pelagos]] in [[2007]] but damages were minimal and only several farmlands were ruined.


==See also==
==See also==
⚫
*[[List of settlements in Arcadia]]

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*[[List of places in the Arcadia prefecture]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071111002007/http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/pelagos.htm Pelagos at arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8829 Pelagos at the GTP Travel Pages]
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*[http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/pelagos.htm Pelagos at arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr]


{{Tripoli, Greece}}
{{Tripoli, Greece}}


[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Arcadia Prefecture]]
[[Category:Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese]]
[[Category:Tripoli, Greece]]
[[Category:Arcadian city-states]]
[[Category:Arcadian city-states]]



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[[ro:Pelagos (Arcadia)]]

Latest revision as of 18:46, 24 October 2024

This article is about the Greek village. For the Stefano Battaglia recording, see Pelagos (album). For the part of the ocean, see Pelagic zone.
Pelagos
Πέλαγος
Community
Pelagos is located in Greece
Pelagos
Pelagos
Coordinates: 37°31′N 22°25′E / 37.517°N 22.417°E / 37.517; 22.417
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityTripoli
Municipal unitTripoli
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
114
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pelagos (Greek: Πέλαγος) is a village in the municipality of Tripoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the plain of Tripoli, at 670 m above sea level. As of 2011, it had a population of 151. It is 2 km northwest of Zevgolateio and 4 km northeast of Tripoli city centre. The A7 motorway (Corinth–Tripoli–Kalamata) passes west of the village. The name Pelagos (meaning "sea") dates from classical antiquity, referring to an oak forest on the road from Mantineia to Tegea.[2]

Population

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Year Population
1981 134
1991 148
2001 115
2011 151
2021 114

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. ^ Pausanias Description of Greece 8.11.1
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