Altomira
Sign in to savethumb | right Altomira () is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Avia, Messenia, Greece. It sits at 860 metres above sea level. Many of its residents only live here during the summer months. Altomira lies on the western slope of the Taygetus mountains, 7 km from the sea. It is 12 km southeast from Kalamata.
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- village
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 19
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- Saint Georgios monastery in Altomira, Mesisnia Greece.jpg
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- located in/on physical feature
- Peloponnese
- native label
- Αλτομιρά
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thumb | right Altomira () is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Avia, Messenia, Greece. It sits at 860 metres above sea level. Many of its residents only live here during the summer months. Altomira lies on the western slope of the Taygetus mountains, 7 km from the sea. It is 12 km southeast from Kalamata.
==Population== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Population |- | 1879 || 364 |- | 1896 || 370 |- | 1920 || 211 |- | 1940 || 239 |- | 1951 || 19 |- | 1961 || 18 |- | 1981 || 107 |- | 2001 || 72 |- | 2011 || 47 |- | 2021 || 13 |}
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