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Meligalas
Sign in to saveMeligalas () is a town and former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oichalia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 78.193 km2. Population 2,785 (2021).
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- Locality
- Μελιγαλάς
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 1,431
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Meligalas
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Μελιγαλάς
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Meligala.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Peloponnese
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Messenia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Oichalia
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 2785
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 1228
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 78.2
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΚΜ
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- located in/on physical feature
- Peloponnese
- Commons category
- Meligalas
- native label
- Μελιγαλάς
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Meligalas () is a town and former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oichalia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 78.193 km2. Population 2,785 (2021).
The town is known for the Battle of Meligalas, which took place on 13–15 September 1944 between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist Security Battalions. After the battle ELAS forces executed hundreds of Security Battalionists in an event that remains a point of reference and a rallying cry both for the far right and the left in Greece to this day.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meligalas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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