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Sign in to savethumb|View of the Nafplio Town Hall on Βασ. Κωνσταντίνου (Vasileos Konstantinou). Nafplio or Nauplio () is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important tourist destination. Founded in antiquity, the city became an important seaport in the Middle Ages during the Frankokratia as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade before coming under the Republic of Venice and, lastly, the Ottoman Empire. The city was the second capital of the First Hellenic Republic an
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Nafplion, known in Greek as Ναύπλιο, is a city in Greece located within the Nafplio Municipality and the Argolida Regional Unit. Situated in the Peloponnese region, the city has an area of 33.6 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 6 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 14,532, with a postal code of 21100 and a local dialing code of 2752.
The city has at various times served as the capital of Greece, the Kingdom of Greece, the Argolida Regional Unit, and the Nafplio Municipality. Nafplion is twinned with Kronstadt, Royan, Menton, and Ottobrunn. The official name of the city is Ναύπλιο, and it is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Ναυπλιέων
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 14,582
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Clockwise from top right: Palamidi Fortress, Acronauplia Clock Tower, Nafplio Old Town, Constitution Square, Bourtzi Castle, Othonos Street, Nafplio Town Hall, central square of Nafplio, view of Nafplio and the surrounding areas, roundabout at the entrance of the port
- Greek Dimos.mayor
- Dimitrios Orfanos
- Greek Dimos.since
- 2023
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 10
- Greek Dimos.name
- Nafplio
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Ναύπλιο
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Nafplieon.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Peloponnese
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Argolis
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 32625
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 390.2
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 19375
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 33.62
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 14532
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 211 00
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 2752
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geography
- Municipality
- Population
- History
- Mythical origins and Classical antiquity
- Byzantine and Frankish rule
- Venetian and Ottoman rule
- 19th century: Independence and first capital
- 20th and 21st centuries
- Transportation
- Bus
- Train
- Architecture
- Quarters
- Culture
- Cuisine
- Museums
- Education
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Consulates
- Sports
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Attribution
- External links
thumb|View of the Nafplio Town Hall on Βασ. Κωνσταντίνου (Vasileos Konstantinou). Nafplio or Nauplio () is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important tourist destination. Founded in antiquity, the city became an important seaport in the Middle Ages during the Frankokratia as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade before coming under the Republic of Venice and, lastly, the Ottoman Empire. The city was the second capital of the First Hellenic Republic and of the Kingdom of Greece, from 1827 until 1834.
==Name== The name of the town changed several times over the centuries. The modern Greek name of the town is Nafplio (Ναύπλιο). In modern English, the most frequently used forms are Nauplia and Navplion.
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