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Sign in to saveMonemvasia (, or ) is a town and municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is located in mainland Greece on a tied island off the east coast of the Peloponnese, surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea. Monemvasia is connected to the rest of the mainland by a tombolo (sandy isthmus) in length.
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Place details
- Locality
- Γέφυρα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 19
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Peloponnese
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Laconia
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 21816
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 949.3
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 4114
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 209.0
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 1626
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 15
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 230 70
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 27320
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΑΚ
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Καστροπολιτεια μονεμβασιας.jpg
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Μονεμβασιά
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +178
- Elevation
- +15
- Official website
- www.monemvasia.gov.gr
- Image
- Μονεμβασιά - Το πέτρινο καράβι.jpg
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Establishment
- Byzantine period
- First Venetian rule and first Ottoman rule
- Venetian recapture and second Ottoman rule
- During the War of Independence
- Post-Independence
- Recent years
- Municipality
- Historical population
- Malvasia Wine
- Outline of town
- Fortifications
- Churches
- Other religious buildings
- Archaeological collection
- Houses
- Other buildings
- Geography
- Climate
- Notable people
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Monemvasia (, or ) is a town and municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is located in mainland Greece on a tied island off the east coast of the Peloponnese, surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea. Monemvasia is connected to the rest of the mainland by a tombolo (sandy isthmus) in length.
In 1890, a small part of the natural tombolo was cut to create an artificial bridge for ships and boats. Its area consists mostly of a large plateau some above sea level, up to wide and long.