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Xirokambi
Sign in to saveXirokambi (, also transliterated as Xirokampi or Xirocambi) is a village and a community near Sparta in the regional unit of Laconia, Greece. Located in the southern Peloponnese, records show that the modern community has existed since at least 1758.
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- Δημοτική Ενότητα Φαριδος
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 995
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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- Greece
- Population
- 967
- Elevation
- 242
- Dialing code
- 2731
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- postal code
- 230 54
- native label
- Ξηροκάμπι
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Xirokambi (, also transliterated as Xirokampi or Xirocambi) is a village and a community near Sparta in the regional unit of Laconia, Greece. Located in the southern Peloponnese, records show that the modern community has existed since at least 1758.
During the Ottoman rule of Greece, most residents lived 6km further into the mountains in the nearby traditional settlement of Koumousta. After the conclusion of the Greek War of Independence, the inhabitants of Koumousta slowly returned to Xirokambi over the 19th and 20th centuries, revitalizing the village. On the path from Xirokambi to Koumousta is a bridge believed to have been constructed in the 1st century AD which, according to local legend, was used by Helen of Troy.
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