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Pyrgos, Boeotia

Coordinates: 38°30′56″N 23°02′04″E / 38.51556°N 23.03444°E / 38.51556; 23.03444
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Pyrgos
Πύργος
View of the village, with the tower hill in the background
View of the village, with the tower hill in the background
Pyrgos is located in Greece
Pyrgos
Pyrgos
Coordinates: 38°30′56″N 23°02′04″E / 38.51556°N 23.03444°E / 38.51556; 23.03444
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitBoeotia
MunicipalityOrchomenus
Municipal unitOrchomenus
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community53
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος Βοιωτίας) is a small village in Boeotia, possible site of Homeric Nisa (Iliad 2.508). [2] It is named after a ruined medieval tower, with a notable Mycenaean element, that overlooks the village from a nearby hill. The hill is dedicated to Agia Marina Pyrgos, or St. Marina of Pyrgos. The town forms part of the municipality of Orchomenos.

Population[3]
Year 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Inhabitants 317 382 292 249 210 205 221

Notes

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Reese, Steve. 2009. Homer's Winged Words. Brill, pp. 172-180.
  3. ^ National Research Foundation of Greece, Population evolution of Livadeia Province
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