Karyes

Karyes
Καρυές
View of Karyes.
Karyes
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°17′N 22°30′E / 37.283°N 22.500°E / 37.283; 22.500Coordinates: 37°17′N 22°30′E / 37.283°N 22.500°E / 37.283; 22.500
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Laconia
Municipality Sparti
 • Municipal unit 64.43 km2 (24.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 729
 • Municipal unit density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration AK

Karyes (Greek: Καρυές, before 1930: Αράχωβα - Arachova[2]) is a village and a former community in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sparti, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 64.426 km2.[4] It is located roughly midway between Tripoli and Sparti. Population 729 (2011).

History

Caryae or Karyai (Ancient Greek: Καρυαί) was a town in ancient Laconia, near the border with Arcadia. It was situated on the road from Tegea to Sparta.[5] Caryae had a sanctuary of Artemis, where the Lacedaemonian maidens held chorus dances.[6] The caryatids, sculpted female figures used in architecture, were probably named after these maidens from Caryae.[5] The modern village Karyes was named after this ancient town.

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  4. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  5. 1 2  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Caryae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray. p. 555.
  6. ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 3.10.7
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