Pyrgos, Boeotia
Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος Βοιωτίας) is a small village in Boeotia, possible site of Homeric Nisa (Iliad 2.508). [1] 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 Aiya Marina Pyrgos, or St. Marina of Pyrgos. The town forms part of the municipality of Orchomenos.
| Population[2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1940 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 |
| Inhabitants | 317 | 382 | 292 | 249 | 210 | 205 | 221 |
View of the village, with the tower hill in the background
Notes
- Reese, Steve. 2009. Homer's Winged Words. Brill, pp. 172-180.
- National Research Foundation of Greece, Population evolution of Livadeia Province
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