Kranidi

Kranidi municipality
Δημοτική Ενότητα Κρανιδίου
(Κρανίδι)

Basic data

State :

Greece

Region :

Argolis

Geographic coordinates :

37 ° 23 ' N , 23 ° 10' E Coordinates: 37 ° 23 ' N , 23 ° 10' E

Height above d. M .:

92 m
(average)

Area :

252.938 km²

Residents :

9,452 (2011)

Population density :

37.4 inhabitants / km²

Code No .:

410401

Structure:

2 city districts
3 local communities

Located in the municipality of Ermionida and in the Argolis regional unit

Kranidi ( Greek Κρανίδι ( n. Sg. )) Is a small Greek town in the south of the Argolis in the Peloponnese region . Since the merger of the municipalities of Kranidi and Ermioni on January 1, 2011, the city has been the administrative seat of the new municipality of Ermionida . Kranidi is located in the eastern part of the Argolis, on the eastern 'finger' of the peninsula about 8 km west of Ermioni, 28 km south of Palea Epidavros and 38 km southeast of Nafplio .

Bougainvillea and the northern part of the city

geography

The landscape around Kranidi is hilly with olive groves and small pine forests. The city is 4 km from the coast with coves and beaches.

history

Kranidi was one of the centers of the Greek uprising in 1777 . After the failure of the uprising, many locals sought refuge in the rest of the Peloponnese, in Greece, Cyprus and Russia. During the Greek liberation struggle, 23 members of the Greek National Assembly fled to Kranidi in 1823, where they formed a new government under Georgios Kountouriotis (1782-1858) on December 18, 1823. In this context, a kind of first constitution of Greece was drafted.

Economic policy

Kranidi, which in 2010 had more than six million euros in tax income with a population of 5,000, was the seat of several offshore companies when the euro crisis broke out . The tax rate at that time was 15%. Since the merger of the tax offices of Kranidi and Nafplion, 184 offshore companies have been counted.

Web links

.Kranidi tax haven. ARD-Mittagsmagazin from November 20, 2012; YouTube podcast

Commons : Kranidi - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
^ Pietro Gamba: A Narrative of Lord Byron's Last Journey to Greece. London 1825.
^ Gunnar Hering: The political parties in Greece, 1821-1936. Vol. 1. Munich: Oldenbourg 1992. p. 80.
↑ Kranidi tax haven. The Erste.de midday magazine. ( Memento from November 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[VZ2011-1] Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)

[2] Pietro Gamba: A Narrative of Lord Byron's Last Journey to Greece. London 1825.

[3] Gunnar Hering: The political parties in Greece, 1821-1936. Vol. 1. Munich: Oldenbourg 1992. p. 80.

[4] Kranidi tax haven. The Erste.de midday magazine. ( Memento from November 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive )