Sparta (municipality)

Municipality of Sparta (Sparti)
Δήμος Σπάρτης (Σπάρτη)

Basic data

State :

Greece

Region :

Peloponnese

Regional District :

Laconia

Geographic coordinates :

37 ° 5 ' N , 22 ° 26' E Coordinates: 37 ° 5 ' N , 22 ° 26' E

Area :

1,189.8 km²

Residents :

35,259 (2011)

Population density :

29.6 inhabitants / km²

Post Code:

23100

Prefix:

(+30) 27310

Seat:

Sparti

LAU-1 code no .:

4301

Districts :

7 municipal districts

Local self-government :

1 city district
51 local communities

Website:

www.sparti.gov.gr

Location in the Peloponnese region

Sparta ( Greek Σπάρτη Sparti ( f. Sg. )) Is a country town and municipality on the Greek peninsula of Peloponnese . It is a lively center of trade and commerce and was the administrative seat of the Laconia Prefecture until 2010 . The municipality of Sparta was last significantly enlarged in 2010 through incorporations; 35,259 inhabitants live in seven municipal districts, 16,239 of them in the city center.

Modern Sparta

So-called. Leonidas, 5th century BC BC, Sparta Museum

Amphitheater (excavation), town in the Evrotas river valley, Taygetos mountains

location

The municipality of Sparta covers the upper valley of the Evrotas and is bordered by the mountain ranges of the Taygetos to the west and the Parnonas to the east, into which the municipality extends far. The neighboring municipalities are Tripoli in the north , Voria Kynouria and Notia Kynouria in the east beyond the Parnonas and the municipality Evrotas in the southern estuary of the Evrotas . To the southwest are the communities of Dytiki Mani and Kalamata at the western beginning of the Taygetos, to the northwest the community of Megalopoli joins.

history

The city was founded in 1836 in the southern area of the ancient city of the same name at the instigation of the Wittelsbach king Otto I of Greece . In its function as a scenic center, it replaced the town of Mistra , which had become largely uninhabitable during the wars of liberation. Otto I had the city built in memory of the polis of ancient Greece at this point and with this name by a Bavarian architect. The street network is laid out like a chessboard with exceptionally wide streets and squares. The mayor of Sparta has been the Nea Dimokratia for decades .

Military airfield

The military airfield ( IATA : SPJ , ICAO : LGSP ) is located 17 kilometers south of the city of Sparta. The asphalt runway with an alignment of 06/24 is 1,000 m long and 23 m wide. The military airfield is located at an altitude of 152 m (500 ft) above sea level . 36.973889 22.526111

Worth seeing

In the north of the city are the remains of the ancient city of Sparta . They show the temple area of Athena Chalkioikos on the acropolis hill , the Hellenistic-Roman theater, the large square and, further to the southeast, the foundations of the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia . A local museum keeps the few artifacts of interest to tourists, including the well-known torso of the so-called Leonidas from the period after the Persian Wars.

Well-known personalities in the city

Leonidas Zoras (1905–1987), composer

Twin cities

Lebanon Byblos , Lebanon
Serbia Niš , Serbia
United States Stamford , Connecticut, USA
United States Catonsville , Maryland, USA
Australia Moreland , Victoria , Australia
Hungary Sopron , Hungary

Individual evidence

↑ Results of the 2011 census. ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Excel ; 2.6 MB) National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ)
↑ FAZ , July 16, 2011, p. 3.
↑ Sparti Airport. In: airportguide.com. Accessed February 2, 2020 .

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

[2] FAZ , July 16, 2011, p. 3.

[3] Sparti Airport. In: airportguide.com. Accessed February 2, 2020 .