Kyparissia
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Kyparissia parish Δημοτική Ενότητα Κυπαρισσίας (Κυπαρισσία) |
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| State : |
 Greece
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| Region : |
Peloponnese
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| Regional District : | Messinia | ||
| Municipality : | Trifylia | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 37 ° 14 ′ N , 21 ° 40 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 92 m (average) |
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| Area : | 101.018 km² | ||
| Residents : | 7,728 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 76.5 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Code No .: | 440601 | ||
| Structure: |
1 city district 10 local communities |
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| Located in the municipality of Trifylia and in the Messenia region | |||
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Kyparissia ( Greek Κυπαρισσία ( n. Pl. ) Also Kiparissia ) is a city in western Messenia in Greece . Since January 1, 2011 it has been the administrative seat and a municipality of the municipality of Trifylia (Τριφυλία) and thus lost its status as an independent municipality, which had existed since 1944.
geography
The city is located at a traffic junction not far from the coast of the Ionian Sea between Pyrgos, 65 km away, in the north and Pylos in the south. Kyparissia is also connected to the railway network with a terminus station. To the east of the city, the narrow coastal plain quickly changes into a karstified hilly landscape. Kyparissia was the capital of the former Tryfilia province .
history
The city emerged from the establishment of an ancient fortress on a strategically located hill east of today's city center. No remains of this facility have survived today. In Byzantine times, a castle was built on the same site, around which the historic upper town, which still exists today, developed. Some historical buildings still exist in the immediate vicinity of the castle. It was not until the 20th century that the core of the settlement shifted to the west, down to the plain in front of it. The modern lower town with its spacious main square is today a traffic junction, economic center of the region and administrative seat of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Kyparissia was recognized as a rural parish (kinotita) in 1912 and upgraded to urban parish (dimos) in 1944 . On the occasion of the administrative reform in 2010 , it was merged with five other municipalities to form the new municipality of Trifylia .
Attractions
The city is rather poor in sights. In the upper town remains of the Byzantine fortress are preserved. The view from the castle complex over the city and the sea is more spectacular than the complex itself. On the main square of the lower city there is a mighty administrative building of the Greek Orthodox Church with Byzantine architectural features and not far from it a new church, which is not yet completely finished after many years of construction is, but is already in use.
Web links
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)