Gialovo, Messinia

Gialova [4] is a coastal settlement near Pylos and belongs administratively to the Municipality of Pylos - Nestoras, in the Prefecture of Messinia.

Location

Yalova is located about 7.5 km north of Pylos and about 14.5 km south of Chora. It has zero altitude [1] [5] meters and is located on the north coast of the gulf of Pylos. Near Gialova, to the east is the Gate at a distance of about 4 km, to the northeast is Eleofythos at a distance of about 5.5 km and to the northwest is Petrochori and Romanos at a distance of 7.5 and 7 km respectively .

Name

View of Pylos from the waterfront of Gialova.

Similarly to the name Yalova, it is said to be the historic anchorage in the northern part of the bay of Pylos (36.949988, 21.677778).

Yalova anchorage is located just east of the northern end of the island of Sfaktiria and the "Old Avarinos" peninsula in front of the coastal village of Yalova, which ends in the northern Gulf of Navarino Bay and the Strait of Sinai. of Gialova, close to the beach of Voidokilia. Before the anchorage of Gialova to the south, the remains of shipwrecks of the Turkish-Egyptian fleet can still be seen today from the historic Naval Battle of Navarino. [6]

The northwestern shore of the anchorage is the landing arrow of the great fish-feeding lagoon "Daliani" or "Daliani" [7] or "Divari" or "Divari" or more simply referred to as Gialovas Lagoon. [8]
Etymology

Etymologically, the name Yalova comes from the Greek word agialos - gialos and the Turkish suffix ova (= smooth, Plain), ie smooth shore. [9] Also in Serbian, "jalova" means barren.
History

The village has a history that follows the history of Messinia, Pylos and the wider area of ​​Pylia. The area of ​​the settlement, in antiquity, was part of the kingdom of Nestor, the ancient Pylos.

Administrative history

The area of ​​Gialova after the liberation of Pylia, in 1828, was essentially various parts of the land, among the swamps, formed by the Gialova Lagoon, also known as "Daliani" or "Daliani" [7] or "Divari" or "Divari" of Yalova. Later, according to local tradition, a part of Yalova was also referred to as Yanuza. [7] However, the first settlement to be mentioned near the present-day village was the Pisces Farm of Yalova, [10] which was closer to Divari, about 2 km west of the present-day settlement, now known as Divarospita, which was originally annexed. old Municipality of Koryfasio in 1835, [11] [12] based in Ίκλενα (today λαικλαινα). Only 5 years later, in 1840, [13] the Yalova Fish Farm was detached from the Municipality of Koryfassi, which was then abolished and annexed to the old Municipality of Pylos [14] or the Municipality of Pyli, as mentioned, where it remained until 1845, [15 ] that this settlement was abolished, together with the Yalova Warehouse. [16] In 1853, Yalova is referred to in the second volume of the "Greek" by Iakovos Rizos Ragavis, as a "rural position" of the Municipality of Pylos of the Province of Pylia, without any reference to population, based on the 1851 census [17] The seat of the Municipality of Pylos at that time, based on the same source, was the town of Pylos, (Neokastron) and Kalivia. The village is mentioned, in terms of population census, in the 1907 census, as a settlement of the old Municipality of Pylos, which had 85 inhabitants, while Gialova '[18] was officially annexed, in 1908, [19] to the old Municipality of Pylos, [ 20] where it remained until 1912, when it was abolished. In 1912 Yalova was annexed to the Community of Pylos, [21] based in Pylos. The village remained as a settlement of the Community of Pylos, from 1912 to 1946, [22] which this community is recognized as the Municipality of Pylos (1946-2010) and then, after 1997, when then in the context of the changes that occurred in the local self-government, through the "Kapodistrias" plan, Gialova continued to be part of the abolished Municipality of Pylos, [23] [24] until 2010. Since 2011, after the new changes of the "Kallikratis" plan, Gialova now belongs to the new Municipality Pylos - Nestoros. [25] [26] This municipality was established with the Kallikratis Program with the merger of the pre-existing municipalities of Koroni, Methoni, Papaflessa, Pylos, Nestoros and Chiliochoria. Gialova today is a settlement of the Municipal Community of Pylos of the Municipality of Pylos-Nestoros, [4] based in Pylos. This municipal community also includes Eleofyton, Paleoneron, Schinolakka and the islet of Sfaktiria.

Residents

The settlement, based on the 2011 census, has 275 permanent residents, who are mainly employed in various agricultural work, fishing and tourism. In the past, the Pylos customs station was located in the area, with raisins and wine as its main export product, as well as wineries. Today, residents continue to engage in agriculture, but also in tourism on the large organized beach that stretches in front of this seaside tourist center, which has campsites, accommodation, shops, taverns, cafes and bars. [27]
Population Development of Gialova Messinia Census Population Development Chart of Population
1907 85 [28]
1920 61 [29]
1928 49 [30]
1940 100 [31]
1951 165 [32]
1961 249 [33]
1971 215 [34]
1981 259 [35]
1991 228 [36]
2001 258 [37]
2011 275 [38]
Buildings - events - attractions

Apart from the modern and traditional houses, the organized seaside tourist center of the village, there is also the old Primary School, which operated for the first time in 1935, [7] and the churches of the village, the parish Church of Saints Constantine and Eleni, which was erected in 1935, and in 1941 suffered significant damage from airstrikes, [39] Agios Athanasios and Agios Dimitrios in Gialova and Zoodochos Pigi in Tropolitsiotes (Strapa), [7] which belong to the Holy Metropolis. . There is also the Folklore Museum of Yalova, which exhibits various exhibits and photographic material from the daily lives of the locals in the past. [6] Various events and cultural events in Yalova are also regularly organized by the Yalova Cultural Association, as well as the Yalova Professional Association. [40] Apart from the magnificent view to the south, from the beach and the village's jetty to the gulf of Pylos, to the west, to the lagoon of Divari, the island of Sfaktiria and the Paleokastro of Navarino, among the important sights of the village are also the Gialova Beach that continues to the Gold Coast Beach to the west, as well as the nearby Kalamaris Waterfall and the Monastery of Panagia Strapa or the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring of Strapa, to the northeast.
Chrysi Akti Beach (Divari)

In the area of ​​Gialova is the Beach of the Golden Coast, also known as the Beach of Navarino or the Beach of Navarino and is a natural extension of the Beach of Gialova to the west. It is located near "Divari" or "Divari", in the direction from Gialova to Paleokastro Navarinou. Its shores are about 4 km long and are about 8 km from Pylos. Chrysi Akti Beach is considered by the residents of the wider area of ​​Pylia, as the main choice for visitors who want to swim in crystal clear waters and enjoy, with free stay or organized reception in various places, a golden sandy beach, one of the most known, on the southwest coast of the prefecture. [41] [42]
Natura 2000 protected area

Main entry: Gialova Lagoon

The area of ​​the village and especially the Gialova Lagoon is also distinguished for its fauna and flora and has been designated as a Special Protection Zone of the pan-European network for the protection of species and their habitats, with the Natura program. [8]
Waterfall of Kalamaris
Waterfall of Kalamaris.

Very close to Gialova, in the direction of Schoinolakka or Schinolakka, is also the Kalamaris Waterfall. [43]
Holy Monastery of Zoodochou Pigi (Scrap)

Near the village of Gialova, in the direction of Eleophyto, on the homonymous hill of Strapa, is the Holy Pilgrimage of Panagia Strapa or Holy Monastery of Zoodochou Pigi, consisting of a small temple, reception areas and large guest houses for pilgrims. This pilgrimage is an important religious center and spiritual treasure of the region of Pylia. [44]
See also

Gate
Municipality of Pylos - Nestoros
Administrative division of the Regional Unit of Messinia
Administrative division of the prefecture of Messinia
former Municipality of Pylos

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Yalova Messinia Postal Code.
Telephone codes of Greece, Zone 27: Pylos: 27230
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External links

Municipality of Pylos - Nestoros, from the website: www.pylos-nestor.gr of the Municipality of Pylos - Nestoros.
Ecological footprints in Yalova (ERT documentary archive)
Gialova Pylou, from the website: www.diakopes.gr of the magazine "Holidays".
Yalova, from the website: pylos.info/gr
At 250,000,000 euros, the new investment of TEMES in Gialova and Pylos, 01/06/2017, from the website: messiniapress.gr of the newspaper "Messinia Press".
Gialova (various articles), from the website: kalamatain.gr
Gialova (various articles), from the website: www.eleftheriaonline.gr of the newspaper "Eleftheria" of Messinia.
Gialova (various articles), from the website: www.tharrosnews.gr of the newspaper "Tharros" of Messinia.
Gialova Folklore Museum, from the website: pylos.info/gr
Kalamaris Waterfall, from the website: pylos.info/gr
Messinia> Gialova Lagoon, from the website: greece.terrabook.com
Habitats> Coastal wetlands> Yalova, from the website: www.naturagraeca.com
Ornithological significance of the Gialova lagoon, from the website: www.ornithologiki.gr of the Hellenic Ornithological Society ".
Environment> Gialova Lagoon (Divari) and Sfaktiria island, from the website: www.cvf.gr of the Captain Vassilis & Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation.

Municipal unit Pylos
Municipal Community Pylos
Gialova (Γιάλοβα, η)
Elaiofyto (Ελαιόφυτον, το)
Παλαιόνερον, το
Pylos (Πύλος, η)
Σφακτηρία, η (νησίς)
Schinolakka (Σχινόλακκα, η)
Community Ampelokipoi
Ampelokipoi (Αμπελόκηποι, οι)
Kato Ampelokipoi (Κάτω Αμπελόκηποι, οι)
Community Glyfada
Glyfada (Γλυφάδα, η)
Community Iklaina
Iklaina (Ίκλαινα, η)
Community Kallithea
Αραπόλακκα, η
Kallithea (Καλλιθέα, η)
Community Kynigos
Βοζικέικα, τα
Kynigos (Κυνηγός, ο)
Community Mesochori
Mesochori (Μεσοχώρι, το)
Community Pappoulia
Pappoulia (Παππούλια, τα)
Platanos (Πλάτανος, ο)
Community Pidasos
Pidasos (Πήδασος, η)
Community Pyla
Μπαλοδημαίικα, τα
Pyla (Πύλα, η)
Community Chomatada
Perivolakia (Περιβολάκια, τα)
Chomatada (Χωματάδα, η)

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