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Administrative Region : Peloponnese
Regional unit : Messinia
Megali Mantineia (Greek: Μεγάλη Μαντίνεια) is a mountain settlement in the municipal unit of Avia, Messenia, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 180. It sits at 200 m above sea level, 2 km southeast of Avia, 3 km south of Mikri Mantineia and 10 km southeast of Kalamata. Many of its residents only stay there during the summer months.[CN]
Population
Year Population
1851 413
1879 469
1907 424
1991 164
2001 155
History
Ano Mantineia ("Upper Mantineia") or Ano Chora was first mentioned in 1463, as opposed to the older Mantineia on the coast. In the mid 18th century, it was an important settlement in the area of Zarnata (Ζαρνάτα). It had 59 families (around 277 people) in 1704. In the late 18th century the smaller settlement Mikri Mantineia was founded, and the older Ano Mantineia was renamed to Megali Mantineia ("Great Mantineia").
The village joined the municipality of Avia in 1835. From the mid 19th century, a part of the population moved into the seaside areas including Palaiochora (now Avia), Archontiko and Akrogiali. Still Megali Mantineia kept a large population: 413 in 1851, 469 in 1879 and 424 in 1907. In 1914 Megali Mantineia became an independent community which included the new settlements. In 1924 the seat of the community moved to the seaside village Palaiochora. In 1926 both the settlement Palaiochora and the community were renamed to Avia.
Points of interests
Koskaras/Sandava cave
Katafygi, an inaccessible cave
The deserted settlement Koka
The old school, built in 1743-53
Sources
Theodoros Belitsos Ta Altomira tis Exo Manis (Τα Αλτομιρά της Έξω Μάνης (Ιστορία-Οικογένειες-Τοπωνύμια) = Altomira in Outer Mani (History-Family-Toponyms), 1999
See also
List of settlements in Messenia
Mikri Mantineia
References Megali Madinia at the GTP Travel Pages
| Municipal unit Avia |
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| Community Avia |
| Avia (Αβία, η) |
| Akrogiali (Ακρογιάλι, το) |
| Megali Mantineia (Μεγάλη Μαντίνεια, η) |
| Community Altomira |
| Altomira (Αλτομιρά, τα) |
| Community Doloi |
| Άνω Δολοί, οι |
| Γερανού, το |
| Καλιαναίικα, τα |
| Κάτω Δολοί, οι |
| Κιτριαί, οι |
| Community Kampos |
| Kampos (Κάμπος, ο) |
| Orovas (Οροβάς, ο) |
| Platoma (Πλάτωμα, το) |
| Τούμπια, τα |
| Community Kentro |
| Anatoliko (Ανατολικόν, το) |
| Βόρει, το |
| Kentro (Κέντρον, το) |
| Χώρα Γαϊτσών, η |
| Community Pigadia |
| Dendra (Δένδρα, τα) |
| Krya Vrysi (Κρύα Βρύση, η) |
| Pigadia (Πηγάδια, τα) |
| Rizana (Ριζανά, τα) |
| Community Stavropigi |
| Malta (Μάλτα, η) |
| Stavropigi (Σταυροπήγι, το) |
| Community Sotirianika |
| Drosopigi (Δροσοπηγή, η) |
| Kouris (Κουρής, ο) |
| Sotirianika (Σωτηριάνικα, τα) |
| Charavgi (Χαραυγή, η) |
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