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Lavreotiki

Coordinates: 37°43′N 24°4′E / 37.717°N 24.067°E / 37.717; 24.067
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Lavreotiki
Λαυρεωτική
Municipality
Lavreotiki is located in Greece
Lavreotiki
Lavreotiki
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°43′N 24°4′E / 37.717°N 24.067°E / 37.717; 24.067
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
Government
 • MayorDimitrios Loukas[1] (since 2014)
Area
 • Municipality175.80 km2 (67.88 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit35.484 km2 (13.700 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality25,199
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
10,046
 • Municipal unit density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
195 xx
Area code(s)22920
Websitewww.lavreotiki.gr

Lavreotiki is a municipality at the southeasternnmost tip of the Attica peninsula in the Greek regional unit of East Attica. Its municipal seat is the town of Laurium (Lavrio).[3]

It is historically important as a significant ancient mining district, most notably in the villages of Laurium and Thorikos on the southeastern seaboard during the 6th, 5th, and 4th centuries BCE. As such it financed the wealth of Athens and the emergence of the Athenian Empire through the slave-powered mining efforts for silver and lead, beginning with the discovery of 2 deep-vein mining efforts during the 480's. Prior to that development, which at Themistocles urging in 483 BC led to the expansion of the Athenian fleet to 200 ships, only surface-mining was deployed as a technique for harvesting silver. More than 250 ore washeries have been identified by archaeologists and geologists in the district.

Municipality

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The municipality Lavreotiki was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

The municipality has an area of 175.798 km2, the municipal unit 35.484 km2.[4]

Settlements

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The settlements within the municipal unit of Lavreotiki are (population at 2021 census):[2]

  • Lavrio (7,525)
  • Agios Ioannis Rossos (625)
  • Legrena (345)
  • Kato Poseidonia (337)
  • Agios Gerasimos (290)
  • Thoriko (262)
  • Ano Thoriko (239)
  • Panormos (235)
  • Kato Sounio (164)
  • Agrileza (24)

Historical population

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Year Lavrio Lavreotiki (mun. unit) Lavreotiki (munic.)
1907 10,007 - -
1981 10,124 - -
1991 8,846 10,293 -
2001 8,558 10,612 -
2011 7,078 9,611 25,102
2021 7,525 10,046 25,199

References

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  1. ^ Municipality of Lavrio, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

Sources

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  • Austin, M M., and P Vidal-Naquet. Economic and Social History of Ancient Greece: an Introduction. 1st English ed. Berkeley: University of California P, 1977. 1-397.
  • Fine, John V. A. The Ancient Greeks: A Critical History. Harvard University Press, 1983
  • Finley, M.I., The Ancient Economy. 2nd Ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985, c1973
  • Healy, John F. Mining and Metallurgy in the Greek and Roman World. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.
  • Hopper, R J. Trade and Industry in Classical Greece. London: Thames and Hudson, 1979. 6-240.
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