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Pyrgos, Boeotia

Coordinates: 38°30′56″N 23°02′04″E / 38.51556°N 23.03444°E / 38.51556; 23.03444
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View of the village, with the tower hill in the background

Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος Βοιωτίας) is a small village in Boeotia, possible site of Homeric Nisa (Iliad 2.508). [1] It is named after a ruined medieval tower, with a notable Mycenaean element, that overlooks the village from a nearby hill. The hill is dedicated to Aiya Marina Pyrgos, or St. Marina of Pyrgos. The town forms part of the municipality of Orchomenos.

Population[2]
Year 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Inhabitants 317 382 292 249 210 205 221

Notes

  1. ^ Reese, Steve. 2009. Homer's Winged Words. Brill, pp. 172-180.
  2. ^ National Research Foundation of Greece, Population evolution of Livadeia Province

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38°30′56″N 23°02′04″E / 38.51556°N 23.03444°E / 38.51556; 23.03444