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]
Lavreotiki
Λαυρεωτική | |
|---|---|
  Lavreotiki Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 37°43′N 24°4′E / 37.717°N 24.067°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | East Attica |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dimitrios Loukas[1] (since 2014) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 175.80 km2 (67.88 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 35.484 km2 (13.700 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 25,199 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 10,046 |
| • Municipal unit density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 195 xx |
| Area code(s) | 22920 |
| Website | www.lavreotiki.gr |
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
editThe municipality Lavreotiki was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]
- Agios Konstantinos
- Keratea
- Lavreotiki
The municipality has an area of 175.798 km2, the municipal unit 35.484 km2.[4]
Settlements
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Municipality of Lavrio, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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
edit- 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.