Argolis or Argolida ( ; in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the tripoint area of Argolis, Arcadia and Corinthia. Much of the territory of this region is situated in the Argolid Peninsula.
Geography
Most arable land lies in the central part of Argolis. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges and olives. Argolis has a coastline on the Saronic Gulf in the northeast and on the Argolic Gulf in the south and southeast. Notable mountains ranges are the Oligyrtos in the northwest, Lyrkeio and Ktenia in the west, and Arachnaio and Didymo in the east.
Argolis has land borders with Arcadia to the west and southwest, Corinthia to the north, and the Islands regional unit (Troezen area) to the east. Ancient Argolis included Troezen.
History
Parts of the history of the area can be found in the articles on Argos, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio, Troezen, Ermioni, Kranidi, Tiryns and Tolo.
Modern history From 1833 to 1899, Argolis was part of Argolidocorinthia, which included present Corinthia, Hydra, Spetses and Kythira. It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, Argolis was finally separated from Corinthia.
Administration The regional unit Argolis is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): Argos-Mykines (2) Epidaurus (Epidavros, 3) Ermionida (4) Nafplio (1)
Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Argolis was created out of the former prefecture Argolis (). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
New municipality Old municipalities Seat Argos-Mykines Argos ArgosAchladokampos Alea Koutsopodi Lerna Lyrkeia Mykines Nea KiosEpidaurus (Epidavros) Epidaurus Lygourio Asklipieio Ermionida Ermioni Kranidi Kranidi Nafplio Nafplio Nafplio Asini Midea Nea Tiryntha
Provinces The provinces of Argolis were: Argos Province – Argos Ermionida Province – Kranidi Nafplia Province – Nafplio
Transport The area is connected by highways: E65 (northwest) Greek National Road 7 Greek National Road 70 (east)
Communications Newspapers
Argeiakon Bima – Argos Ta Nea tis Argolidos – Nafplio
Radio
Argaiki Radiofonia – Argos Argos Radio Deejay – Argos – 96.2 FM Cool FM – Argos, Kefalari – 90.7 FM Dimotiko Radiofoniou Nafpliou – Nafplio Orange FM – Argos – 91.1 FM Radio Argolida – Nafplio – 90.2 FM Radio Ermionida – Ermioni Radio Kranidi – Kranidi Style 89.6 – Argos – 89.6 FM
Television
See also
List of settlements in Argolis List of traditional Greek place names
References
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