Amykles
Sign in to saveAmykles () is a village in Laconia, southern Greece. It lies in the plain by the Eurotas river, 6 km south of Sparta, east of the Taygetus mountains, along the Greek National Road 39 from Sparta to Gytheio. It was named after the ancient town Amyclae, the ruins of which are situated 2 km northeast of the village.
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- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Σπαρτιατών
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 831
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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- Population
- 946
- Area
- 10.091
- Elevation
- 211
- Dialing code
- 2731
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- postal code
- 231 00
- native label
- Αμύκλες
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Amykles () is a village in Laconia, southern Greece. It lies in the plain by the Eurotas river, 6 km south of Sparta, east of the Taygetus mountains, along the Greek National Road 39 from Sparta to Gytheio. It was named after the ancient town Amyclae, the ruins of which are situated 2 km northeast of the village.
==Population== {| class=wikitable ! Year !! Village population !! Community population |- |1981 || - || 1,164 |- |1991 || 589 || 871 |- |2001 || 735 || 1,009 |- |2011 || 694 || 1,000 |- |2021 || 586 || 831 |}
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