Tegea
Sign in to saveTegea (; ) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Tripoli municipality, of which it is a municipal unit with an area of 118.350 km2. It is near the modern villages of Alea and Episkopi.
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Tegea
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Τεγέα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Tegeas.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Peloponnese
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Arcadia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Tripoli
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 2959
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 118.35
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 650
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 220 12
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 2710
- Greek Dimos.licence
- TP
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Archaeological site of the Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea (2017, image 1).jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- The Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 650
- Image
- Archaeological site of the Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea (2017, image 1).jpg
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- Tegea
- native label
- Τεγέα
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- History
- Tegea and Crete
- Subdivisions
- Historical population
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Tegea (; ) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Tripoli municipality, of which it is a municipal unit with an area of 118.350 km2. It is near the modern villages of Alea and Episkopi.
The legendary founder of Tegea was Tegeates, a son of Lycaon.
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