Areopoli (Greek: Αρεόπολη) is the second largest town in Mani. The word areopoli means "city of Ares", the ancient Greek god of war. It is the seat of Oitylo municipality as well as Oitylo Province. However, Areopoli was not always the name of the city. Tsimova was Areopoli's first name. The Greek War of Independence was started at Areopoli on the 21st of March 1821 by the bay of Mani Petros Mavromichalis. Now Areopoli has grown into a flourishing town. Mani may refer to: Mani Peninsula in Greece Maní, Yucatán, a small city in Yucatán, Mexico Mani, Evros, a town in the northeastern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece Mani (prophet), a third-century Persian prophet, the founder of the dualistic Manichaean religion, which borrowed eclectically from... In Greek mythology, Ares (battle strife; in Greek, ????)[1] is the god of war and son of Zeus (king of the gods) and Hera. ... God denotes the deity believed by monotheists to be the sole creator and ruler of the universe. ... The United States detonated an atomic bomb over Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, effectively ending World War II. The bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima (on August 6) immediately killed between 100,000 and 200,000 people and are the only known instances nuclear weapons have ever been used in war. ... Oitylo is one of the oldest towns in Mani. ... Combatants Greek revolutionaries, Great Britain, Russia, France Ottoman Empire, Egyptian troops Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis, Alexander Ypsilanti Omer Vrionis, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Petros Mavromichalis (1765-1848) (in Greek Πέτρος Μαυρομιχάλης) also known as Petrobey (Πετρομπέης), was the leader of the Maniot people during the first half of the 19th century. ...

Geography and Information

• Location:
  • Longitude: 22.4875 (22°23'32") E
  • Latitude: 36.671 (36°40'06") N
• Postal code: 230 62
• Elevation:
  • Centre: about 251 m
• Dialing code: 030-27330

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Historical population

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Other

Areopoli has a primary school, a middle school, a secondary school, churches, a beach, a port and a square (plateia). The beach and port of Areopoli are some distance from the town centre. There is lively open air market in the main square each Saturday, with a lot of local producers present. Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

External links

• Mapquest - Areopoli, street map not yet available
• Coordinates: 36°40′06″22, 23°32′E″region:GR

See also:

• List of communities of Laconia