Corinthia Prefecture Νομός Κορινθίας
Periphery	Peloponnese
Capital	Corinth
Population	159,928 (2005) Ranked 17th
Area	2,290 km² Ranked 29th
Population density	69.8/km² Ranked 16th
Number of provinces
Number of municipalities	15
Number of communities
Postal codes	20x xx
Area codes	274x0
Licence plate code	ΚΡ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-15
Website

Corinthia (Greek: Κορινθία, Korinthía) is the area around the city of Corinth. Presently, it is a prefecture of Greece, part of the periphery of Peloponnese. It is the second-most populated prefecture on the Peloponnese peninsula. Currently (2001 census) the population stands at 144,527 persons, while the 1991 figures showed a population of 132,139 persons map File links The following pages link to this file: Corinth Categories: GFDL images ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Though Peloponnese is used to refer to the entire peninsula, the periphery with that name includes only part of that landmass. ... Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Though Peloponnese is used to refer to the entire peninsula, the periphery with that name includes only part of that landmass. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Corinth Canal, carrying ship traffic between the northern Mediterranean and the Aegean, is about 4 km east of Corinth, cutting through the Isthmus of Corinth. Agioi Theodoroi is the easternmost Corinthian community and is considered a suburb of Athens. The Corinth Canal The memorial plate of Béla Gerster, the architect of the Corinth Canal, in his birth-place in KoÅ¡ice, Slovakia Bungy jumping at the Corinth canal The Corinth Canal is a canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. ... Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow landbridge which connects the Peloponnesos peninsula with the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth. ... There are communities that have the name Agioi Theodoroi, other forms, Agii Theodori (Greek: Άγιοι Θεοδώροι for Saint Theodore) in Greece): Agioi Theodoroi (Άγιοι Θεοδώροι) sometimes Aghioi Theodoroi, Ayioi Theodoroi or Agii Theodorii or Ayii Theodorii is an Athens suburb located around 12 km east of Corinth. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ...

The area around Corinth and the western Saronic including the southeastern part are made up of fault lines including the Corinth Fault and the Poseidon Fault and includes one running from Perahcora to Agioi Theodoroi. More faults are near Kiras Vrysi and Sofiko. The Saronic Gulf or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Corinth. ...

History

From 1833 to 1899, it included Argolis and was known as Argolidocorinthia and included Hydra, Spetses and Kythira. Argolis joined Corinthia to re-form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, the prefecture was finally separated from Argolis, then Argolidocorinthia. 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Argolis (Greek, Modern: Αργολίδα Argolida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αργολίς -- still the official, formal name) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Argolidocorinthia (Greek: Αργολιδοκορινθία) is an old prefecture in the eastern Peloponnese that existed from 1833 to 1899 and again in 1909 to 1949. ... Hydra (Greek: Υδρα, pronounced EE-dhra) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, located in the Aegean Sea between the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic Gulf. ... Spetses (Greek, Modern: Σπέτσες, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older form Spetsai is an island in Greece. ... Kythira (Îœodern Hellenic: Κύθηρα), also known as Cerigo (Τσιρίγο), also spelt: Kithira, Kythera, Cythera, Cerigo or Tsirigo, is an hellenic island, historically part of the Ionian Islands. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

Geography

Its tallest mountain is Kyllini to its west. Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (Greek: Κυλλήνη, Kyllíni; sometimes in modern times Ζήρια, Zíria), is a mountain on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece. ...

Climate

The climate of Corinthia has hot summers and mild winters. Most of the snow are founded in the mountains. In 2003, a torrential downpour devastated tens of cars on a local street and flooded properties. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Economy

The area is made up of many farmlands to the north and the west where it has olives, tomatoes, vegetables, pasture lands while the small mountains dominate the west, and some in the east and mountains dominate the south and northeast.

Towns of significance

• Corinth (Gr. Κόρινθος) pop. 1991: 28,071 - 2001: 30,434
• Loutraki (Λουτράκι) pop. 1991: 8,876 - 2001: 10,673
• Kiato (Κιάτο) pop. 1991: 9,212 - 2001: 9,655
• Xylokastro (Ξυλόκαστρο) pop. 1991: 5,633 - 2001: 5,173
• Agioi Theodoroi (Άγιοι Θεόδωροι) pop. 1991: 3,550 - 2001: 4,963
• Zevgolatio (Ζευγολατείο) pop. 1991: 3,604 - 2001: 4,119
• Nemea (Νεμέα) pop. 1991: 4,001 - 2001: 4,078
• Lechaio (Λέχαιο) pop. 1991: 2,276 - 2001: 3,726
• Velo (Βέλο) pop. 1991: 3,179 - 2001: 3,017
• Vrahati (Βραχάτι)pop. 1991: 2,224 - 2001: 2,656
• Assos (Άσσος) pop. 1991: 1,858 - 2001: 2,372

Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... Loutraki is a seaside town located 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia, Greece. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Xylokastro (Greek:, Modern: Ξυλόκαστρο Ancient: Xylokastron, Ξυλόκαστρον Greek word meaning wooden castle) is a city that is 40 km W of Corinth via GR-8, which is also E65. ... There are communities that have the name Agioi Theodoroi, other forms, Agii Theodori (Greek: Άγιοι Θεοδώροι for Saint Theodore) in Greece): Agioi Theodoroi (Άγιοι Θεοδώροι) sometimes Aghioi Theodoroi, Ayioi Theodoroi or Agii Theodorii or Ayii Theodorii is an Athens suburb located around 12 km east of Corinth. ... Zevgolatio (Ζευγολατείο) is a town in the municipality Vocha, Corinthia, Greece, which is located 99 kilometers northeast of Athens. ... Nemea is an ancient site near the head of the valley of the Nemea River in the Peloponnessus of Greece. ... Lechaio (Greek Modern: Λέχαιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -n), also: Lecheo or Leheo older form: Lechaion, Leheon, Lechaeum, Lekhaion is a community in the municipality of Assos-Lechaio in Corinthia. ... Velo (Greek Modern: Βέλο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -n), older form: Velon is a community and a municipality in the northern part of Corinthia. ...

Transportation

The area are connected by highways:

• E65, and with GR-8 to the boundary west of Derveni
• Greece Interstate 7
• Greece Interstate 8
• Greece Interstate 8A/E94 from Corinth to the boundary.
• Greece Interstate 66

E65 is a name of a BMW car platform: BMW E65/E66 a European road: European route E65 This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Greece Interstate 7 is a north-to-south highway that runs from Kalamata in the south and ends in Corinth in the north. ... Greece Interstate 8 is an old highway linking the cities of Patras, Corinth and Athens. ... A non-freeway part of the road Greece Interstate 8A, sometimes Greece Interstate 8 is a toll road running from Kifissou avenue, in Athens up to the northeast of Patras. ... The E94 is part of the international E-road network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ...

Municipalities

See also: List of settlements in the Corinthia prefecture There are communities that have the name Agioi Theodoroi, other forms, Agii Theodori (Greek: Άγιοι Θεοδώροι for Saint Theodore) in Greece): Agioi Theodoroi (Άγιοι Θεοδώροι) sometimes Aghioi Theodoroi, Ayioi Theodoroi or Agii Theodorii or Ayii Theodorii is an Athens suburb located around 12 km east of Corinth. ... Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... Evrostina (Greek: Εβροστίνα) is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Corinthia, Greece. ... Loutraki-Perachoras Common is a municipality of Corinthia Prefecture. ... Loutraki is a seaside town located 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia, Greece. ... Nemea is an ancient site near the head of the valley of the Nemea River in the Peloponnessus of Greece. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Tenea (Τενέα) was established approximately 15 kilometers west of Corinth and 25 kilometers NW of Mycenae shortly after the Trojan war by Trojans living in the island of Tenedos, offshore Troy, hence the name. ... Chiliomodi or Hilimodi, (Greek, Modern: Χιλιομόδι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) older forms Chiliomodion, Hiliomodion and Khiliomodion is a village in east-central Corinthia in the Peloponnese. ... Velo (Greek Modern: Βέλο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -n), older form: Velon is a community and a municipality in the northern part of Corinthia. ... Zevgolatio (Ζευγολατείο) is a town in the municipality Vocha, Corinthia, Greece, which is located 99 kilometers northeast of Athens. ... Xylokastro (Greek:, Modern: Ξυλόκαστρο Ancient: Xylokastron, Ξυλόκαστρον Greek word meaning wooden castle) is a city that is 40 km W of Corinth via GR-8, which is also E65. ... This is a list of settlements in the prefecture of Corinthia, Greece. ...

External links

• korinthia.net The Ultimate guide for Corinthia
• http://www.culture.gr/maps/pelop/korinth/korinth.html
• GTP - Corinthia
• Korinthorama
• Geomorphological Survey of Eastern Korinthia
• KRRC Geomorphology
• Xenios Magazine articles on Corinthia