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Náfplio (Ναύπλιον) is a town on the Peloponnese in Greece. The town was the capital of Greece from 1829 to 1834 and is the place where Capodistria, the first president of the modern Greek republic was assassinated.
The area surrounding Náfplio has been inhabited since ancient times though little sign of this remains within the town. The town has been a stronghold at several times in history, The first of the visible fortification was built by the Byzantines. It was subsequently occupied by French crusaders, then in 1377 the Venetians arrived[1] (http://nafplion.tsx.org/) and, towards the end of the 15th century built the Castle of Bourzi. After this, the city was captured by the Turks, then when they finally returned in 1685 the Venetians built their final castle, which was in fact last major construction of the Venetian empire overseas.
During the war of independence with Turkey, Náfplio was considered a stronghold and was besieged for a whole year by Kolokotronis who, captured it and then later was imprisoned there for kidnapping. After independence Náfplio became the capital of the newly independent Greece from 1829 till 1834 after which the capital was moved to Athens. It was during this period of time, in 1831, that President John Capodistria was assassinated.
Economics Náfplio is a port, with fishing and transport ongoing, although the primary source of local employment currently is tourism with two beaches on the other side of the peninsula from the main body of the town and a large amount of local accommodation.
Facts and figures Most of these numbers have been sourced from [2] (http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=9069)
Altitude: 10 meters
Longitude: 22o 48' 26" E Latitude: 37o 33' 44" N
Population: (2001) 14,503
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