Evrotas (municipality)
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Evrotas is a municipality in the Laconia
peripheral unit, Peloponnese Periphery, Greece
. It is named after the river Eurotas. The seat of the municipality is the town Skala
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Laconia
Laconia , also known as Lacedaemonia, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparti...
peripheral unit, Peloponnese Periphery, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is named after the river Eurotas. The seat of the municipality is the town Skala
Skala, Laconia
Skala is a town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Population 5,902 . Skala is known for organic food production and the organic wholesaler Stavros...
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Municipality
The municipality Evrotas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:- ElosElosElos is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is a municipal unit. It was called Durali until 1912. The population of the village is 920 people . The municipal unit has 6,452...
- GeronthresGeronthresGeronthres is a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of administration was the village Geraki. The municipal population is approx...
- KrokeesKrokeesKrokees is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is a municipal unit...
- NiataNiataNiata is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,666 . The seat of the municipality was in Agios Dimitrios. The municipal unit comprises the...
- SkalaSkala, LaconiaSkala is a town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Population 5,902 . Skala is known for organic food production and the organic wholesaler Stavros...