Gargalianoi is a former municipality

Communities and Municipalities of Greece

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 in Messenia

Messenia

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, Peloponnese, Greece

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia

Trifylia

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, of which it is a municipal unit. It is passed by Greek National Road 9

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. It is located south of Pyrgos

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, Kyparissia

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 and 15 km south of Filiatra

Filiatra

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, north of Pylos

Pylos

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 and Methoni

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 and west of Kalamata

Kalamata

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 (68 km) and Messene

Messene

Messene , officially Ancient Messene, is a Local Community of the Municipal Unit , Ithomi, of the municipality of Messini within the Regional Unit of Messenia in the Region of Peloponnēsos, one of 7 Regions into which the Hellenic Republic has been divided by the Kallikratis...

.

The town has schools from kindergarten through high school (gymnasium), a church, a central square along with Kolokotroni Square, banks, and a hotel named Ionian View. The sporting facility is to the west.

The area outside the city is surrounded with hills covered with olive trees and grapevines. The nearest campground is Camping Proti in Marathopoli.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Gargalianoi is subdivided into the following communities:

• Floka
• Gargalianoi
• Lefki
• Marathopoli
• Mouzaki
• Pyrgos
• Valta

Famous connections

• United States Vice President Spiro Agnew
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• Officer of the Hellenic Army, during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia
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  , Tellos Agras
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  Tellos Agras was the nom de guerre of Sarantis-Tellos Agapinos , a Greek officer of the Hellenic Army who played a prominent role during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia.- Early life :...
  
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Historical population

Year	Town population	Municipality population
1981	5,430	-
1991	5,184	7,609
2001	13,970	16,083

External links

• Municipality of Gargalianoi
• Gargalianoi
• History of Gargalianoi (also in Greek http://www.gargaliani.8m.com/)
• http://www.messinia.gr/tedk/gargaliani.htm (in Greek)

See also

• Communities of Messenia

	North: Filiatra Filiatra Filiatra , is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is passed by Greek National Road 9 and is located south of Kyparissia and Pyrgos, W of Kalamata and...
West: Ionian Sea Ionian Sea The Ionian Sea , is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania to the north, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and...	Gargalianoi	East: Nestoras Nestoras Nestor is a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,552 . The seat of the municipality was in Chora....
	South: Pylos Pylos Pylos , historically known under its Italian name Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It was the capital of the former...