Pelagos

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Pelagos
Πέλαγος
Pelagos is located in Greece
Pelagos
Pelagos
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Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Arcadia
Municipality Tripoli
Municipal unit Tripoli
Community
 • Population 121
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Pelagos (Greek: Πέλαγος) is a village in the municipality of Tripoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the plain of Tripoli, at 670 m above sea level. As of 2001, it had a population of 121. It is 2 km northwest of Zevgolateio and 4 km northeast of Tripoli city centre. The Moreas Motorway (Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata) passes west of the village. The name Pelagos (meaning "sea") dates from classical antiquity, and refers to an oak forest on the road from Mantineia to Tegea.[2]

Population

Year Population
1981 134
1991 148
2001 115

See also

References

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  2. Pausanias Description of Greece 8.11.1

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