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Argos | align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics | Prefecture: | Argolis | Province: | Argos (capital) | Location:
Latitude:
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37.66285/3737'45' N lat.22.726/2243'36' E long | Population: (2001)
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- Density¹
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-/km
| Elevation:
-lowest:
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-highest: |
about 20 m
42 m(centre)
about 500 to 600 m | Number of communities: | 9 | Postal code: | 212 00 | Area/distance code: | 11-30-27510 (030-27510)-2 thru 6 | Municipal code: | 0402 | Car designation: | AP | 3-letter abbreviation: | ARS Argos | Name of inhabitants: | Argive sing.
-s pl. | Address of administration: | 3 Danaou St.
Argos 212 00 | Argos (Greek: Άργος, rgos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnesus near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. The region of Argos was called the Argolid. It was a major stronghold of Mycenaean times, but the pre-Greek name of its acropolis, Larissa, reveals that it was a Pelasgian settlement. Because of its refusal to fight in the Persian War, Argos was shunned by most other city-states. Its founding myth can be read at the entry for Danaus. In Homeric times it belonged to a follower of Agamemnon and gave its name to the surrounding district— the Argolid— which the Romans knew as Argeia. Eclipsed by nearby Sparta after the 6th century BC, Argos remained neutral or the ineffective ally of Athens during the 5th century BC struggles between Sparta and Athens. The population in 500 BC was 30,000. Medieval Argos In the 12th century, a fortress and a castle in Larissa was built. Argos fell to the Franks and the Venetians until 1463. The Turks ruled Argos after until 1686 when Argos fell again to the Venetians under Morosini until 1716. It was ruled by the Turks until the Greek War of Independence in 1821. Modern Argos The town of Argos is the seat of the province of the same name, one of the three subdivisions of the Argolis prefecture. According to the 2001 Greek census, the city has a population of 27,550. It is the largest city in the prefecture, one of the few prefectures in Greece that the largest city in population is larger than the prefectural capital. Considerable remains of the city survive and are a popular tourist attraction. Agriculture, however, is the primary economic activity in the area, with citrus fruits the predominant crop. Argos has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a church, banks, a police station, a post office, a castle a train station (Kalamata - Tripoli - Corinth) a water tower, a junior soccer team, and a square (plateia). Subdivisions Communities and subdivisions The two large communities of Argos and Kryovrysi covers about three-thirds of the entire municipality. Ancient sites Twinnings Historical population | Year !! Population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Change !! Density | | 1981 | 20,955 | - | - | - | - | | 1991 | 21,901 | 946/4,51% | 27,102 | 196.21/km | | 2001 | - | - | 27,550 | 448/16.5% | 202.38/km | External links
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