Place:Gytheio, Lakonias, Peloponnese, Greece

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NameGytheio
Alt namesGitheiosource: Wikipedia
Githiosource: Wikipedia
Gytheionsource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
Gythiosource: Wikipedia
Gythionsource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
Gythiumsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 363; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Marathonisisource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998)
Yithionsource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998)
Yíthionsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity or town
Coordinates36.767°N 22.567°E
Located inLakonias, Peloponnese, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Gytheio or Gythio, also the ancient Gythium or Gytheion, is a town on the eastern shore of the Mani Peninsula, and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality East Mani, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 197.313 km2. It was the seaport of Sparta, some north. Gytheio is the site of ancient Cranae, a tiny island where according to legend Paris of Troy and Helen from Sparta spent their first night together before departing for Troy, thus igniting the Trojan War.

Gytheio used to be an important port until it was destroyed in 4th century AD, possibly by an earthquake. Even thereafter its strategic location gave Gytheio a significant role in Maniot history. Today it is the largest and most important town in Mani. It is also the seat of the municipality of East Mani.

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Historical population

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Year Town Municipality
1830 500-700 -
1910 2,000+ -
1981 4,354 -
1991 4,259 7,542
2001 4,479 7,433
2011[1] 4,717 7,106
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