Altomira ( el, Αλτομιρά) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of
Avia
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Messenia
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Greece
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. As of 2011, it had a population of 47. It sits at 860 metres above sea level. Many of its residents only live here during the summer months. Altomira lies on the western slope of the
Taygetus
The Taygetus, Taugetus, Taygetos or Taÿgetus ( el, Ταΰγετος, Taygetos) is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet ...
mountains, 7 km from the sea. It is 12 km southeast from
Kalamata
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Population
History
Altomira was mentioned for the first time in 1618 with 20 families. After Greek independence, it was administratively part of the municipality of
Gerinia and between 1841 and 1914 of the municipality Avia. Until 1998, when it became part of Avia again, it was an independent community.
Sources
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Theodoros Belitsos
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It may refer to:
Ancient world
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* Theodorus of Samos, 6th-century BC Greek ...
''Ta Altomira tis Exo Manis'' (''Τα Αλτομιρά της Έξω Μάνης (Ιστορία-Οικογένειες-Τοπωνύμια)'' = ''Altomira in Outer Mani (History-Family-Toponyms)'', 1999
See also
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List of settlements in Messenia
This is a list of settlements in Messenia, Greece.
* Achladochori
* Adriani
* Aetos
* Agaliani
* Agios Floros
* Agios Nikolaos
* Agios Nikon
* Agios Sostis
* Agrilia
* Agrilia
* Agrilos
* Agrilovouno
* Aithaia
* Akritochori
* Alagon ...
References
External links
Altomira at the GTP Travel Pages
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Populated places in Messenia