Examilia () is a town in the municipality of
Corinth
Corinth ( ; , ) is a municipality in Corinthia in Greece. The successor to the ancient Corinth, ancient city of Corinth, it is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Sin ...
,
Greece
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. It is situated about 5 km south of Corinth, and 6 km west of
Kechries
Kechries (, rarely Κεχρεές) is a village in the municipality of Corinth in Corinthia in Greece, part of the community of Xylokeriza. Population 319 (2021). It takes its name from the ancient port town Kenchreai or Cenchreae (), which was s ...
(ancient Cenchreae). The name likely derives from the adjacent
Hexamilion Wall, although it had not been in use for some time before the town was founded.
History
The town was first attested in 1676 by
French archaeologist
Jacob Spon as an
Albanian (
Arvanite) village.
In present times only few of the inhabitants are still able to speak
Arvanitika
Arvanitika (; Arvanitika: , ; Greek: , ), also known as Arvanitic, is the variety of Albanian traditionally spoken by the Arvanites, a population group in Greece. Arvanitika was brought to Southern Greece during the late Middle Ages by Alb ...
.
According to the inhabitants of the town they are descended from Albanian settlers that arrived in
Corinth
Corinth ( ; , ) is a municipality in Corinthia in Greece. The successor to the ancient Corinth, ancient city of Corinth, it is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Sin ...
earlier than the ones of
Xylokeriza.
Based on Spon and
Francis Wheler modern historians assume that the ancestors of Examilians had settled the area at least since the late 17th century.
Examilians have been reported to not always be in good terms with the inhabitants of Xylokeriza.
According to some scholars the source of these local differences is that Examilians descend from earlier settlers than the ones of Xylokeriza.
Demographics
Other
The population also has
Romani minority. On February 18, 2000, clashes occurred with four police officers and the minorities.
See also
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List of settlements in Corinthia
Sources
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Arvanite settlements
Populated places in Corinthia
Saronic Gulf