Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος, also Πύργος Τριφυλίας - Pyrgos Trifylias) is a village in the municipality Trifylia, Peloponnese, Greece. Between 1912 and 1997, when it joined Gargalianoi, it was an independent community.[2]
Pyrgos Trifylias
Πύργος Τριφυλίας | |
|---|---|
  Pyrgos Trifylias | |
| Coordinates: 37°4.4′N 21°41.5′E / 37.0733°N 21.6917°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Trifylia |
| Municipal unit | Gargalianoi |
| Elevation | 594 m (1,949 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 669 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 244 00 |
| Area code(s) | 27630 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΜ |
The village has one elementary school and one kindergarten, 7 churches, a central square with many cafe and bars, post office, and a super market. The sporting facility is to the west, named "Miltiadis Stadium".
The village is surrounded with hills covered with olive trees and grapevines.
Historical population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1845 | 503 |
| 1970 | 650 |
| 2011 | 768 |
| 2021 | 669 |
References
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ EETAA local government changes