Thalero[pronunciation?] (Greek: Θαλερό) is a village in Corinthia, Greece.[2] It is located 2 kilometers from the Gulf of Corinth, close to the city of Xylokastro. Its original name was Tholero, the water, but it was changed to Thalero, originating from the ancient Greek word “thalos”, which means blooming. Poet Angelos Sikelianos spent his vacations there and wrote a poem has the name of the village. Its population is around 200 people and the hospitality of its people is famous to all of Corinthia.
Thalero
Θαλερό | |
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  Thalero | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′13″N 22°39′47″E / 38.037°N 22.663°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Corinthia |
| Municipality | Xylokastro-Evrostina |
| Municipal unit | Xylokastro |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 133 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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.
- ^ Lolos, Yannis A. (December 31, 2011). Land of Sikyon: Archaeology and History of a Greek City-State. American School of Classical Studies at Athens. p. 46. ISBN 9781621390022.
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