Argolis or Argolida ( el, Αργολίδα , ; , in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...

, situated in the eastern part of the

peninsula and part of the tripoint area of Argolis,

Arcadia Arcadia may refer to: Places Australia * Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Arcadia, Queensland * Arcadia, Victoria Greece * Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese * Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...

and Corinthia. Much of the territory of this region is situated in the Argolid Peninsula.

Geography

Most arable land lies in the central part of Argolis. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges and

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...

s. Argolis has a coastline on the Saronic Gulf in the northeast and on the Argolic Gulf in the south and southeast. Notable mountains ranges are the Oligyrtos in the northwest, Lyrkeio and Ktenia in the west, and Arachnaio and

Didymo ''Didymosphenia geminata'', commonly known as didymo or rock snot, is a species of diatom that produces nuisance growths in freshwater rivers and streams with consistently cold water temperatures and low nutrient levels. It is native to the nort ...

in the east. Argolis has land borders with

to the west and southwest, Corinthia to the north, and the Islands regional unit ( Troezen area) to the east. Ancient Argolis included Troezen.

History

Parts of the history of the area can be found in the articles on Argos, Mycenae,

Epidaurus Epidaurus ( gr, Ἐπίδαυρος) was a small city (''polis'') in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros: ''Palaia Epidavros'' and ''Nea Epidavros''. Since 2010 they belong to the ...

, Nafplio, Troezen, Ermioni, Kranidi, Tiryns and Tolo.

Modern history

From 1833 to 1899, Argolis was part of Argolidocorinthia, which included present Corinthia,

Hydra Hydra generally refers to: * Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology * ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to: Astronomy * Hydra (constel ...

, Spetses and Kythira. It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, Argolis was finally separated from Corinthia.

Administration

The regional unit Argolis is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): * Argos-Mykines (2) *

(''Epidavros'', 3) * Ermionida (4) * Nafplio (1)

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Argolis was created out of the former

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

Argolis ( el, Νομός Αργολίδας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.

Provinces

The provinces of Argolis were: * Argos Province – Argos * Ermionida Province – Kranidi *

Nafplia Province Nafplia Province was one of the provinces of Greece, provinces of the Argolis Prefecture, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Nafplio and Epidaurus. It was abolished in 2006. References

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– Nafplio

Transport

The area is connected by highways: * E65 (northwest) * Greek National Road 7 *

Greek National Road 70 National Road 70 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 70, abbreviated as EO70) is a single carriageway road in southern Greece. It connects Corinth with Argos, via Epidavros and Nafplio. It is situated in the regional units Corinthia and Argolis, in the ...

(east)

Communications

Newspapers

* Argeiakon Bima – Argos * Ta Nea tis Argolidos – Nafplio

Radio

* Argaiki Radiofonia – Argos * Argos Radio Deejay – Argos – 96.2 FM * Cool FM – Argos, Kefalari – 90.7 FM * Dimotiko Radiofoniou Nafpliou – Nafplio * Orange FM – Argos – 91.1 FM * Radio Argolida – Nafplio – 90.2 FM * Radio Ermionida – Ermioni * Radio Kranidi – Kranidi * Style 89.6 – Argos – 89.6 FM

Television

References

Sources

* * {{Prefectures of Greece Prefectures of Greece 1899 establishments in Greece Regional units of Peloponnese (region)