Dafni (Δαφνί) or Dafnio (Δαφνίο) is a small town of
Laconia
Laconia or Lakonia ( el, Λακωνία, , ) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word ''laconic''—to speak in a blunt, c ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Evrotas
The Eurotas ( grc, Εὐρώτας) or Evrotas (modern Greek: ) is the main river of Laconia and one of the major rivers of the Peloponnese, in Greece. The river's springs are located just northwest of the border between Laconia and Arcadia, at S ...
, and to the
Krokees
Krokees ( el, Κροκεές, before 1927: Λεβέτσοβα - ''Levetsova'') is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is a m ...
municipality before the 2011
Kallikratis reform
The Kallikratis Programme ( el, Πρόγραμμα Καλλικράτης, Prógramma Kallikrátis) is the common name of Greek law 3852/2010 of 2010, a major administrative reform in Greece. It brought about the second major reform of the count ...
. In the 2011 census its population was registered as 865.
History
The current residents of the village originate from the nearby village of Lykovouno, a medieval settlement. The name Dafni may originate in turn from the ancient settlement of Aphidnae, or otherwise simply from the prevalence of
laurel
Laurel may refer to:
Plants
* Lauraceae, the laurel family
* Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel
People
* Laurel (given name), people with the given name
* Laurel (surname), people with the surname
* Laurel (mus ...
s in the area (δάφνη is the Greek word for laurel). The village is notable for its agricultural produce, as well as the annual "
Vlach
"Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other Eastern ...
Wedding" (Βλάχικος Γάμος) and wine festival.
Associations in Dafni
* Cultural Association of Dafni (Πολιτιστικός Σύλλογος Δαφνίου), established in 1929 and has:
- Chess Group
- Music Group
- Dance Group
- Youth Group
* Athletic Association of Dafni ( Αθλητικός Όμιλος Δαφνίου) established in 1959 and has:
- Football Team of men
- Youth Football Team
* Athletic Association "Olympiada Dafniou" ( Αθλητικός Σύλλογος "Ολυμπιάδα Δαφνίου") has:
- Men Basketball Team
Notable people
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Ilias Anastasakos
Ilias Anastasakos ( el, Ηλίας Αναστασάκος; born 3 March 1978) is a Greeks, Greek Association football, football player who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Olympiacos Assou. He is the co-director of ...
, Greek football player
*
Angelo Tsarouchas
Angelo Tsarouchas () is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer living in Los Angeles. He is known for incorporating Greek culture into his stand-up comedy routines, and has been called the "King of Greek Ethnic Comedy." He organized World Dafni D ...
, Greek-Canadian actor
External links
Dafnio
References
{{Evrotas div
Populated places in Laconia