Ermionida ( el, Ερμιονίδα) is a municipality in the
Argolis
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, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the ...
regional unit,
Peloponnese,
Greece
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. The seat of the municipality is the town
Kranidi
Kranidi ( el, , Katharevousa: ) is a town and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ermionida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal u ...
.
The municipality has an area of 421 km
2.
Municipality
The municipality Ermionida was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
[
*]Ermioni
Ermioni (Greek , Ancient Greek Hermione ) is a small port town and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece on the Argolid Peninsula. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ermionida, of which it is a ...
*Kranidi
Kranidi ( el, , Katharevousa: ) is a town and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ermionida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal u ...
Province
The province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of Ermionida ( el, Επαρχία Ερμιονίδας) was one of the three provinces of Argolis Prefecture. It was abolished in 2006. Its territory covered the territory of the present Ermionida municipality.[ ]
References
Municipalities of Peloponnese (region)
Populated places in Argolis
Provinces of Greece
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