Pyli ( el, Πύλη meaning "gate", before 1927: Δερβενοσάλεσι - ''Dervenosalesi'') is a village and a community in
Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia ( el, Βοιωτία; modern: ; ancient: ), formerly known as Cadmeis, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. Its population in 2011 was 652 for the village and 745 for the community, which includes the villages Lefka, Panakto and Prasino. It was the seat of the former municipality of
Dervenochoria
Dervenochoria ( el, Δερβενοχώρια) is a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tanagra, of which it is a municipal unit. In 2011 its population was 1,869. The municip ...
. The site of the
ancient Attic fortress of
Panactum is between the villages of Panakto and Prasino (formerly Kavasala).
Population
Geography
Pyli is situated at the eastern edge of the
Pastra
Pastra ( el, Πάστρα) is a village and a community in the southeastern part of the island of Kefalonia, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Eleios-Pronnoi. The community consists of the villages Pastra (population 133 in 2011) an ...
mountain. It is in a sparsely populated area, dominated by agriculture and forestry. It is 5 km west of
Skourta, 19 km north of
Elefsina
Elefsina ( el, Ελευσίνα ''Elefsina''), or Eleusis (; Ancient Greek: ''Eleusis'') is a suburban city and municipality in the West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is situated about northwest from the centre of Athens and is part of i ...
and 20 km southeast of
Thebes. The
Zoodochos Pigi Church, remnant of a medieval monastery, lies 5 km to the west.
See also
*
List of settlements in Boeotia
This is a list of settlements in Boeotia, Greece.
* Agia Anna
* Agia Triada
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Georgios
* Agios Spyridonas
* Agios Thomas
* Agios Vlasios
* Akontio
* Akraifnio
* Alalkomenes
* Aliartos
* Alyki
* Ampelochori
* A ...
External links
Pyli on GTP Travel Pages
References
{{Tanagra div
Dervenochoria
Populated places in Boeotia