Argos Orestiko

Argos Orestiko

Άργος Ορεστικό
Argos Orestiko Άργος Ορεστικό
	Central square
	Argos Orestiko show Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 40°27′N 21°15′E / 40.450°N 21.250°ECoordinates: 40°27′N 21°15′E / 40.450°N 21.250°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Kastoria
Municipality	Orestida
• Municipal unit	206.4 km2 (79.7 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	8,903
• Municipal unit density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Community
• Population	7,482 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	KT

Argos Orestiko (Greek: Άργος Ορεστικό), before 1926 Chroupista (Χρούπιστα)^[2] is a town and a former municipality in the Kastoria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Orestida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 206.396 km².^[4]

History[]

Antiquity and legend[]

In antiquity, Argos Orestikon was the main town of the Orestae. It was said to have been founded by Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, who fled from Argos in the Peloponnese after the murder of his mother.^[5]^[6]

The exact location of classical Argos Orestikon has not been found. Based on epigraphic evidence, the administrative centre of the Orestae lay near the centre of the present town Argos Orestiko, at a site named "Armenochori".^[7] During the campaign of Alexander the Great to the East, settlers from the town founded another Argos Orestikon to distant Scythian steppes during the 4th century BCE.

16th–19th centuries[]

21st century[]

The national airport of Kastoria, 'Aristotelis', is located in Argos Orestiko.

Notable people[]

Toma Caragiu (1925–1977), Romanian actor, born into an Aromanian family in Chroupista.
Halil Patrona (1690-1730) Albanian rebel leader.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
^ Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Argos Oresticum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray.
^ Strabo, "Geography", 7.7.8:"It is said that Orestes once took possession of Orestias—when is, exile on account of the murder of his mother—and left the country bearing his name; and that he also founded a city and called it Argos Oresticum."
^ Argos Orestikon Project

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[census11-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

[2] Name changes of settlements in Greece

[Kallikratis-3] "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

[stat01-4] "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

[DGRG-5] Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Argos Oresticum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray.

[6] Strabo, "Geography", 7.7.8:"It is said that Orestes once took possession of Orestias—when is, exile on account of the murder of his mother—and left the country bearing his name; and that he also founded a city and called it Argos Oresticum."

[7] Argos Orestikon Project

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show v t Subdivisions of the municipality of Orestida
Municipal unit of Argos Orestiko	Agios Ilias Ammoudara Argos Orestiko Asprokklisia Dialekto Kastanofyto Lagka Lakkomata Melanthio Nostimo Spilaia Spilios Vrachos
Municipal unit of Ion Dragoumis	Ampelokipoi Germas Kostarazi Militsa Vogatsiko

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