Nafplio

Nafplio Ναύπλιο
View of the old part of the city of Nafplio from Palamidi castle.
Nafplio
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°34′N 22°48′E / 37.567°N 22.800°E / 37.567; 22.800Coordinates: 37°34′N 22°48′E / 37.567°N 22.800°E / 37.567; 22.800
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Argolis
Area
• Municipality	390.2 km2 (150.7 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	33.62 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Highest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)
• Municipality	33,356
• Municipality density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	18,910
• Municipal unit density	560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Community
• Population	14,203 (2011)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	211 00
Area code(s)	2752
Vehicle registration	ΑΡ
Website	www.nafplio.gr

Nafplio (Modern Greek: Ναύπλιο) is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was an important seaport held under a succession of royal houses in the Middle Ages as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade before coming under the Republic of Venice and, lastly, the Ottoman Empire. The town was the capital of the First Hellenic Republic and of the Kingdom of Greece, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio is now the capital of the regional unit of Argolis.

The name of the town changed several times over the centuries. The modern Greek name of the town is Nafplio (Ναύπλιο). In modern English, the most frequently used forms are Nauplia and Navplion.

During the Classical Antiquity, it was known as Nauplia (Ναυπλία) in Attic Greek and Naupliē (Ναυπλίη) in Ionian Greek. In Latin, it was called Nauplia.

During the Middle Ages, several variants were used in Byzantine Greek, including Náfplion (Ναύπλιον), Anáplion (Ἀνάπλιον), and Anáplia (Ἀνάπλια).