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Nafplion

Nafplio
Ναύπλιο
View of the old part of the city of Nafplio from Palamidi castle.
View of the old part of the city of Nafplio from Palamidi castle.
Nafplio is located in Greece
Nafplio
Nafplio
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).


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