Altomira (Greek: Αλτομιρά) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Avia, Messenia, Greece. It sits at 860 metres above sea level. Many of its residents only live here during the summer months. Altomira lies on the western slope of the Taygetus mountains, 7 km from the sea. It is 12 km southeast from Kalamata.

Altomira
Αλτομιρά
Altomira is located in Greece
Altomira
Altomira
Coordinates: 36°58′N 22°14′E / 36.967°N 22.233°E / 36.967; 22.233
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityWest Mani
Municipal unitAvia
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community13
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationKM

Population

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Year Population
1879 364
1896 370
1920 211
1940 239
1951 19
1961 18
1981 107
2001 72
2011 47
2021 13

History

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Altomira was mentioned for the first time in 1618 with 20 families. After Greek independence, it was administratively part of the municipality of Gerinia and between 1841 and 1914 of the municipality Avia. Until 1998, when it became part of Avia again, it was an independent community.

Sources

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  • Theodoros Belitsos Ta Altomira tis Exo Manis (Τα Αλτομιρά της Έξω Μάνης (Ιστορία-Οικογένειες-Τοπωνύμια) = Altomira in Outer Mani (History-Family-Toponyms), 1999

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.