Alea, Argolis

Alea Αλέα
Alea
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°45′N 22°26′E / 37.750°N 22.433°ECoordinates: 37°45′N 22°26′E / 37.750°N 22.433°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Argolis
Municipality	Argos-Mykines
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	793
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	AP

Alea (Greek: Αλέα, before 1928: Μπουγιάτι - Bougiati^[2]) is a village and a former community in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] In 2001 its population was 146 for the village and 793 for the community. The seat of the community was Skoteini. Alea is situated in the mountainous northwestern part of Argolis, 5 km southeast of Kandila, 12 km northwest of Lyrkeia, 14 km northeast of Levidi and 27 km north of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 66 (Levidi - Nemea) passes near Skoteini.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Alea is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agios Nikolaos (Agios Nikolaos, Exochi, Platani)
• Alea
• Frousiouna
• Skoteini

Population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	170	-
1991	115	809
2001	146	793

History

Alea was an ancient city of Arcadia, founded by the mythical king Aleus, a son of Apheidas. It was situated near Stymphalos. The city had temples of Artemis of Ephesus, Athena Alea and Dionysus. Every other year the Skiereia, a celebration for the god Dionysus, were celebrated.^[4] Traces of ancient buildings have been found near the modern village.

See also

• List of settlements in Argolis

References

1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
4. Pausanias Description of Greece 8.23.1

External links

• Alea at the GTP Travel Pages