Pyrgos, Boeotia

View of the village, with the tower hill in the background

Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος Βοιωτίας) is a small village in Boeotia, possible site of Homeric Nisa (Iliad 2.508). ^[1] It is named after a ruined medieval tower that overlooks the village from a nearby hill. It forms part of the municipality of Orchomenos.

Population^[2]
Year	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Inhabitants	317	382	292	249	210	205	221

Notes

↑ Reese, Steve. 2009. Homer's Winged Words. Brill, pp. 172-180.
↑ National Research Foundation of Greece, Population evolution of Livadeia Province

Subdivisions of the municipality of Orchomenos

Municipal unit of Akraifnia	Akraifnio Kastro Kokkino

Municipal unit of Orchomenos	Agios Dimitrios Agios Spyridonas Dionysos Karya Loutsio Orchomenos Pavlos Pyrgos

Coordinates: 38°30′56″N 23°02′04″E / 38.51556°N 23.03444°E / 38.51556; 23.03444

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