Karyes

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Karyes
Καρυές
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Karyes is located in Greece
Karyes
Karyes
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Location within the regional unit
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Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Laconia
Municipality Sparti
Population (2001)[1]
 • Municipal unit 926
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration AK

Karyes (Greek: Καρυές, before 1930: Αράχωβα - Arachova[2]) is a village and a former community in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sparti, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] It is located roughly midway between Tripoli and Sparti. Population 926 (2001).

History

Caryae or Karyai (Ancient Greek: Καρυαί) was a town in ancient Laconia, near the border with Arcadia. It was situated on the road from Tegea to Sparta.[4] Caryae had a sanctuary of Artemis, where the Lacedaemonian maidens held chorus dances.[5] The caryatids, sculpted female figures used in architecture, were probably named after these maidens from Caryae.[4] The modern village Karyes was named after this ancient town.

References

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  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  4. 4.0 4.1  Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 3.10.7

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