Pyrrichos

Pyrrichos

Pyrrichos, also Pirichos, Pirrichos and Pyrichos is one of the oldest towns in Mani. It was promised to Achilles by the Achaeans if he took part in the Trojan War.

Geography

*Location:
**Longitude: 22.435 (22°26'6") E
**Latitude: 36.655 (36°39'18") N
*Postal code: 230 66
*Elevation:
**Centre: about 400 m
*Dialing code: 030-27330

Historical population

Other

Pyrrichos formerly had a small school but it closed down due to a small population and was poorer than Gytheio that time. Parasyros never had a lyceum (middle school) Parasyros also has a smallsquare ("plateia").

External links

*Map and aerial photos:
**Street
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=22.435&longitude=36.655&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=22.435&lons1=36.655&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=36.655,22.435 Google]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.655,22.435&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] - image not yet available
*Coordinates: coord|22|26|6|N|36|39|18|W|region:GR

ee also

*List of communities of Laconia


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