Dorio

Dorio
For the Italian city, see Dorio, Lombardy; for the ancient city of Cilicia, see Doron.
Dorio
Δώριο
Location
Dorio is located in Greece
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Dorio
Coordinates 37°17′N 21°54′E / 37.283°N 21.9°E / 37.283; 21.9Coordinates: 37°17′N 21°54′E / 37.283°N 21.9°E / 37.283; 21.9
Government
Country: Greece
Region: Peloponnese
Regional unit: Messenia
Municipality: Oichalia
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipal unit
 - Population: 4,069
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 170 m (558 ft)
Auto: ΚΜ

Dorio (Greek: Δώριο) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oichalia, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The population of the municipal unit is 4,069, and of the village alone 1,416 (2001 census). Dorio is 170 m above sea level. The small settlement of Ano Dorio is nearby. Dorio has been mentioned in Homer's Iliad, and by Strabo and Pausanias. Homer recounts a myth that Dorio was the location of a music competition between Thamyris and the Muses.

References

  1. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

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